Open Source Friday: Sustainability Workshop

In this comprehensive workshop, Shaun Walker draws from his 12+ years of full-time open source experience to explore the critical question: "Who pays for open source?" Based on his journey from creating hobby projects to founding commercial open source businesses, Shaun will share practical insights on sustainable business models for open source projects.

## What You'll Learn

• The reality vs. fairytale of open source project development and maintenance
• Common sustainability challenges faced by open source maintainers
• Various commercial open source business models that work
• How to balance community growth with business viability
• Practical operational requirements for monetizing open source
• Risk management for both maintainers and users of open source software