Open Source and the Commercial Software Ecosystem

Tyler Jewell is an enterprise technology investor and managing director of Dell Technologies Capital, with a hand in many open source companies. A returning guest to the podcast, Jewell shares with us his foresight and knowledge about the past and current history of the open source landscape.

Hear about the inner workings of Lightbend and how far Akka open source projects have evolved over the years. Also, listen to Jewell discuss business strategy for open source companies and the common mistakes of running open source. Jewell also shares a little about the resiliency of open source businesses in the economic market.

Highlights:

• Akka projects over the years (4:00)
• When companies should have open source licenses vs. when they should not (11:35)
• Eclipse Che open source (13:20)
• Is it better to be open source as a company? (14:30)
• Open source as a development strategy rather than a business strategy (19:10)
• Common mistakes in open source companies (21:25)
• Are open source companies resilient economically? (23:14)

Links:

Tyler

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Dell Technologies Capital
• Lightbend
• Eclipse Che
• WSO2