James Pearce explains the role open source has played at facebook since it was founded and the practices he uses for developing open source business methodologies. Pearce has 12 concepts he uses in his work.
- Always articulate the value FOSS brings to the company.
- Use your own open source.
- Decentralize project ownership
- Invest in Instrumentation
- Invest in tools.
- Establish ownership
- Gamify good behavior.
- Choose lawyers wisely
- Launch is only step zero.
- Leave Breadcrumbs
- Understand OSS project lifecycles.
- Be Open and connected.
