Open Source Development at Large Companies

STEM Roles: LinkedIn Data

How many developers should a large IT company be willing to devote to building and maintaining open source software projects? Below, we’ve collected the percentages of developers dedicated to open source at 12 of the largest IT companies. Be careful of drawing conclusions, however.

You may think that the percentage is predictive of corporate success. We can’t make any definite relations there. Nor can we show a direct link between profits and open source adoption, data-driven decision-making or DevOps practices. Despite efforts by many others, we’re skeptical of studies that show a direct, causal relationship between these factors and actual company revenue. There are just too many factors to account for.


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