With the rapid rise of AI mega-models, we need to re-examine whether the classic open-source governance approach of ‘Community Over Code’ can still adapt to new challenges. At the same time, developer relations centered on developer experience are also evolving towards new paradigms to meet the needs and expectations of a growing developer community. This talk will explore how different roles in open-source projects can respond to potential challenges and seize opportunities in this rapidly evolving era of AI mega-models, and consider the possible changes in future open-source business models. Through this sharing, we hope to explore together how the open-source community can maintain the spirit of ‘Community Over Code’ when facing the onslaught of AI mega-models and find ways and paths to adapt to the new era.

Speakers:

Richard Lin, co-founder of the Open Source Community, former AI Developer Ecosystem Director at Huawei Cloud, Huawei Open Source Expert, and expert of the Cloud Computing Open Source Industry Alliance (OSCAR) at the Institute of Information and Telecommunications, has a deep understanding and rich practical experience in developer relations and open-source ecosystems. His industry contributions cover multiple areas, including introducing and personally translating the first book in China focused on developer relations, “Developer Relations: Methods and Practices,” and speaking at many well-known developer conferences at home and abroad, such as O’Reilly OSCON, LinuxCon, CSDN Open Source Technology Summit, COSCon China Open Source Annual Conference, and OpenAtom Global Open Source Summit.

For the past 15 years, Richard Lin has been deeply involved in and promoting the development of enterprises and communities in developer relations and open-source ecosystems in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. He is proficient in using technology ecosystem-based business strategies and corporate strategies, and is an expert in developer ecosystem operations, technical brand influence, and open-source governance. He has built and completed departmental operations from scratch to establish developer ecosystem architecture systems, leading developers to build applications based on platform ecosystems.

Currently, he serves as an independent consultant and corporate trainer, guiding and helping enterprises and developers find their own development paths in open-source ecosystems.