This presentation is from Evans Data Corp's 2009 Developer Relations Conference.
It is about how to approach code sharing (Open Source) to enable a developer community.
(We do not confuse Open Source with Free Software. You shouldn't Either.)
ADOPTING WEB 3 FOR YOUR BUSINESS: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
To Open Source or Not to Open Source...Where is the ROI?
1. To Open Source Or not to Open Source... Where's the ROI? Alex Barnett Group Manager, Developer Relations [email_address] Twitter: alexbarnett Ted Haeger Manager Touchatag Developer Network [email_address] Twitter: reverendted
9. Don’t Be Fooled Reality The cost of running an open source project well will offset any labor saved through engineering contributions. Biggest Myth of Open Source? Free engineering! Your engineers will still do all of the major work! But you may get significant long tail benefits, such as bug reports, feature suggestions, the occasional patch