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Open Source in a Large Organization with Michael Cheng

The Business of Open Source

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The Role of Developer Advocates in Open Source Communities

Mature company-aligned projects often hire professional developer advocates to serve as the face of the open source community. This helps mitigate the risk of key individuals leaving or getting burned out, as maintaining a project can be a significant workload. Developer advocates allow principal engineers to pursue other interests and help alleviate the burden of project maintenance.

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