On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Ben Sturmfels <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Alex, > > I've typed up the notes from the code sharing workshop at Software Freedom > Day: > > http://wiki.freesoftware.asn.au/contributingAtWork > > (I don't have Minh or Glenn's contact details though.) >
On this subject I recently came across the free culture book Producing Open Source software, by Karl Fogel (one of the lead devs of the Subversion RCS): http://producingoss.com/ I recommend it in general for FOSS development, he also has some things to say about contributions from commercial organisations, such as http://producingoss.com/en/money-vs-love.html . Perhaps a 'references' section on that Wiki page would be good for this? -- Pat. > Cheers, > Ben > > On 09/17/2011 06:48 PM, Alex Fraser wrote: >> >> Hi Lev et al, >> >> Thanks for a great Software Freedom Day! >> >> The discussion in the Code Sharing workshop revolved around how to >> share code in a corporate setting. Occasionally the discussion drifted >> to encouraging the general adoption of FOSS, but we always came back >> to the topic of development. We identified a need for a set of >> arguments in favour of code contributions that could be presented to >> an employer or client, and then discussed what those arguments should >> be. We also identified a need for a generic FOSS contribution clause >> that can be included in client agreements. >> >> == Action Items == >> 1. Rodney B: Search for an existing guide (page listing similar >> arguments), by the 1st of October. >> 2. Ben S, Glenn M: Use our notes to contribute to the guide found in >> 1. or start a new page at wiki.freesoftware.asn.au, by the 1st of >> November. >> 3. Alex F, Minh N: Look in to crowd funding options (e.g. >> Kickstarter) to pay for legal work (which may be carried out by >> Brendan Scott), by the 1st of November. >> >> That's as far as we got, but presumably more actions will stem from those. >> >> Thanks again, >> Alex > > > _______________________________________________ > Free-software-melb mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb > _______________________________________________ Free-software-melb mailing list [email protected] http://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb
