Interviewee: Bjorn Freeman-Benson

In this interview we talk with Bjorn Freeman-Benson. In specific, we talk about:

• Breadth of projects at the Eclipse Foundation
• Coexistence between commercial and non-commercial interests
• The Eclipse plug-in architecture
• The developer audience and how it influences operations
• Schedule-driven release cycles as a control process
• Providing guidance to open source projects

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Interviewee: Ben Chelf

In this interview we talk with Ben Chelf from Coverity. In specific, we talk about:

• Scanning the worldwide open source code base for vulnerabilities
• The necessity of automating defect identification
• Building scalability into code analysis
• Overcoming the limitations of automatic scanning
• The hubris of believing too much in your code
• The difficulty of appearing objective
• The changing face of code security and analysis

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Interviewee: Hadar Pedhazur

In this interview we talk with Hadar Pedhazur from Opticality Ventures. In specific, we talk about:

• The investment viability of open source companies
• Innovation around open source business models
• Customer value derived from visible source
• The potential concerns around the open source investment bandwagon
• Mixed source business models
• The future of commercial open source

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Interviewee: Mark Kortekass

In this interview we talk with Mark Kortekaas from CBS. In specific, we talk about:

• Choosing and implementing technologies for the production environment
• Relationships with open source communities
• Tailoring the organization for maximum benefit from open source
• Building infrastructure for capacity and agility
• Future-looking, cloud-aware data centers

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Interviewee: Kevin Kluge

In this interview we talk with Kevin Kluge from Zimbra. In specific, we talk about:

• Zimbra’s history and finding a niche
• Profitability, ownership, and managing commercial products
• Interacting with the community
• Source code availability and its impact on the public
• Managing customer needs and usability

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Interviewee: Wade Olson

In this interview we talk with Wade Olson from the KDE project. In specific, we talk about:

• Background of KDE and comparison to GNOME
• Ensuring usability in an open source project
• Managing interoperability among components
• Impact of commercial acquisition of open source projects
• Cross-platform support in KDE
• Reaction to KDE 4 public release

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Interviewee: Leon Shklar

In this interview we talk with Leon Shklar - EVP of Media Technology for Reuters. In specific, we talk about:

• Moving Reuters.com to an open source stack
• Choosing and supporting open source software
• Making code changes to open source packages
• Licenses and governance in open source projects
• The perception and reality of open source companies

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Interviewee: Jim Gettys

In this interview we talk with Jim Gettys - VP of Software Engineering on the OLPC project. In specific, we talk about:

• OLPC base systems software
• OLPC user-facing software
• Platform innovation for the developing world
• Future directions for the OLPC platform
• Engaging kids with OLPC and open software

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Interviewee: Brad Wilson

In this interview we talk with Brad Wilson - Software Developer in Microsoft’s OfficeLabs team. In specific, we talk about:

• CodePlex, the Microsoft open source repository
• Community participation other than coding
• Open-source governance at Microsoft
• Open-source inroads and future at Microsoft

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Interviewee: Jamie Thingelstad

In this interview we talk with Jamie Thingelstad - CTO of the Wall Street Journal’s Digital Network. In specific, we talk about:

• Open and closed-source technology stacks at WSJ
• The technology evaluation process
• Intersections between open source and commercial entities
• Security considerations with open and closed platforms
• The value and liability of owning code

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Interviewee: Mitch Bradley

In this interview we talk with Mitch Bradley - who was responsible for developing the firmware for the OLPC project. In specific, we talk about:

• Mitch’s history with Sun, FirmWorks, and elsewhere
• Evolution of One Laptop Per Child
• Novel hardware in OLPC laptops
• Propagating technology from OLPC to the mainstream
• Open-source intersections with the commercial sector
• Open-source firmware and community
• History and future of firmware’s place on computers

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Interviewee: Ross Gardler

In this interview we talk with Ross Gardler - Service Manager for OSS Watch. OSS Watch is an organization that helps institutions in the UK make decisions in and around open source topics. In specific, we talk about:

• Different cultures in open source projects
• Notions of value and control in the software business
• Commercial involvement in open source and giving back to the community
• Comparing open source in the UK and the US

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Interviewee: Mike Shaver

In this interview with talk with Mike Shaver, Chief Evangelist for Mozilla. In specific, we talk about:

• Governance of the project and how people get involved
• Changing contributors who fill key roles
• Roles of independent contributors versus employees
• Ensuring high usability in an open-source project
• Protecting reliability in a world of many extensions
• Tools used by the Mozilla team
• Reflections on open and closed development models

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Interviewee: Marc Frons

In this second interview with Marc Frons, CTO for the New York Times digital operations, we discuss the Times use of open source in their infrastructure. In specific, we talk about:

• WordPress and blogging at the New York Times
• New York Times investment in open source
• Licensing issues and corporate citizenship
• How they address open-source application support and evolution
• The role of content management systems
• The future of corporate investment in open source

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Interviewee: Mark Osborne

• Challenges unique to building developer tools
• Changes to how Microsoft is now building its developer tools
• Using "Feature Crews" to build product
• Predictability, efficiency, and agility in software development
• Preventing "corner cutting" in development
• Defining and enforcing quality gates
• 600 features, and no single development methodology
• Managing dependencies

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• Forking the Enterprise Library
• How Microsoft product teams are using the CodePlex repository for open-source code.
• How CodePlex is different from SourceForge
• Favorite CodePlex projects
• How CodePlex itself is community driven

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Interviewee: David Campbell

In this interview with David Campbell we talked to him about:

• How the development methodology of SQL Server has changed.
• How the changes affect the ability of customers to give feedback.
• How virtualization makes it easier for users to test-drive SQL Server.
• As products and open-source projects grow, the developers have to realize that they are not the target user.
• David’s belief that the best product doesn’t necessarily have the most knobs.
• Building a community around a closed-source product like SQL Server.

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Interviewee: Justin Erenkrantz

In this second part of a two part interview with Justin Erenkrantz we talked to him about:

• How the Apache project ensures good collaboration.
• The Apache Foundation’s philosphy of having no single person as the leader.
• Apache’s security committee.
• The process of removing someone from a position of responsibility within the Apache Foundation.
• What would make someone want to be part of the Apache Foundation’s group of projects.

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Interviewee: Justin Erenkrantz

In this interview with Justin Erenkrantz we talked to him about:

• The Apache Foundation.
• Project Management Committees and the Apache Foundation.
• Some of the reasons Jason feels Apache has been so successful.
• What other open source projects might look to Apache for in terms of inspiration due to Apache’s longevity.
• The Apache Incubator and it’s role as part of the Apache Software Foundation.
• What is the on horizon for the Apache Web Server.

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Interviewee: Marc Frons

In this interview with Marc Frons we talked to him about:

• His background with the New York Times.
• Their focus on the LAMP stack and Solaris.
• What he likes about open source.
• The ethos of open source and the ethos of a news organization.
• How pervasive open source is in the New York Times business outside of the New York Times Digital properties.
• What the reporters use to get their job done.

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