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Justin Mclean

Justin Mclean is a highly experienced professional with over 30 years in web application development, education, and community work, and is an active contributor to open source software. Justin is a renowned speaker at conferences worldwide and currently serves as the Community Manager at Datastrato. He mentors projects in the Apache Software Foundation and holds positions as VP of the ASF Incubator, and is an ASF board member.


Company/Organisation

ASF

LinkedIn

http://linkedin.com/in/justinmclean/


Session

06-16
14:00
40min
A decade of lessons in Open Source licensing
Justin Mclean

Drawing from experience reviewing over 1,000 open-source releases, I'll address common misconceptions, frequent compliance issues, and the evolution of policies to mitigate these challenges.. Attendees will gain practical insights to ensure smoother project releases and foster a compliant, collaborative, open-source community.

Palais Atelier