OSPOs - Key Lever for Open Source Sustainability

Explore the crucial role of Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) in ensuring open source sustainability in this 46-minute conference talk by Ana Jimenez Santamaria from the TODO Group. Learn how OSPOs enable continuity in executive support, funding, software development practices, and OSS project prioritization within organizations. Discover the various responsibilities of OSPOs, including setting code use policies, distribution, selection, auditing, training developers, ensuring legal compliance, and promoting community engagement. Gain insights into the benefits OSPOs bring to both the open source ecosystem and organizations. Uncover a set of best practices based on the TODO community learnings for implementing a Minimal Viable OSPO in any organization. Address ongoing challenges related to culture, tooling, processes, and continuity. This talk is ideal for open source professionals, CTOs, and executives looking to enhance their organization's open source operations and become better contributors to the open source development community.