13. 7-Dec-11 AGU-IGNITE Strength in numbers Community building Get social No one organization controls the software Gain merit, earn the commit bit, guide the software to its fruition
14. 7-Dec-11 AGU-IGNITE Share software across centers Most open license that there is (redistribution, attribution, commercialization)
Communication and Publicizing NASA’s Open Source Efforts Define what open source licenses can be used Remove barriers to involvement in open source Remove barriers to open source development models Define policy for dealing with ITAR/other restrictions Define policy for contributing to external open source projects Define governance model Develop NASA cooperative support structure Start projects out in open source Close feedback loop between developers, policy makers and users Hire open source talent (hint: it’s a specialized skill) Make open source software more accessible Unify open source and the office of the chief engineer