About the show
Sustain brings together practitioners, sustainers, funders, researchers and maintainers of the open source ecosystem. We have conversations about the health and sustainability of the open source community. We learn about the ins and outs of what ‘open source’ entails in the real world. Open source means so much more than a license; we're interested in talking about how to make sure that the culture of open source continues, grows, and ultimately, sustains itself.
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Episodes
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Episode 258: Devin Stein on using AI to maintain OSS with Dosu
November 29th, 2024 | 37 mins 53 secs
Devin Stein dives into the challenges in open source sustainability, AI & LLMs for support, Dosu’s knowledge base aids teams, and ethics in AI use.
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Episode 257: Kailash Nadh and Zerodha's FLOSS/Fund and funding.json
November 22nd, 2024 | 36 mins 11 secs
Kailash Nadh talks about Zerodha's FLOSS/Fund granting $1M per year to open source projects, and the importance of the funding.json format in for funding FLOSS.
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Episode 256: Thomas Karagianes & Jonathan Romano on crowd-sourcing RNA research with Eterna
November 15th, 2024 | 38 mins 36 secs
Thomas and Jonathan discuss the Eterna's open source RNA research, blending human intuition, AI, and community-driven puzzle solutions.
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Episode 255: Caleb Connolly & Pablo Correa Gómez on postmarketOS
November 8th, 2024 | 37 mins
Caleb & Pablo talk about postmarketOS, an OS for off-market phones, and how they're making it into a sustainable community
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Episode 254: Batool Almarzouq on Localizing Open Source Communities
November 1st, 2024 | 32 mins 29 secs
Batool talks about Open Science Community Saudi Arabia and how localization and internationalization make more sustainable communities
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Episode 253: Juan Pablo Alperin and John Willinsky on the Public Knowledge Project and Open Journal Systems
October 25th, 2024 | 44 mins 31 secs
Juan and John dive into PKP's history, the development of OJS, its impact on scholarly publishing, AI integration, open-access initiatives, and balancing growth with sustainability.
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Episode 252: Nolan Lawson of PouchDB on what it feels like to be a maintainer
October 18th, 2024 | 36 mins 33 secs
Nolan delves into burnout, open source challenges, reputation pressures, and his shift to sustainable practices like Pinafore.
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Episode 251: Gina Häußge of OctoPrint on Crowd-funding OSS
October 11th, 2024 | 33 mins 43 secs
Gina shares her journey to working full-time on OctoPrint through crowdfunding, addressing burnout, user demands, and the importance of API stability for plugin developers.
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Episode 250: Jules Barros Lima on building diversity into open source communities
October 4th, 2024 | 39 mins 11 secs
Jules delves into Associação Python Brasil, diversity in open source, "atomic diversity" framework, pandemic effects on Python, mentorship, and developing compassionate and impactful codes of conduct.
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Episode 249: Why work with writers in Open Source? With Jenn Turner
September 27th, 2024 | 40 mins 57 secs
Jenn Turner of Fastly and Glitch shares her journey from journalism to open source, navigating a technical field as a non-technical contributor, and some tips on maintaining work-life balance.
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Episode 248: Lorenzo Sciandra and Mirko Swillus on STF's "Fellowship for Maintainers" Program
September 20th, 2024 | 35 mins 18 secs
Lorenzo and Mirko of STF dive into the "Fellowship for Maintainers" program's goals to support solo maintainers, offer mentorship, and enhance global open-source sustainability.
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Episode 247: Chad Whitacre on the Open Source Pledge
September 13th, 2024 | 38 mins 36 secs
Chad talks about sustaining open source, Sentry’s Open Source Pledge, funding initiatives, and strategies to support open-source projects.