Open Source and Universities

The Open Source Way

In this episode, host Karsten Hohage discusses open source and InnerSource at universities with our guest Clare Dillon. Clare explains how collaborative, community-driven approaches to open-source development at universities result in greater knowledge sharing, but also what the academia-specific challenges to open approaches are. This episode will help you gain insight into the evolving open source landscape in academia and how it differs from other parts of the OSS ecosystem.

Guest:

Clare Dillon

Clare Dillon is an open source and InnerSource advocate and is currently a researcher with University of Galway and Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software. Alongside working with the emerging global community of academic OSPOs, Clare is a member of Lero’s OSPO team. From 2021-2023, Clare served as the inaugural Executive Director of InnerSource Commons, a global non-profit foundation supporting open collaboration methods in corporate software development. In 2021, Clare co-founded Open Ireland Network, a community for those interested in advancing open source at a national level in Ireland. Previously, Clare was a member of the Microsoft Ireland Leadership Team, heading up their Developer Evangelism Group and responsible for Microsoft Ireland’s Academic Outreach Programs for over 10 years. Clare is a qualified coach and frequently speaks on topics relating to open collaboration and the future of work.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claredillon/

Show Notes:

• Lero’s OSPO
• Sloan Foundation
• Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software
• SustainOSS Academic Working Group
• CHAOSS
• SAP Open Source Program Office
  • SAP Open Source at SAP Community
  • Mastodon – @[e-mail]
  • Twitter – @sapopensource
  • E-mail – [e-mail]
• SAP University Alliances
• Try out an open-source podcast player – find a list here (list not maintained by SAP)
  
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Hosted by Karsten Hohage – Product Expert in Technology and Innovation (T&I)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karsten-hohage-0180312/

Chapters

1. Summary (00:00:00)

2. Interview (00:00:00)

3. Key Takeaways (00:32:25)

4. Outro (00:34:36)