Lessons from XWiki
Building sustainable open-source software
Why it matters
Sustainable open source is not only about publishing code. It is also about how a project is funded, maintained, secured, governed, and improved over time.
XWiki has been building open-source software for more than 20 years, evolving from a wiki into a flexible knowledge management platform. It helps organizations meet real needs around structure, control, compliance, and long-term ownership.
In this webinar, Michael Hamann, Senior R&D Engineer at XWiki, will share practical lessons from XWiki’s experience as a bootstrapped open-source company. You will learn how customer needs, community practices, product architecture, subscriptions, professional services, and compliance work together to support sustainable open-source development.
We will also explore why XWiki pursued ISO 27001 certification and how the team achieved it while balancing compliance with openness and transparency.
If you care about sustainable open source, digital sovereignty, or long-term software reliability, this session gives you a practical behind-the-scenes look.
Webinar Agenda
Sustainable open source in practice
How XWiki balances open code, customer needs, community collaboration, and long-term product development.
From real use cases to reusable features
How customer projects, migrations, integrations, and structured knowledge needs help shape the XWiki platform.
Security and compliance in an open-source company
What ISO 27001 means for XWiki, and how well-defined processes can support transparency instead of replacing it.
Open source and digital sovereignty
How sustainable open-source platforms like XWiki support an ecosystem of alternatives that give organizations more control over tools and data.