Co-maintaining openness
This episode of The ReadME Podcast brings back Senior Editor Klint Finley to discuss his article on how open source is breathing new life into vintage technology. Also, the hosts discuss the benefits and challenges of open source collaboration with the co-maintainers of Calva, and Jana Iris advises on how to build an open source community from the ground up.
The GitHub Podcast · Jerome Hardaway, Brandon Ringe, Peter Strömberg, Neha Batra, Klint Finley, Martin Woodward, Jana Iris
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Show Notes
Here’s what’s in store for this episode:
- 00:00 - The hosts discuss how to impress and win over the heart of a developer in your life.
- 02:30 - First Commit: How India built the PARAM 8000 supercomputer.
- 06:07 - The Interview: Peter Strömberg and Brandon Ringe, the co-maintainers of Calva, discuss the benefits of sharing responsibility for open source maintainership.
- 18:18 - #AskRMP: We learn from Jana Iris about best practices for community building from scratch.
- 21:15 - Feature Release: The ReadME Project’s Klint Finley shares what we can learn from vintage computing.
Looking for more stories and advice from the open source community? To learn more from the authors and experts featured on this episode, check out:
- Building super fans through genuine human connections by Jana Iris
- Agical, Peter Strömberg’s employer and open source sponsor.
- The modern web’s underrated powerhouse by Klint Finley
- Enterprise code migration with developer happiness in mind by Prince Shekhar Valluri (LinkedIn)
- Move past incident response to reliability by Will Larson
Special thanks to Jana Iris for sharing her thoughts on getting started with OSS community building. Also, thank you to Peter Strömberg and Brandon Ringe, co-maintainers of Calva, for providing their insight on collaborative maintainership and how building together can benefit the community.
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