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 237: OSS for Climate Podcast Crossover: Max Jones on Carbon Plan
June 14th, 2024 | 29 mins 27 secs
In this OSS for Climate podcast (also from Sustain), Max talks about the role of open source in climate action, Carbon Plan's accessible tools, nonprofit benefits, funding models, and data visualization challenges.
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Episode 236: Eva Maxfield Brown & Boris Veytsman on OSS Dependencies in the Sciences
June 7th, 2024 | 39 mins 58 secs
Eva and Boris dive into their paper "Biomedical Open Source Software", 'Nebraska' packages, and broader software sustainability.
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Episode 235: The State of Open Infrastructure 2024, from IOI with Emmy Tsang
May 31st, 2024 | 37 mins 26 secs
Emmy from Invest in Open Infrastructure talks about their new report, what open infrastructure means, and why it matters.
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Episode 234: Simon Vansintjan on Mirlo
May 24th, 2024 | 29 mins 38 secs
Simon introduces Mirlo, an open-source platform for musicians emphasizing direct artist support and community engagement.
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Episode 233: Dr. Carlotta A. Berry on Diversity in STEM
May 17th, 2024 | 38 mins 15 secs
Dr. Berry talks about Black in Engineering and Black in Robotics, her advocacy on diversity in STEM, and her unique approach using TikTok for STEM outreach.
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Episode 232: Susan Kennedy on Open Technology Fund (OTF)
May 10th, 2024 | 36 mins 48 secs
Susan dives into OTF's efforts in sustaining open-source tech in aiding internet freedom globally, navigating challenges with funds & a new FOSS Sustainability Fund.
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Episode 231: OSCA 2023 with Velda Kiara on her Open Source Journey
May 3rd, 2024 | 19 mins 48 secs
Velda explores open source advantages, hurdles, engagement with Black Python Devs, and her enriching journey participating in programs like Djangonaut Space.
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Episode 230: Kari L. Jordan on The Carpentries
April 26th, 2024 | 36 mins 20 secs
Kari discusses The Carpentries' funding, volunteer involvement, accessibility, and future goals of spreading coding skills globally across diverse communities.
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Episode 229: OSCA 2023 with Stephen Okonkwo on Design and OSCA Festival
April 19th, 2024 | 13 mins 47 secs
Steve highlights his role in enhancing user experience for OSCA through thoughtful design and the importance of design in open source, covering topics such as conference planning, research, and transparency.
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Episode 228: Yani Bellini Saibene on better scientific coding communities
April 12th, 2024 | 44 mins 56 secs
Yani explores funding challenges, sustainability in volunteer models, diversity in open source, addressing global disparities, and community empowerment.
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Episode 227: OSCA 2023 with Adewale “Ace” Abati on Made. In. Nigeria.
April 5th, 2024 | 13 mins 43 secs
Ace dives into his role in TBD, advocating in open protocols & Web5 tech, and his project Made. In. Nigeria. that highlights the contributions of Nigerian developers to the open-source community.
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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.