Open source conferences expose you to the developer community which is where bleeding edge technology is often born. It helps get inspiration to join these communities and contribute. Conferences focused on FOSS is a great place to see the raw and organic enthusiasm about a project. Even if you don’t plan to get involved in the field, it’s educational and refreshing to see the different parts of the community.
Devconf.cz is an open conference with leading developers coming together …
Free and Open Source Software is becoming wildly popular among businesses and developers. According to a survey by WhiteSource Software, over 70% of companies use open source software in some capacity. Furthermore, 99% of new software projects rely on open source components for their development process.
What distinguishes closed source software from open-source software is in the duration of trust customers have in it. Closed source software will get replaced by its competitor when there is a …