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CodePlex moves forward with open-source projects

By David Worthington

March 29, 2010 — (Page 1 of 2)
Roughly two months after taking the helm of the CodePlex Foundation, Paula Hunter is focused on clearing up the traditional misunderstanding between corporations and open-source communities to increase project participation.

Under Hunter, who joined the not-for-profit foundation as executive director in February, the CodePlex Foundation will act on behalf of companies to manage the perceived intellectual property issues around participating in open-source projects. The foundation provides project governance and legal mechanisms to give "clarity and certainty" to companies that participate in open-source projects, she said.

"A lot of people say open source has come of age," Hunter said. "The landscape is much bigger than the community itself. In addition to OSS developers, there are software companies that develop open-source products, software companies that use open source in enterprise-class products, and commercial entities: companies and organizations that use open source, improve on open source, but who have not had a clear, defined and easy way to contribute back to open source."

The objective is to broaden the level of commercial-developer participation in open-source projects and communities, she said. The foundation’s work complements the activities of other open-source foundations, she added, stating, "Most mature foundations have evolved to solve one set of problems; we're addressing a much broader range of issues."

Hunter was chosen to lead CodePlex after holding executive roles in technology companies, non-profit organizations and open-source projects, including Open Source Development Labs (now the Linux Foundation) and United Linux.

"At both organizations, she was successful in bridging the needs of the open-source community with corporate contributors," said Sam Ramji, former interim president of the CodePlex Foundation and current vice president of strategy at Sonoa Systems.

"Her business development and marketing skills will help CodePlex.org realize its full potential by driving a pragmatic alliance between companies that realize they need to collaborate fully with community open-source projects, developers and users in order to succeed in the modern software industry."

CodePlex hosts collections of company-sponsored projects that become galleries when a critical mass develops, Hunter explained.

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04/01/2010 10:40:45 AM EST

Open Source Software is a great development model. It works. Peer review works. It has not yet proven to be a great revenue model though dave www.d4bmarketing.com

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