Many companies using Open Source either in a form of application or in a form of source code, still do not understand correctly the idea and backgrounds of Open Source. They do not know how to use it properly, they compare it to often with proprietary software in the fields where they are just not comparable, they think open source has emerged as an answer to Microsoft’s monopoly, and they still have not realized that they need to adapt their development processes to specifics of open source and not the opposite. Projects using open source are being delayed, some times they even end up as a disaster, and open source is being blamed for that. Unjustified!
This presentation will try to pin point some of the specifics of using open
source in a form of source code during the typical software development life
cycle. I will try to answer questions like:
What is the difference between open source and proprietary software?
What risks can the usage of open source cause?
Where to look for information?
How to prevent infection of proprietary source code with GPL/LGPL license
How to communicate with open source community?
How to report bugs in open source software modules?
How to release a product that contains open source software?
How to combine proprietary and open source code in the product?
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