I joined Javier Perez and Rod Cope of Perforce in a webinar entitled Open Source Trends to Watch in 2023\u00a0where we reviewed our 2022 predictions and laid out some new ones for 2023. To begin, our recap of last year\u2019s predictions showed that we were on target with the trends we saw. There was:<\/p>\n
Increased demand for Open Source skills, impacted by the economy and the job market
\nGreater awareness for Open Source security
\nWidespread adoption of containers and Kubernetes
\nHeightened awareness and application of ethical AI
\nInner source will no longer be a secret (bringing Open Source model to other areas of the business, making it easier to open source a project later)
\nPositive, albeit slow, advancement in diversity and inclusion<\/p>\n
Taking the time to review how accurate we were in our 2022 predictions, and reflecting on the trends emerging helps to inform what we see coming and continuing in 2023. The primary predictions we made for 2023 are outlined below.
\nOpen Source security
\nGlobal initiatives are being established. In the US, the White House executive order of 2021 generated working groups from top global technologists that came together to create a 10-point plan. Budgets were invested to work this plan and we\u2019ll begin to see results this year. The European commission created the Cyber Resiliency Act which is currently in discussion. China is also taking initiatives toward new security measures in Open Source. We predict that security investments will increase in 2023 and that the state of the economy opens up opportunities for more startups in this field to emerge.
\nOpen Source strategies are maturing
\nCompanies are paying more attention to aspects of their Open Source strategy such as security, licensing, influencing the direction of projects and building expertise within their teams. Maturing strategies are expanding to include the education of department leaders as well as engineers. We also see a huge push for best practices and adoption of Open Source in public administrations. The lack of skills is a gap that needs to be addressed in 2023.
\nThe creation of Chief Open Source Officers
\nExecutive oversight of Open Source initiatives and the related legal, political and licensing factors pertaining to this work is needed. We see the role of COSO emerging as a trend for 2023.
\nAI\/ML in Open Source
\nThanks to the explosion of AI and ML, new and surprising conversations are happening around the topics of data, licensing and the deployment of models. OSI has invested a lot in this topic through our AI Deep Dive series. We also see as a result more competition in the hardware space, and Open Source hardware is playing a role.
\nLastly, Javier and Rod shared a few of the key findings from Perforce\u2019s State of Open Source Survey:<\/p>\n
Organizations report adopting an Open Source strategy so they can contribute and help impact the direction of projects.
\nThere is growing adoption of replacements for end-of-lifed CentOS
\nOpenSearch usage is increasing to meet ElasticSearch usage<\/p>\n
It\u2019s always fun to watch year after year how these predictions turn to trends. Security is still on the top of everyone\u2019s minds, and that is fueling the other predictions such as more focused strategy and oversight within organizations, especially as more novel AI\/ML technologies move more mainstream. If you\u2019d like to watch the webinar and hear more about the momentum highlighted in this blog, you can find the recording here.
\nWebinar panelists:
\nJavier Perez, Chief Evangelist and Sr. Director of Product Management, Perforce
\nRod Cope, CTO, Perforce
\nStefano Maffulli, Executive Director, OSI
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\nSource: opensource.org
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