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Chinstrap Community promotes the understanding and adoption of commercial open source software (COSS) business models in the software startup community and the technology industry at large.
Chinstrap Community17h ago

https://chinstrap.community/succession-planning-and-open-source/

#OpenSource #Linux #FOSS #COSS #SuccessionPlanning #BusinessContinuity #TechLeadership #CommunityDriven #SustainableGrowth #LeadershipMatters

Succession Planning and Open Source

An interesting article appeared recently about succession plans for the Linux kernel project. We’ve all been very fortunate, until now, that Linus Torvalds has remained both able and willing …

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Chinstrap Community20h ago

https://chinstrap.community/take-our-coss-entrepreneurship-quiz/

#COSS #StartupLife #BusinessGrowth #EntrepreneurMindset #BusinessQuiz #ChinstrapCommunity #KeepLearning #ScaleUp #WorkshopsThatWork #BuildInPublic

Take our COSS Entrepreneurship Quiz

How much do you know about creating a successful COSS business? Test your knowledge with our quiz here. If you attend one of our workshops, you will easily score 100%! Learn more at www.chinstrap.c…

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Chinstrap CommunityJul 26

https://chinstrap.community/white-house-champions-open-source-ai-to-counter-china/

#AIActionPlan #COSS #DeepSeek #Llama #OpenSourceAI #OpenAI #oss #Qwen #Trump #WhiteHouse

White House Champions Open Source AI to Counter China

(This article should be read in light of the caveat that, as yet, no one knows what “open source AI” really means) The White House has released its “America’s AI Action Plan…

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Chinstrap CommunityJul 23

https://chinstrap.community/googles-strategic-oss-gift-a2a-joins-the-linux-foundation/

#A2A #AI #CNCF #COSS #Google #Kubernetes #LinuxFoundatin #ML #OpenSource #oss

Google’s strategic OSS gift: A2A joins the Linux Foundation

In a significant move for the future of AI-related innovation, Google has donated its Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol to the Linux Foundation. This decision, announced in June 2025, signals a pivotal mo…

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Chinstrap CommunityJul 23

https://chinstrap.community/license-management-costs-are-driving-enterprises-towards-open-source/

#AssetManagement #Audits #CommercialOpenSource #COSS #Licensing #OpenSource #oss

License management costs are driving enterprises towards open source

A recent survey by Azul Systems and the ITAM Forum reveals that many companies are struggling with the complexities of software license compliance, and it’s costing them dearly. The survey of…

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Chinstrap CommunityJun 18

https://youtu.be/2CnITl7dBBE?si=A78_UgrtVFcjyGNc

#COSS #OSS #OpenSource #Politics #IRS #Trump #Government #Copyright #PublicDomain

The Gist Episode 16 - The IRS open sourced its Direct File software. Why is that important?

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Chinstrap CommunityJun 16

https://chinstrap.community/tether-announces-plan-to-open-source-bitcoin-mining-software/

#Bitcoin #COSS #Crypto #OpenSource #Tether

Tether Announces Plan to Open Source Bitcoin Mining Software

Tether announced yesterday that it will open source its Bitcoin Mining OS. The release is planned for later this year. This could enable many companies to create their own mining operations.

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Chinstrap CommunityJun 2

https://youtu.be/1jEpTyZ6_yQ?si=uBKACQtoLjoIjMxh

#COSS #OSS #OpenSource #Forking #Governance #Terraform #OpenTofu #Redis #valkey

The Gist Episode 15 - How does forking act as a check on the power of OSS project maintainers?

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Chinstrap CommunityMay 28

https://chinstrap.community/gravitee-raises-60-million-series-c-round/

#Agentic #AI #API #APIManagement #COSS #Events #Gravitee #OpenSource #oss

Gravitee Raises $60 Million Series C Round

Gravitee, which provides an open source platform for agentic API and event management, announced that it raised a $60 million series C round led by Sixth Street Growth. Gravitee’s paid offeri…

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Chinstrap CommunityMay 28

https://chinstrap.community/datahub-raises-35-million-series-b-round/

#COSS #DataHub #Funding #Metadata #OpenSource #oss #Startups

DataHub Raises $35 Million Series B Round

DataHub, which provides an open source platform for managing metadata that gives context to AI training data, announced that it raised $35 million in a series B round led by Bessemer Venture Partne…

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