How to Disengage the Open Source Community - Lessons from Citrix's Mistakes

Explore the pitfalls and lessons learned in open-source community engagement through a candid presentation by Jonathan Headland from Citrix. Delve into the complex relationship between Citrix's Hypervisor, a commercial virtualizing operating system, and the open-source communities it both benefits from and supports. Examine several embarrassing mistakes made by Citrix that have negatively impacted both the upstream open-source community and the company's proprietary interests. Gain valuable insights into how commercial organizations can foster mutually beneficial and sustainable relationships with open-source communities, learning from Citrix's experiences to avoid similar missteps in the future.