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The issue of paying open source developers properly for their work feels like it's really coming to a head.

In a keynote address, Chi Onwurah, shadow Minister for Science, Research and Digital, spoke of the importance of open source software and appropriate regulation.

Bruce Perens is angry. A veritable Jeremiah amid a throng of open source Pollyannas at OpenUK's State of Open Con 24 in London, the co-founder of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) and the Open Source Definition, railed against what he sees as corporate capture of the movement he helped to kickstart.

Open source software drives the global tech sector, but its contributions are rarely recognised.

Contribution and importance of open source to digital economy needs greater visibilty - and it starts here

Amanda Brock certainly didn't set out to be one of the most recognised faces in UK open source, rubbing shoulders with government ministers and delivering keynotes to packed halls.

Amanda Brock, CEO of influential not-for-profit group OpenUK which advocates for open technology, will be delivering a keynote on AI, open source software and cybersecurity...

Legislation, which passed last week, criticised for a lack of understanding of the open source model

Open source software and services provide more than a quarter of the UK's tech sector value, but companies have to go to the US to grow, finds an OpenUK study

Includes measures to shift more liability for breaches onto big tech vendors