All around entrepreneur, developer, nomad, poet, sailor, linguist, writer, and runner. Always making new projects, always iterating on the old ones.
Richard Littauer has hosted 266 Episodes.
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Episode 226: Jacob Kaplan-Moss on Compensating Open Source Maintainers (but not that way)
March 29th, 2024 | 33 mins 35 secs
Jacob talks about the backlash against open source maintainers seeking compensation, ethical use of software, financial support for maintainers, and complexities in licensing.
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Episode 225: OSCA 2023 with Subomi Oluwalana on Convoy
March 22nd, 2024 | 13 mins 58 secs
Navigating open source profitability, Subomi discusses GitLab parallels, Convoy's Nigeria success, Y Combinator experience, and advice for entrepreneurs.
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Episode 224: Ciarán O’Riordan on the EU's Cyber Resiliency Act
March 15th, 2024 | 39 mins 30 secs
Ciaran shares his insights on the Cyber Resiliency Act's impact on the FOSS community, draft concerns, community involvement, and the wider legislative landscape in Europe.
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Episode 223: OSCA 2023 with Mannie William Young on the Python community in Ghana & PyCon Africa
March 8th, 2024 | 19 mins
Mannie highlights Python community growth in Ghana, explores Nigerian open-source vibrancy, and shares insights on cultural impacts. He shares experiences at OSCA and Sustain events involving PyCon Africa & Python Ghana, including the PyClubs initiative.
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Episode 222: Nathan Schneider on his new book "Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life"
March 1st, 2024 | 36 mins 38 secs
Nathan dives into his latest creation, ”Governable Spaces”, exploring historical developments and challenges, and unveils insights into global democracy's potential impact.
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Episode 221: Malvika Sharan on the The Turing Way
February 23rd, 2024 | 38 mins 29 secs
Malvika explores The Turing Way, a resource on how to build open source together in the sciences. She talks about the significance of acknowledging contributions, rewarding contributors, and the enduring spirit of volunteerism in open source.
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Episode 220: FOSSY 2023 with Angie Byron
February 16th, 2024 | 13 mins 31 secs
Angie of Aiven, overseeing 11 open-source projects, emphasizes managed services & security updates for data projects, highlighting the importance of prioritizing by impact.
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Episode 219: Bolaji Ayodeji on Open Source Festival 2023
February 9th, 2024 | 17 mins 29 secs
Bolaji spotlights OSCA's Sustain conference, emphasizing its diverse workshops, notable attendance, and new mental health and data science working groups. He addresses self-care and workload management in the open-source community, offering strategies for maintaining physical health in demanding roles.
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Episode 218: Karthik Ram & James Howison on Research Software Visibility Infrastructure Priorities
February 2nd, 2024 | 41 mins 24 secs
Karthik & James share 8 vital tips for long-term open-source support, covering software recognition, web analytics, and easy researcher software linking.
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Episode 217: Heather Meeker on her latest book, "From Project to Profit: How to Succeed in Commercial Open Source"
January 26th, 2024 | 42 mins 48 secs
Heather Meeker talks about her latest book on how to make open-source projects profitable. She covers open source importance, economics, OSI's goal, and why Audacity is a great open-source project.
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Episode 216: Mohammed Shah on TOS Violations for Open Source Projects
January 19th, 2024 | 21 mins 51 secs
Mohammed discusses WhatsApp TOS violations, and how the distressing experience of receiving cease and desist letters forced him to step down from the project.
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Episode 215: Joe Castle on Code.gov
January 12th, 2024 | 40 mins 46 secs
Joe dives into Code.gov, SAS Institute, federal source code policy, and supporting open source projects.