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diff --git a/2004/relation-community-lb2004/abstract b/2004/relation-community-lb2004/abstract new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a52578c --- /dev/null +++ b/2004/relation-community-lb2004/abstract @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +How to establish a 'business relationship' with the free software community + +If you're coming from a traditional business perspective, the Linux and Free +Software development community might still seem quite a bit strange. + +However, it is the authors' belief that it is very important for vendors of +linux-based products and solutions to establish a healthy relationship with the +free software community. + +Both parties can greatly benefit from such a relationship: The businesses can +reduce their maintainance cost by submitting their changes back into the free +software project. They also profit from new features developed within the +community. + +The community benefits by increased number of users, more supported hardware +and feedback about the real needs of the users. + +The author is a respected member of the Free Software development community, +and at the same time working as technical consultant to a number of +corporations working on Linux-Kernel related development. From his past +experience, very few businesses have managed to establish this 'healthy' +relationship, simply because they didn't understand how free software +developmen works, and how they fit into that development model. + +This presentation tries to explain the Free Software development model and give +guidelines how businesses should interact with Free Software projects. + |