The Challenge of Open Source Funding
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Session Abstract
Seeing governments being more and more keen to use open source software is great, but a big challenge is to also fix how they procure it. This talk will discuss the current situation, why it isn’t sustainable and how public and private organisations should change the way they buy open source software.
Session Description
This session was part of the lightning talks at FOSS Backstage 2025.
Seeing governments being more and more keen to use open source software is great, but a big challenge is to also fix how they procure it. This talk will discuss the current situation, why it isn’t sustainable and how public and private organisations should change the way they buy open source software.
