An article at The New Stack highlights how community supports developer growth, as well as some guidance on getting involved. The takeaway for businesses is that growing a community around open source projects yields direct benefits.

VMWare provided some insight into its own internal FOSS activities by way of a story on MarketScreener. In addition to the innovation its investment in open source powers, the article also highlights the need for good governance and strategic thinking.

The New Stack ran a piece on growing open source communities, examining container projects Kubernetes and the Linux Foundation’s Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) their currently convening. For organizations looking to engage with FOSS communities, it contains useful insights on how to motivate and support free software.