Christofer Dutz on Fostering Open Source in Industrial Automation
Christofer Dutz, Apache PLC4X project lead, reflects on his journey in fostering open source collaboration within industrial automation. He discusses the unique challenges of growing an open source community in this space and shares strategies to overcome them. Learn what the OT world can gain from IT, and vice versa.
The interview also touches on the value of collaboration between open source foundations and wraps up with a fun look at Apache PLC4X's project mascot.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:25 First OCX impressions
00:51 The challenges of growing an open source community in industrial automation
01:47 How to overcome these challenges
02:24 What can the OT world learn from the IT world and vice versa?
03:21 Collaboration between open source foundations
04:21 About Apache PLC4X's project mascot