06-01, 17:00–17:50 (Europe/Brussels), Kleine spoel
In this talk, we'll pull back the curtain on why—and how—we took Semaphore, a continuous integration and delivery platform, from a proprietary SaaS solution to an open-source Community Edition.
We'll discuss the motivations behind open-sourcing a proven product, reveal the unexpected technical and organizational hurdles, and show how we navigated license selection, feature prioritization, and documentation overhaul.
This session is for anyone who has ever considered open-sourcing their commercial software product or wants an inside look at the processes, challenges, and wins of such a transition.
Darko Fabijan is CTO of Semaphore, a leading CI/CD platform, and host of the Semaphore Uncut podcast. With an extensive background in DevOps and cloud-native technologies, he has led development teams to automate pipelines and deliver software at scale. Darko frequently shares his expertise at conferences worldwide, helping organizations optimize their software delivery workflows and embrace continuous improvement.