What's in the SOSS? An OpenSSF Podcast Bidding Adieu to Omkhar Arasaratnam
Sep 17, 2024
20:32
In this episode, CRob chats with Omkhar Arasaratnam, who has served as the general manager of the OpenSSF and was co-host of What’s in the SOSS? As Omkhar moves on to the next chapter of his occupational journey, he reflects on his tenure with the OpenSSF, shares his open source origin story and highlights the achievements of the OpenSSF and the tactics he used to engage different stakeholders.
- Omkhar shares his open source origin story
- 02:14 - Things Omkhar is proud of during his tenure at the OpenSSF
- 04:36 - The challenge of keeping myriad stakeholders engaged
- 07:12 - Areas of open source supply chains that public policymakers and regulators should better understand
- 09:44 - Some challenges ahead for the open source ecosystem
- 14:58 - Omkhar answers CRob’s rapid-fire questions
- 17:57 - Omkhar’s advice for people entering the open source community
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