FOSS4GNA 2023 | What We Owe One Another: The Political Economy of Open Source - Paul Ramsey

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English - November 15, 2023 22:31 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Summary:
- Paul Ramsey is giving a keynote at the FOSS4GNA 2023 event.
- They express gratitude towards the organizing committee and acknowledge the hard work of various individuals and teams.
- The keynote focuses on the political economy of open source software and the value it holds.
- The speaker discusses the tension between making money from open source software and the freedom it provides.
- They highlight the role of consulting in generating income for open source developers.
- The speaker emphasizes the importance of maintaining large open source projects and the challenges that consulting can bring.

Highlights:
- The speaker explores the paradox of open source software being valuable yet free.
- They discuss the economic principles and societal aspects of the open source phenomenon.
- The tension between making money and the core promise of open source is examined.

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