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Avi Press
Avi Press
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Open Source Success: Learnings from 1 Billion Downloads

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This data-driven analysis examines user behavior patterns across 1 billion open source package downloads, spanning 2000+ GitHub repositories and open source projects tracked through Scarf Analytics. The research reveals critical insights for open source maintainers and OSS business leaders, covering package management trends, download metrics, and documentation strategy. By analyzing global distribution patterns, software packaging formats, and community engagement metrics, the presentation provides actionable strategies for open source project growth, user adoption, and sustainable business development in the open source ecosystem. The findings highlight how successful OSS projects leverage download analytics, developer documentation, and community metrics to drive project adoption and monetization.

Avi Press

CEO

Avi Press

Scarf

Avi Press is the founder and CEO of Scarf, where he promotes open source sustainability through responsible usage analytics practices. A UC Berkeley graduate, he's become a leading voice in making open source analytics more mainstream and data-driven. Prior to founding Scarf in 2019, he worked as a software engineer at companies like Pandora and Backbone. Avi is also a board member of the Haskell Foundation, and a host on the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast.

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