Host Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social‬) talks with Richard Acton (richardjacton.net), a Data Outputs Manager, about Research Software Sharing, Publication, & Distribution Checklists (rsspdc.org) and the role of open science in improving research practices. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/275

Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social‬) talks with artist and technologist Qianqian “Q” Ye (qianqian-ye.com) about leading p5.js (p5js.org), open-source care work, decentralizing leadership, and building an inclusive, sustainable coding community. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/274

Host Richard (‪@richlitt.bsky.social‬) chats with Federico (viruta.org/pages/about....) about GIMP (www.gimp.org), GNOME’s (www.gnome.org) history, Rust, and the social, tech, and economic forces shaping open source development. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/273

Host Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social‬) chats with Federico Mena Quintero (viruta.org/index.html) about GIMP (www.gimp.org), GNOME’s (www.gnome.org) history, Rust, and the social, tech, and economic forces shaping open source development. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/273

Hosts Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social), Abby (abbycabs.github.io), and Eriol (@erioldoesdesign.bsky.social‬) chat with Sarah Rainsberger (@sarah11918.rainsberger.ca‬) of Astro (astro.build) about her journey & using low-tech tools like Chromebooks for coding. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/272

Kade Morton (www.linkedin.com/in/kade-mort...) of Arachne Digital (www.arachne.digital) joins hosts Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) and Eriol (@erioldoesdesign.bsky.social) to delve into cybersecurity, open source security, and global digital threat contexts. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/271

Ben (www.linkedin.com/in/benjamuk/) and Andrew (nesbitt.io) join host Richard (‪@richlitt.bsky.social‬) to explore ecosyste.ms, a project using open source metadata to guide funding and support key projects with smart, ecosystem-aware algorithms. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/270

Marianne Bellotti (www.bellotti.tech) & Greg Wilson (third-bit.com) join host Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) to dive into their new paper, “10 Quick Tips for Making Your Software Outlive Your Job” (arxiv.org/abs/2505.06484). Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/269

Kicking off our 2025 Maintainer Month series, Dirkjan Ochtman (dirkjan.ochtman.nl) joins Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) to talk Rust (github.com/rustls/rustls) maintenance, open source funding, and sustaining projects without burning out. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/268

Michelle Barker (www.linkedin.com/in/michelled...) joins Richard (richlitt.bsky.social) as she unpacks how ReSA (www.researchsoft.org) powers open science, global collaboration, and community-driven research. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/267

Join Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social), Eriol Fox (@erioldoesdesign.bsky.social), Allen Gunn (buff.ly/4NeQAsi), Leslie Hawthorne (buff.ly/83QU7Lu), and Abby Mayes (abbycabs.github.io) as they explore the current state of open source sustainability and what lies ahead. Listen at 🎙️ buff.ly/6okqXss

Sean Goggins (www.seangoggins.net) shares his work with the CHAOSS Project (chaoss.community), exploring open-source sustainability, leadership, metrics, and his academic journey. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/265

Neil Chue Hong (www.linkedin.com/in/neilchueh...) discusses SSI's £4.8M Research Software Maintenance Fund (www.software.ac.uk/news/ukri-aw...), supporting research software maintenance, and its role in software sustainability. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/264

Alison Hill (https://bsky.app/profile/apreshill.com) delves into her shift from academia to industry, her role at Anaconda (https://www.anaconda.com/), and the impact of product management in open-source. Listen at 🎙️ https://podcast.sustainoss.org/263

It's happening again! If you have interest, passion or need around the diverse range of topics collectively described as “sustainability of free and #opensource software”, we invite you to join us for the SustainOSS Virtual Forum, on Thursday 13 March 2025. opencollective.com/sustainoss/e...

Brian Muenzenmeyer (https://brianmuenzenmeyer.com/) talks about his book, Approachable Open Source (https://approachableopensource.com/), emphasizing diverse contributions and inclusive paths in open source. Listen at 🎙️ https://podcast.sustainoss.org/262

Alexander Petros (https://alexanderpetros.com/) delves into htmx (https://htmx.org/), lightweight protocols, and open-source software's impact on the web's future. Listen at 🎙️ https://podcast.sustainoss.org/261

Robert Douglass (https://buff.ly/3YYDM53) delves into his history with Drupal (https://buff.ly/3hz83px), the new Drupal Certified Partner Program (https://buff.ly/3Z2F5zT), and helping the RFP process along. Listen at 🎙️ https://buff.ly/3CDKDJE

