Jim Zemlin on the Importance of Foundations for Collaborative Technological Development and Economics
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= Jim Zemlin talks about the importance of foundations in facilitating collaborative development during his 2014 State of Linux talk.
Video via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk32M7yyUnc
Description
His main points:
- A neutral home for collection and sharing of resources.
- Enable structured investment.
- Helping industry understand how to engage with the community.
- Shared legal defense.
- Shared development infrastructure.
- A neutral home for key developers.
- Addressing market failures.
- Raising awareness (marketing) to bring in more developers and users.
- Organize events for face to face meetings and training.
- Provide training and certification to help grow the community.