3 ways every company can get started with an open-source software strategy  | VentureBeat, August 7, 2022

"The future of software development does not exist without open source; however, to maintain today’s software and create the software of the future, the largest organizations and beneficiaries of open source need to expand their collaboration with the community and help it grow. According to a recent Tidelift study, only 15% of organizations are extremely confident in their open-source management practices, yet a recent RedHat survey showed 80% expect to increase their use of enterprise open-source software for emerging technologies. To close this gap and sustain the number of developers, maintainers and contributors, companies need to increase their participation in and engagement with the open-source community. Though a seemingly daunting task, there are many ways that companies can organize open-source programs. Here are three ways they can get started:  1. Understand your organization’s engagement and processes with open-source software....2. Manage your company’s participation in open source and provide structure through an open-source program office....3. Support developers and the open-source community through sponsorships and investments...."

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