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Episode 91: Red Hat OSPO: Contextual Community Analytics and the AI Hype Cycle

Aug 22, 2024
Cali Dolfi, a Senior Data Scientist at Red Hat, and Josh Berkus, a Community Architect at Red Hat, share their insights into open source community health. They dive into their innovative work on Project Aspen, emphasizing the importance of contextual metrics. The duo discusses the evolving challenges of the cloud-native ecosystem, particularly with Kubernetes. They also explore the potential impact of generative AI on data practices and community engagement, drawing compelling parallels between cultivating plants and building vibrant online communities.
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Quick takeaways

  • The importance of contextual metrics and goal-oriented processes is crucial for assessing and maintaining open source community health.
  • The emergence of generative AI in open source raises concerns about contribution quality and the impact on community governance and sustainability.

Deep dives

Roles in Open Source Community Metrics

The panelists highlight their roles in assessing and improving open source community health. Callie Dolphy, a senior data scientist at Red Hat, explains her focus on community metrics, visualizations, and developing tools like the 8knot dashboard, which integrates with Chaos's Augur project. Josh Burkus, part of Red Hat's community architects team, discusses his work on a variety of cloud-native projects, emphasizing event management and contributions to Kubernetes. Collectively, their work addresses challenges in understanding community dynamics and project sustainability.

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