FOSS4GNA 2023 | What We Owe One Another: The Political Economy of Open Source - Paul Ramsey

Summary: - Paul Ramsey is giving a keynote at the FOSS4GNA 2023 event. - They express gratitude towards the organizing committee and acknowledge the hard work of various individuals and teams. - The keynote focuses on the political economy of open source software and the value it holds. - The speaker discusses the tension between making money from open source software and the freedom it provides. - They highlight the role of consulting in generating income for open source developers. - The speaker emphasizes the importance of maintaining large open source projects and the challenges that consulting can bring. Highlights: - The speaker explores the paradox of open source software being valuable yet free. - They discuss the economic principles and societal aspects of the open source phenomenon. - The tension between making money and the core promise of open source is examined. 🔗 #FOSS4GNA2023 #OpenSource #Keynote #EconomicPrinciples #Consulting #ValueofSoftware #FOSS4G #OSGeo #GIS #Geospatial #GEOINT

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