content/stands/ow2_open_source_community.md

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   2 description: "Established in 2007 as a non-profit organisation, OW2 is a \u201Ccommunity\
   3   \ of communities\u201D. Our mission is to make freely available a portfolio of open\
   4   \ source software for enterprise information systems in domains such as middleware,\
   5   \ open cloud, big data, BPM, security and privacy, software engineering, collaboration,\
   6   \ etc. The OW2 code base hosts dozens of open source projects such as ASM, AuthzForce,\
   7   \ CLIF, DocDoku, FusionDirectory, GLPI, JORAM, Knowage, LemonLDAP:NG, Lutece, OCS\
   8   \ Inventory, Petals ESB, Prelude, ProActive, Rocket.Chat, SAT4J, SeedStack, Sympa,\
   9   \ Telosys, Waarp, WebLab and XWiki. \r\nOW2 was one of the exhibitors at FOSDEM\
  10   \ in 2017, 2018 and 2020. \r\nIn our experience, our stand operates as a focus for\
  11   \ our members, contributors and anybody who wishes to reach out to us. As explained\
  12   \ on our website, seven projects from our code base participated last year. Each\
  13   \ project contributed in running our stand alternately during the two days of FOSDEM,\
  14   \ making it a very busy and lively exhibition space.  This year the virtual booth\
  15   \ will again be shared between project leaders who will take turn to answer questions,\
  16   \ chat with visitors and run project demonstrations.\r\nIn 2021, OW2\u2019s drive\
  17   \ to contribute to the sustainability of the European open source ecosystem will\
  18   \ be illustrated by two recently launched initiatives: one is the analysis of open\
  19   \ source project\u2019s Market Readiness Levels, the other the OW2 OSS Good Governance\
  20   \ initiative a framework for appropriate usage of open source software."
  21 layout: stand
  22 logo: stands/ow2_open_source_community/logo.png
  23 new_this_year: "We will be happy to showcase on OW2 virtual booth several new projects\
  24   \ that have joined the OW2 code base during the passed year :  OCS Inventory, Jeka,\
  25   \ DECIDE, Fuyuko, Device Farmer, LDAP Toolbox. \r\n\r\nThe virtual booth will also\
  26   \ introduce two strategic initiatives recently launched by OW2 and new to FOSDEM\
  27   \ in 2021:  the analysis of open source project\u2019s Market Readiness Levels,\
  28   \ and the OW2 OSS Good Governance initiative, a framework for appropriate usage\
  29   \ of open source software. These initiatives aim at contributing to the sustainability\
  30   \ of the European open source ecosystem:\r\n    \u2022 Market Readiness Levels\r\
  31   \nApplied to all 25 OW2 mature projects, the Market Readiness Levels scoring assesses\
  32   \ the processes, key metrics and business resources of our open source projects\
  33   \ and rates them on a market readiness scale similar to that of the NASA\u2019s\
  34   \ Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) rating. This synthetic approach has benefits\
  35   \ for the developers as it provides them a blueprint for progressing, and for the\
  36   \ users as it helps them make informed decision from a corporate rather than technical\
  37   \ perspective. \r\n    \u2022 OSS Good Governance initiative \r\nThis initiative\
  38   \ addresses the needs of large end-users and digital service companies to better\
  39   \ manage consumption of, and contribution to OSS. We will showcase the Open Source\
  40   \ Good Governance Resource Center, a platform where EU users can discover, and a\
  41   \ blueprint for implementing open source competency centers (aka OSPOs). The scope\
  42   \ of the initiative goes beyond mere vulnerability and license compliance management,\
  43   \ the initiative aims to make C-level executive aware of the benefits of open source\
  44   \ and of supporting the European open source ecosystem."
  45 showcase: "Visit OW2\u2019s virtual stand and learn more about what OW2 is, discover\
  46   \ an open and independent community of developers dedicated to the creation of new\
  47   \ technology and to sustainable open source software. Find out why and how you could\
  48   \ be involved, as a contributor, a project leader or an initiative stakeholder,\
  49   \ or a supporter. \r\n\r\nOW2 project leaders will take turn to answer questions,\
  50   \ chat with visitors and run project demonstrations. Check out the schedule of the\
  51   \ OW2 virtual booth and come visit us, discuss with our projects leaders, and discover\
  52   \ state-of-the-art technologies in various fields such as middleware, infrastructure\
  53   \ projects, generic business applications, cloud computing platforms, etc. \r\n\
  54   The OW2 Management Office will be on stand-by to explain OW2\u2019s new strategic\
  55   \ initiatives: open source project Market Readiness Initiatives and the OW2 OSS\
  56   \ Good Governance initiative."
  57 themes:
  58 - Community advocacy
  59 title: OW2 Open Source Community
  60 website: https://www.ow2.org/
  61 show_on_overview: true
  62 chatroom: ow2
  63 draft: true
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