Brian Proffitt
Brian Proffitt is currently the Senior Manager, Community Outreach team for Red Hat's Open Source Program Office. A long-time member of the free and open source software community, Brian is the author of several books on Linux, iOS, and other odd operating systems, as well as former technology journalist from ReadWrite, ITworld, LinuxPlanet, and Linux Today. He also currently volunteers as VP, Marketing & Publicity and VP, Conferences at the Apache Software Foundation.
Red Hat
Job title –Sr. Manager, Community Outreach, Open Source Program Office
Sessions
Symposium on Academia, Industry & Open Source: Shaping the Future of Technology!
Panel:
(1) Vincent Caldeira, Chief Technology Officer, APAC, Red Hat
(2) Abhisyant Anasapurapu, Head, Product Development & Engineering, NxtGen
(3) Dr. Sukhada Bhingarkar, Asso. Dean - External Relations, School of CSE, MITWPU, Pune
(4) Brian Proffitt, Sr. Manager, Community Outreach, OSPO, Red Hat
(5) Ravinder Pal Singh, Director Software Engineering, Amdocs, India
Moderator:
Mangesh Surve, Sr Director, Tech Solution Architecture & Sales, Red Hat
Sustainability in an open source project means ensuring that the project continues to thrive, grow, and remain useful over the long term. This involves having a strong and active community of contributors who regularly update the project, fix bugs, and add new features. It also means having clear guidelines and documentation so new contributors can easily get involved. Financial support, whether through donations, sponsorships, corporate participation, or grants, helps cover costs and support ongoing development.
In this talk, Red Hat OSPO's Brian Proffitt will outline what sustainability means for open source projects and communities, and the best practices in achieving that sustainability.