Wondering how I can convince my team (and most importantly: the boss) that we should start contributing to #pandas and #numpy et.al.
Any ideas if OSS is still primarily perceived as "awesome, no license fees, it's free!"?
@wesmckinn @BecomingDataSci @chrisalbon
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we are in an odd pickle, despite being a leading technology we are extremely vulnerable
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The risk to businesses is not that things will get worse, but rather that things won’t get any better. Maintaining the status quo is the most depressing outcome
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Replying to @PolSciDataNerd @wesmckinn and
Though if you have any good arguments for the discussion, I'm all ears!
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1. Given the public good that results from open source software, it should be supported by public funds just like NASA. (it is, arguably - see DARPA funding), 2. The products should be built to monitize with microfunding. (uh, some are and aren't successful), What else? Join in
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Replying to @PolSciDataNerd @wesmckinn and
Well, I'm thinking utilizing my firm's CSR program (all employees have CSR days and we have a fund for pro bono work) - in a sense, OSS is the definition of "corporate social responsibility"
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Also, maybe very stupid, but to raise awareness: For every day someone uses pandas (or others), throw 10pence into a jar. It's not massive, but people will realize how often they use it.
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Then throw that jar money at the project! https://www.numfocus.org/open-source-projects/ …
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