#51 COMPETITION with open source strategy expert Mekki MacAulay

Competition, or rivalry over resources, encourages us to strive and excel.  Meet open source strategy expert Dr. Mekki MacAulay, who encourages us to create value by adopting an inclusive, transparent, open source mindset. According to Mekki: “90% of the equation is collaboration, helping, and communicating effectively.” REFERENCES & LINKS Mekki MacAulay & IBM * Email – [email protected] * LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mekkim/ * IBM – * IBM closes landmark acquisition of Red Hat for $34 billion * Jim Whitehead – past CEO of RedHat, now CEO of IBM: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Whitehurst * Workplace diversity, neurodiversity: * https://www.ibm.com/blogs/jobs/2019/11/19/neurodiversity-at-ibm-when-doing-the-right-thing-brings-success-for-us-all-en-fr/ * https://www.ibm.com/blogs/services/2019/02/07/when-neurodiversity-works-bringing-new-perspective-and-talent-to-your-team/ * https://www.ibm.com/blogs/jobs/2020/04/13/how-ibm-celebrates-autism-acceptance-month/ Competition References & Articles * Bob Young & Red Hat: * Red Hat * Bob Young (Red Hat founder) * Lulu (Bob Young) * Anti-trust: * Microsoft:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp. * Apple:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._litigation#Antitrust * Apache Foundation * Competition at work: How to Keep Your Cool with Competitive People * Free Software Foundation * BSD in context of MacOS (or https://www.howtogeek.com/441599/is-macos-unix-and-what-does-that-mean/) * ISO Standards * Linus Torvalds * Linux foundation * Modeling High-Quality Knowledge Sharing in cross-functional development teams * Open Source Initiative * Reddit * Ricardian rents * Slashdot   Books & Podcasts  *