The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

How companies are sponsoring OSS (Interview)

May 10, 2023

In this insightful discussion, Chad Whitacre from Sentry and Alyssa Wright from Bloomberg dive into the world of open source software sponsorship. They emphasize the importance of corporate support for maintainers and explore innovative funding initiatives like the FOSS Contributor Fund. The duo highlights strategies for fostering community involvement and sustainable contributions. They also touch on the transition from CentOS to Rocky Linux, advocating for responsible corporate participation in open-source projects. It’s a vital conversation for anyone passionate about the future of software development!

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Alyssa Wright

Chad Whitacre

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Innovative Product Development and Dogfooding Strategies

2min

Celebrating Open Source Sponsorship during Maintainer Month

2min

Supporting Open Source: A Collaborative Approach

9min

Valuing Corporate Contributions to Open Source

10min

The Shift from CentOS to Rocky Linux

4min

Funding Open Source: Strategies for Sustainability

15min

Sustaining Open Source Engagement

6min

Managing Feature Flags Effectively

4min

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Empowering Open Source: A Call to Action

14min

11.

Celebrating Open Source and the Importance of Maintainers

3min

This week we’re celebrating Maintainer Month along with our friends at GitHub. Open source runs the world, but who runs open source? Maintainers. Open source maintainers are behind the software we use everyday, but they don’t always have the community or support they need. That’s why we’re celebrating open source maintainers during the month of May. Today’s conversation features Alyssa Wright (Bloomberg), Chad Whitacre (Sentry), and Duane O’Brien (Creator of the FOSS Contributor Fund and framework). We get into all the details, the why, the hows, and the struggles involved for companies to support open source.

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Sponsors:

Sentry – Get to the root cause of an error or latency issue faster by seeing all the technical details related to that issue in one visual replay on your web application. Use the code CHANGELOG and get the team plan free for three months.
Rocky Linux – Enterprise Linux, the open source community way.
DevCycle – Build better software with DevCycle. Feature flags, without the tech debt. DevCycle is a Feature Flag Management platform designed to help you build maintainable code at scale.
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