Chad Whitacre, co-founder of SustainOSS and Sentry’s Head of Open Source, shares insights on Sentry’s $500k open source funding, the economic value of open source, and the importance of companies giving back. He also discusses Chad's unique business cards and the connection between licensing and funding in open source, along with book recommendations and personal preferences of the hosts.

Chad Whitacre, Head of Open Source at Sentry and a pivotal figure in the open source community, discusses the journey of Sentry from an open source project to a profitable startup. He highlights the launch of the OSS Pledge, aimed at encouraging companies to financially support open source initiatives. The conversation also covers the challenges of funding in this space, the importance of community engagement, and the evolving role of open source foundations in sustaining projects. Chad emphasizes making open source a core part of company culture.

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.