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 83: Dominic Nguyen on Chromatic, Storybook.js, and building self-sustaining OSS projects
July 2nd, 2021 | 37 mins 3 secs
Dominic Nguyen, the founder of Chromatic, the company behind Storybook.js, joins us to talk about how Storybook evolved, grew, and how to build a sustainable OSS project from the ground up.
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Episode 82: Steve Helvie and the Open Compute Project
June 25th, 2021 | 40 mins 33 secs
Steve Helvie joins us to dive into the world of Open Hardware, through the lens of the incredible Open Compute Project.
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Episode 81: Mae Beale and Using Open Source for Good
June 18th, 2021 | 36 mins 30 secs
Mae Beale joins us to talk about her awesome work combining open source with non-profits, like Ruby For Good, Voices of Consent, and Mutual Aid.
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Episode 80: Emma Irwin and the FOSS Fund Program
June 14th, 2021 | 29 mins 18 secs
Emma Irwin joins us to talk about the FOSS Fund Program, and how Microsoft is helping the state of Open Source sustainability!
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Episode 79: Leah Silen on how NumFocus helps makes scientific code more sustainable
June 4th, 2021 | 35 mins 44 secs
Today, our special guest is Leah Silen, who is the Executive Director of NumFOCUS. She has been the primary driver behind the organization and execution of its programs including fiscal sponsorship, the PyData event series, and DEI initiatives.
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Episode 78: Stormy Peters: Sustaining FLOSS at Microsoft's Open Source Programs Office
May 21st, 2021 | 34 mins 19 secs
Stormy Peters, the Director of the Open Source Programs Office at Microsoft, joins us to talk about how she got involved with open source, what Microsoft is doing to sustain open source communities, and her view of the future of open source!
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Episode 77: Jordan Harband: Being a Sustainable Maintainer of Hundreds of Projects
May 14th, 2021 | 41 mins 11 secs
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Episode 76: Tobie Langel on what people mean when they say "Open Source"
April 30th, 2021 | 36 mins 19 secs
floss, open source, oss
Tobie Langel joins us to explore different types of open source: community-driven OSS, fauxpen source, the broader ecosystem, and nominal open source.
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Episode 75: Deb Nicholson on the OSI, the future of open source, and SeaGL
April 23rd, 2021 | 33 mins 50 secs
floss, osi, seagl
Deb Nicholson, interim ED for the OSI, joins us to talk about the future of open source, how to OSI is growing and adapting, and about her involvement with SeaGL.
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Episode 74: Jory Burson of OpenJS on building sustainable open source communities
April 9th, 2021 | 33 mins 35 secs
Jory Burson, Community Director of OpenJS, joins us to talk about building sustainable and welcoming open source communities, and on the future of MDN!
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Episode 73: Anna Pojawis and Tyler Maran on using Bounties for Open Source Software
April 2nd, 2021 | 37 mins 49 secs
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Episode 72: Eriol Fox on Open Source Design and Sustain
March 22nd, 2021 | 41 mins 26 secs
Eriol Fox, long-time Sustain community member, joins us to talk about the intersection between design and open source