Open Source Summit Europe 2024

Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it at a much higher price tag. In these days of new restrictive licenses, It may help those who have grown up with open-source get a quick history lesson on what life was like back in the day when you bought everything - hardware, software, manuals, training - from a sole vendor. Interoperability was minimal, code sharing between different hardware brands was next to impossible, and a manufacturer's new line of products could instantly reduce your investment to zero value. Then came Unix (and later Linux), TCP/IP, and the revolution that produced our current outlook on software and systems. Help keep open-source from slipping away by understanding what we once endured and what many have to suffer through again.