[Keynote] From “it’s complicated” to “🚀”
Microsoft recently underwent a transformation in its relationship with open source. To keep up with this transformation, its polices, procedures, and tools needed to grow exponentially. In this talk, Justin will walk through the organizational, legal, and cultural changes that enabled Microsoft to create reliable and predictable open source engagement at scale.
Justin Colannino has more than a decade of experience representing clients at the intersection of free & open source software communities and for-profit enterprises. As an Assistant General Counsel at Microsoft, he is part of a small team that oversees legal processes to enable responsible open source engagement at massive scale. As Senior Director at GitHub, he works advocating for public policies that enable developer innovation and collaboration across open source software ecosystems.
Mr. Colannino maintains an active pro bono practice for free & open source software communities. He currently serves on the board of the Open Source Initiative and provides ongoing legal counsel to Outreachy, a project that provides paid internships supporting diversity in open source.