Javier Canovas

219 points

Barcelona

Assistant Professor and researcher at SOM Research Lab (an IN3 - UOC team at Barcelona), he likes investigating on how software is developed, in particular how open-source software is developed and how people collaboratively drives the creation process. He has been working mainly in the area of programming & domain-specific languages, modeling, modernization and model-driven engineering.

Open Minded Author Open science

Authored Content

How do foundations support open source software?

Research examines the roles foundations play in supporting OSS projects.

Projects that make their rules explicit would see more participation

New research indicates that more projects and communities are being transparent about their governance models—but many still aren't.

Authored Comments

jlcanovas

11 Feb 2020

Open source vs. proprietary: What's the difference?

Nice contribution. I specially liked the "The right to not upgrade" dimension, it is not so common to read and yet a real advantage.

jlcanovas

28 Jan 2019

How do foundations support open source software?

Hi Justin, thanks for your kind words! Regarding Open Collective (and organizations of that kind), I really like the approach as they are helping towards a more open and transparent OSS ecosystem. If I'm not wrong, it's not exactly a foundation (from a legal point of view) but these kind of approaches promoting OSS project sustainability are always welcome (and needed, I believe)