Open source is good for business

Open Source is Good for Business Lorna Mitchell, Aiven https://lornajane.net/open-source-and-business

Open Source License must meet open source definition @aiven_io ~ @lornajane

Business priorities Innovation and security @aiven_io ~ @lornajane

Code inventory • Educate developers about open source licensing • Create and maintain SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) • SPDX is an ISO standard, great way to • OpenSSF has good tooling, information and resources @aiven_io ~ @lornajane

Open source myths @aiven_io ~ @lornajane

Industry-standard tools Open source tooling is best-in-class @aiven_io ~ @lornajane

Enable and participate Consider yourself a stakeholder in every tool you use. • Policy on employee contributions to open source outside work • Package publishing policy, including license preference and maintainer process @aiven_io ~ @lornajane

Borrowed work process Open source has much to teach us @aiven_io ~ @lornajane

Professional growth Learn many skills, and meet many people @aiven_io ~ @lornajane

Contributing at work About half of open source contributors are paid @aiven_io ~ @lornajane

Contributing in teams Working on open source together is great @aiven_io ~ @lornajane

Bring benefits to business • Offer time, expertise or services to projects you use • Support your dependencies with TideLift • Join the OSI, OpenSSF, OpenUK, PHP Foundation @aiven_io ~ @lornajane

Open Source, Business … and You @aiven_io ~ @lornajane