Giulio Carvalho (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ogecece/) dives into the importance of civic tech projects like Querido Diário (https://queridodiario.ok.org.br/en-US/sobre) in improving transparency by centralizing data despite challenges from big tech. Listen at 🎙️ https://podcast.sustainoss.org/259

Devin Stein (https://github.com/devstein) dives into the challenges in open source sustainability, AI & LLMs for support, Dosu’s (https://dosu.dev/) knowledge base aids teams, and ethics in AI use. Listen at 🎙️ https://podcast.sustainoss.org/258

Kailash Nadh (nadh.in/) talks about Zerodha's (zerodha.com/) FLOSS/Fund granting $1M per year to open source projects and the importance of the funding.json (buff.ly/4hoqzLa) format in funding FLOSS. Listen at 🎙️ buff.ly/40nbe7z

Thomas Karagianes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaskaragianes/) & Jonathan Romano (https://luxaritas.com/) discuss Eterna's (https://eternagame.org/) open source RNA research, blending human intuition, AI, and community-driven puzzle solutions. Listen at 🎙️ https://podcast.sustainoss.org/256

Caleb Connolly (https://buff.ly/4e0M4i6) & Pablo Correa Gómez (https://buff.ly/4hizkGt) dive into postmarketOS (https://buff.ly/2Q0g4C2), an OS for off-market phones, and how they're making it into a sustainable community. Listen at 🎙️ https://buff.ly/4hibtH1

Batool Almarzouq (https://buff.ly/3NCSoBS) talks about Open Science Community Saudi Arabia (https://osc-ksa.com/) and how localization and internationalization make more sustainable communities. Listen at 🎙️ https://buff.ly/3BUKVvf

Juan Pablo Alperin (https://buff.ly/4eUc93t) and John Willinsky (https://buff.ly/3ZYtFzg) dive into PKP's (https://pkp.sfu.ca/) history, the development of OJS (https://buff.ly/4gYPuon), publishing, AI integration, and balancing growth with sustainability. Listen at 🎙️ https://buff.ly/4eTrYHA

Nolan Lawson (https://nolanlawson.com/) delves into burnout, open source challenges, reputation pressures, and his shift to sustainable practices like Pinafore (https://pinafore.social/). Listen at 🎙️ https://podcast.sustainoss.org/252

Gina Häußge (https://foosel.net/) shares her journey to working full-time on OctoPrint (https://buff.ly/4eN118u) through crowdfunding, addressing burnout, user demands, and the importance of API stability for plugin developers. Listen at 🎙️ https://buff.ly/3BLDlTy

Jules Barros Lima (https://buff.ly/47L426J) delves into Associação Python Brasil (https://buff.ly/3BuoBbw), diversity in open source, "atomic diversity" framework, pandemic effects on Python,, and developing compassionate and impactful codes of conduct. Listen at 🎙️ https://buff.ly/3N3bUae

Jenn Turner (https://buff.ly/3BiClq3) of Fastly (https://buff.ly/34Y8csz) & Glitch (https://glitch.com/) shares her journey from journalism to open source, navigating a technical field as a non-technical contributor, and some work-life balance tips. Listen at 🎙️ https://buff.ly/4gIpe1y

Terry “Tofus” Wang (https://buff.ly/3MPk8Tu) talks about g0v (GovZero) (https://buff.ly/3MN2D6f) hackathons, the role of designers in open source, and how non-coders contribute meaningfully. Listen at 🎙️ https://buff.ly/4dd8JYm

Lorenzo Sciandra (https://kelset.dev/) & Mirko Swillus (https://buff.ly/4db49tm) of STF dive into the "Fellowship for Maintainers" program's (https://buff.ly/4e48ss3) goals to support solo maintainers and enhance open-source sustainability. Listen at 🎙️ https://buff.ly/4e48sIz

Chad Whitacre (https://buff.ly/47uqhOa) talks about sustaining open source, Sentry’s Open Source Pledge (https://buff.ly/3Y5oxIv), funding initiatives, and strategies to support open-source projects. Listen at 🎙️ https://buff.ly/3BjGrxR

Divya Mohan (https://buff.ly/3ZgBaBq) from SUSE (https://www.suse.com/) dives into CHAOSS Asia's (https://buff.ly/47iup3U) goals, fostering unity, and the need for standardization in diverse open-source projects. Listen at 🎙️ https://buff.ly/3XwRtZg

