Developer-centric open platform group launched… “Will strengthen development capabilities”

"Developers gathering to discuss various problems and the need to strengthen development capabilities has been consistently raised. 'Open Platform Developer Community' is one of the specific efforts towards this." Domestic 'Open Platform' developers have formed an organization to improve their technical skills. The 'Open Platform Developer Community' (Open Community), recently established, aims to concentrate its efforts on developer leader education and compatibility verification work to invigorate domestic cloud technology. An open platform refers to a cloud platform based on source code disclosure. The first chairman, Han Sang-gi (photo), stated, "Strengthening the capabilities of domestic developers and global cooperation to respond to the cloud era are more urgently needed than ever," and "Through Open Community, we will build a sustainable capability model so that domestic developers can develop into global leaders." He added that "Open Community has chosen a non-profit corporation form centered on developers rather than corporations, and the board of directors has been divided by field.” The Open Community’s board of directors is divided into △developer leaders △corporate representatives △professors and related organization heads. The board members include Kim Gi-yong, BD representative, Noh Sang-beom, OKKY co-representative, Song Sang-hyo, president of the Korea Open Source Software Association, Jeon Hyung-cheol, CroCent representative, Jeong Byung-joo, Cubrid representative, Jeong Ho-yeol, Ivy Business Software director, Lee Min-seok, professor at 국민대, Yang Su-yeol, SoYou Communication director, and Heo Gwang-nam, OKKY co-representative. The legal counsel is Choi Seong-ho, a lawyer from Law firm Veat. The Open Community’s top priority goals are 'developer education' and 'compatibility verification support.' Chairman Han stated, "Initially, we will focus on strengthening the educational capabilities of developer leaders who teach developers," and "We plan to develop textbooks and launch a pilot project around the fall.” It will also receive some of the compatibility verification work for open market launch applications (apps) currently handled by the Korea Information and Communication Promotion Agency. Chairman Han said, “Senior developers will be responsible for compatibility verification.” Heo Gwang-nam, co-representative, serves as the chairman of the education committee, and Professor Lee Min-seok from 국민대 serves as the chairman of the technology (compatibility verification) committee. The long-term goal is to grow into a community with influence that can form 'code governance,' like the Mozilla and Linux Foundation, which are world-renowned open source communities. Chairman Han said, "Open Community will play a role in linking various domestic developer communities," and emphasized that "it is an organization where developers are at the center, expressing diverse voices and solving problems.” He added, "We will also explore various ways to cooperate with overseas developers.”