Leaping the chasm from proprietary to open: A survivor's guide
Bryan Cantrill
Why leaders watch it
A case on opening a proprietary product, covering licensing and community tradeoffs.
Bryan Cantrill's OSCON 2015 talk on moving a proprietary product to open source, drawing on Sun's history with Solaris and illumos, licensing choices and the relicensing after Oracle's acquisition.
Topics: Change & transformation, Strategy & competitive advantage
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