I spotted the following quote from OSBC by Red Hat’s new CEO Jim Whitehurst. It comes via InfoWorld’s Paul Krill.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I completely agree with this statement. Too many IT organizations\u00c2\u00a0 are happy to consume open-source but not contribute to the community via source code, sponsoring projects, etc.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 What types of programs can we as a community create to help enterprises participate and\/or support the community?<\/p>\n
Not every organization has the resources to sponsor a Google Summer of Code type program, but are there things that can be done on a smaller scale?\u00c2\u00a0 Or are there potential ways in which IT organizations can pool their resources to support larger projects like GSoC?<\/p>\n
More needs to be done to get enterprises involved in the open-source community, Whitehurst said. “We do a lousy job of getting enterprises involved in the community,” he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n