The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

ANTHOLOGY — Packages, pledges & protocols (Interview)

Nov 6, 2024

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Chad Whitacre

Carl George, Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat, discusses the evolving landscape of open source Linux, focusing on RHEL's sustainability challenges. Max Howell, creator of Homebrew, shares insights on enhancing recognition for maintainers through new reward systems. Chad Whitacre talks about the Open Source Pledge, aimed at securing business support for open source initiatives. Meanwhile, Kyle Carberry discusses Coder.com's cloud development tools, and Dylan Fox highlights how AssemblyAI's speech AI transforms voice data into actionable insights, showing innovative intersections within the tech community.

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ANECDOTE

The Smoker Story

Carl George acquired a free smoker from his father-in-law, involving a humorous retrieval process with four men.
This personal story adds a touch of humor before discussing complex open-source topics.

INSIGHT

Red Hat's Value Proposition

Red Hat's value proposition involves a robust partner ecosystem with hardware/software vendors and upstream communities.
This ecosystem offers assurances, a 10-year lifecycle, and vendor escalation, which are often overlooked.

INSIGHT

CentOS Stream's Importance

CentOS Stream defines the standard for enterprise Linux, playing a crucial role in the development of RHEL.
Contributing to CentOS Stream enables influencing RHEL's direction, unlike bug-for-bug compatible rebuilds.

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The hallway track at All Things Open 2024 — features Carl George, Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat for a discussion on the state of open source enterprise linux and RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux), Max Howell, creator of Homebrew and tea.xyz which offers rewards and recognition to open source maintainers, and Chad Whitacre, Head of Open Source at Sentry about the launch of Open Source Pledge and their plans to helps businesses and orgs to do the right thing and support open source.

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Carl George – GitHub, LinkedIn, X
Max Howell – GitHub, X
Chad Whitacre – GitHub, X
Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

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