Brian Douglas (https://b.dougie.dev/) explores open-source sustainability, his advocacy journey, and Open Sauced's (https://opensauced.pizza/) goals, sharing insights from GitHub (https://github.com/) and Netlify (https://www.netlify.com/). Listen at 🎙️ https://podcast.sustainoss.org/245

Jan (https://buff.ly/3MbuHjq) & Alba (https://buff.ly/3YNZI4k) discuss Neighbourhoodie's (https://buff.ly/3YK5rbs) work on open-source sustainability, bug resilience with Sovereign Tech Fund (https://buff.ly/47Gf0tj), and ethical consultancy projects. Listen at 🎙️ https://buff.ly/3M8tidr

Elizabeth Barron (https://buff.ly/3YSPcJj), Luis Cañas-Diaz (https://buff.ly/4czyt0C), and Dawn Foster (https://buff.ly/3yxl0sr) delve into the CHAOSS Practitioner Guides (https://buff.ly/4cpxgZD) and their significance in improving community sustainability. Listen at 🎙️ https://buff.ly/3M4ErvM

Ben Cotton (https://buff.ly/3Asb0Ru) talks about his book, "Program Management for Open Source Projects" (https://buff.ly/4fAvbNq), intentional program management and AI's impact on inclusivity in open source. Listen at 🎙️ https://buff.ly/3LTisI6

Tracy Hinds (mastodon.social/@hackygolucky) & Ashley Williams (www.linkedin.com/in/ashleygwi...) discuss open source funding issues, misaligned incentives, regulatory awareness, and advocacy for contributors. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/241

Milan Guenther (www.linkedin.com/in/milanguen...) dives into his career journey, Enterprise Design (enterprisedesign.io), open-source tools, and the importance of uncovering enterprise misalignments. Listen at 🎙️ sosdesign.sustainoss.org/52

Yo Yehudi (yo-yehudi.com) dives into the OLS (openlifesci.org) transition from a life sciences focus to all sciences, open sharing of scientific work, and building inclusive, sustainable communities. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/240

Deb Goodkin (www.linkedin.com/in/deb-goodk...) tells us about FreeBSD's (www.freebsd.org) history, unique features, and the FreeBSD Foundation's (freebsdfoundation.org) efforts in development, security, and diversity. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/239

Julia Evans (social.jvns.ca/@b0rk) dives into creating Wizard Zines (wizardzines.com) on strace (wizardzines.com/zines/strace/), Bash, and Git, making complex tools accessible, and community-driven knowledge sharing. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/238

Guest Rafael Mudafort (www.linkedin.com/in/rafmudaf/) delves into WETO's (www.energy.gov/eere/wind/wi...) wind energy work, NREL (www.nrel.gov), and the challenges and benefits of open-source software in research with host @richlitt.bsky.social. Listen at 🎙️ ossforclimate.sustainoss.org/4

In today's episode, Max Jones of Carbon plan joins us on the Sustain Podcast for a special crossover episode from OSS for Climate! You can listen here: podcast.sustainoss.org/237 And read more about OSS for climate here: opensource.net/oss-for-clim... and ossforclimate.sustainoss.org.

Eva Maxfield Brown (evamaxfield.github.io) & Boris Veytsman (www.linkedin.com/in/boris-vey...) dive into their paper "Biomedical Open Source Software" (arxiv.org/pdf/2404.06672), 'Nebraska' packages and broader software sustainability. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/236

Host @richlitt.bsky.social and guest Koen Hufkens (www.linkedin.com/in/koen-hufk...), founder of BlueGreen Labs (bluegreenlabs.org), discuss open source, challenges, and the EU’s impact on climate action. Listen at 🎙️ ossforclimate.sustainoss.org/3

Join us for a discussion on the last few weeks of open source sustainability news. Sustain Together, starting at the top of the hour in a few minutes. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Emmy Tsang (www.linkedin.com/in/emmy-tsan...) from Invest in Open Infrastructure (investinopen.org) talks about their new report, what open infrastructure means, and why it matters. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/235

The Academic WG is meeting on Thursday to talk about making a guide on how to publish OSS code as a research object. Come join us? www.eventbrite.ie/e/sustainoss...

Looking for more guests for the @sustainoss.bsky.social podcast! Anyone got any people they'd like me to interview? :)