Open source is not a business model. This may sound like a strange statement from a founder of a successful company which is firmly based on open source. But it is true. Open source is not a business model. However, there are many ways how to build a business around open source software. […]
Open source funding is a huge and complicated problem. That problem does not have any clear solution yet. However, there is simple advice that can help: do not work for free.
TIIME 2020 is over. As always, it was nice and pleasant unconference. But this year was quite special for us as we have conducted the very first MidPoint user group meeting before the main unconference. […]
What can arise from cooperation of universities with IT companies? Great events like Live IT Projects providing dual education for students! Evolveum couln’t miss the chance to be part of it.
Long-awaited book Practical Identity Management with MidPoint is here in a brand new version 2.0. Fresh from the virtual printing press. There are significant extensions and updates. […]
MidPoint user group meeting on TIIME Workshop in Vienna is getting close. TIIME is an unconference with a lot of variability and improvisation. Nevertheless, we have prepared some topics for discussions. We will start Monday morning with two presentations: The state of midPoint by Radovan Semančík. I will summarize recent releases development works and plans Read more about TIIME 2020 Topics[…]
Today is a Data Protection Day, which is a very symbolic day for midPoint. We are taking data protection and privacy very seriously. We believe that privacy in the cyberspace is necessary for the free society to flourish. Despite such belief, we acknowledge the implementation of privacy and data protection may not be easy. But we are not afraid of challanges. We are fully committed to implement privacy and data protection features in midPoint. […]
MidPoint ditched workflow engine. Scandal! How dare they? IDM without a workflow engine? Blasphemy! Abomination! Workflow was a holly cow of provisioning for almost 20 years. Hordes of IDM systems were born (and died) with integrated workflow engine. From the cumbersome proprietary workflow engine of Waveset Lighthouse to the open source BPMN engine of Apache Syncope, workflow was a natural part of identity management. Except one pesky little detail: it does not make sense.
This year midPoint will be on TIIME. That is Trust and Internet Identity Meeting Europe. It takes place in Vienna. We will be conducting a full-day user group meeting. This is something not to be missed.
New year is here and with it there is a new energy and new plans. There is a lot that we plan for 2020. This year is going to be exciting.