The Second Open Source Think Tank was held in March in California. A report on the events findings has now been released.

The event saw 100 key members of the open source software (OSS) industry collaborating, discussing, brainstorming and developing solutions to develop and mature commercial open source. Topics covered included business models, licensing and intellectual property issues as well as adoption and usage models.

The 100 attendees were drawn from a variety of fields interested in OSS including senior executives from large and small software vendors (both open source and proprietary), CIOs, venture capitalists, analysts and other industry experts.

The key issues raised were those of financing of open source projects; confusion and incompatibility around licensing; the need for enterprise-level integration and support; and the need for an industry forum that represents the interest of commercial open source vendors and customers.

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