Keynote | Participation in a World of Choice: Open Source and Microsoft

Over the past ten years, increased access to computing resources and expanded connectivity have contributed to greater opportunity for more people to participate in the information communication technology (ICT) ecosystem as users, creators, or both than ever before. During this time, both open source software (OSS) communities and Microsoft have made significant contributions and experienced substantial growth. Bryan Kirschner leads Microsoft’s efforts establishing strategy and practices to foster constructive and complementary relationships between Microsoft and OSS. This talk will describe the principles underlying Microsoft’s open source business, technical, and community participation strategy, summarize key milestones to date, and share a vision for the relationship between Microsoft and open source communities and technologies in the future.