Community and Business - Balancing Community Values with Business Practices

Explore the complex relationship between community-driven projects and business operations in this 45-minute conference talk from Config Management Camp Ghent 2026. Learn about various methods communities can use to collect and spend money while navigating the inherent challenges of combining community values with business practices. Discover insights from the OpenVox/Puppet community's journey toward adopting more business-oriented approaches, examining how open-source communities can evolve their operational models while maintaining their core community principles. Gain practical understanding of the tensions and opportunities that arise when communities need to become more commercially viable without losing their collaborative essence.