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In this talk we provide insights about our experiences from open sourcing the Scout framework.
We will cover the process from internally discussing pros and cons of going open source, to getting permission from the board of directors, reaching consent with our CRM product customers and finally, becoming an Eclipse project with over 150'000 yearly downloads.

Guided by Josh Berkus's 10 rules on "How to destroy your community" [1] we will assess the current state of the Scout project - as honest as we can - and evaluate what we have done right and where we still need to improve.

The session will conclude with looking at the investments made so far and and the perceived benefits of this venture.

[1] http://lwn.net/Articles/370157/