Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference Europe 2020

Remote first - with current developments this is the new normal for many office workers globally. Often though this means replacing in person meetings with video calls - all to often leading to meeting fatigue. In this talk we will explore how open source projects have established different communication patterns. What is it that makes mailing lists so special for Apache Software Foundation projects and which properties would alternative technologies need to have to be a replacement? In which aspects does the use of issue trackers differ from your average agile project and what does that have to do with spring remote first collaboration? While likely basic to seasoned Open Source participants, these aspects are important to understand why they exist and how they are achieved to successfully communicate what makes both, InnerSource and Open Source projects work.