Episode Archive

263 episodes of Sustain since the first episode, which aired on August 6th, 2019.

  • Episode 202: Ben Hutton on JSON Schema

    October 6th, 2023  |  37 mins 59 secs

    Ben explores how JSON Schema is shaping the development stack and its potential impact on various industries.

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    Episode 201: FOSSY 2023 with Josh Simmons

    September 29th, 2023  |  14 mins 39 secs

    Josh tells us about his newly launched consultancy with Julia Ferraioli called Open Chapters and his involvement with OSCON as a community manager, co-organizer, and program chair of the community track.

  • Episode 200: FOSSY 2023 with Stuart Geiger

    September 22nd, 2023  |  18 mins 19 secs

    Stuart highlights invisible work in open source, emphasizing the importance of documenting and valuing such efforts.

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    Episode 199: Ben Hur Pintor on BNHR and SmartCT

    September 15th, 2023  |  36 mins 43 secs

    Ben details BNHR and SmartCT's unique approach of using games to educate about open source and data concepts.

  • Episode 198: FOSSY 2023 with Aaron Wolf

    September 8th, 2023  |  20 mins 11 secs

    Aaron talks about Snowdrift's journey, challenges, recent milestone, and its current standing as a debt-free entity with a dedicated team.

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    Episode 197: FOSSY 2023 with Joe Castle

    September 1st, 2023  |  19 mins 42 secs

    Explore Joe's insights on corporate open source motivations and sustainability, and SAS's balance of financial incentives with community engagement.

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    Episode 196: FOSSY 2023 with Vagrant Cascadian

    August 25th, 2023  |  14 mins 30 secs

    Vagrant walks us through his role at Reproducible Builds and how its mission changes the face of Linux distros, Arch Linux, openSUSE, and F-Droid.

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    Episode 195: FOSSY 2023 with Denver Gingerich

    August 18th, 2023  |  17 mins 3 secs

    Denver discusses JMP's goal to make phone numbers as flexible as emails, his role at Software Freedom Conservancy, and software compliance controversies.

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    Episode 194: FOSSY 2023 with Timmy Barnett & Devin Ulibarri

    August 11th, 2023  |  16 mins 34 secs

    Devin and Timmy discuss Music Blocks, a creative software for music education, enabling exploration of concepts and composition from scratch.

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    Episode 193: FOSSY 2023 with Matthew Wild & Stephen Paul Weber

    August 4th, 2023  |  16 mins 32 secs

    Matthew discusses Snikket, improving XMPP for friendly communication while Stephen presents JMP, easing transitions from other platforms using XMPP.

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    Episode 192: FOSSY 2023 with Erik Benner

    July 28th, 2023  |  17 mins 21 secs

    Erik of Mythics discusses the challenges of transitioning open-source software to government departments and the need for technical and cultural support in sustaining open source in the public sector.

  • Episode 191: FOSSY 2023 with Sam Whited

    July 21st, 2023  |  15 mins 25 secs

    Sam delves into the sustainability challenges faced by Mellium and similar projects, and his advocacy for support from larger companies and well-funded open-source initiatives.