Got a talk you've been thinking about? Want to GIVE a talk you've been thinking about? You should submit your proposal soon, the CFP for SCALE is closing soon. This is hands-down one of the best community-organized conferences you can attend, and Pasadena is great in the spring...

If you've been wondering what the CHAOSS Data Science Working Group has been doing and how you can join us, have a look at our most recent blog post. Fun fact, anyone can join us; no special skills required! chaoss.community/nov-2025-dat...

I read a lot, but I’m almost always reading on various devices, like an e-reader, phone, or computer. Today, I’m reading a physical book, but I keep glancing at the top of the page to see what time it is 🤣🤪

You don’t want to have neglected or abandoned open source projects with security vulnerabilities owned by your organization. The CHAOSS Practitioner Guide: Getting Started with Sunsetting an Open Source Project can help you responsibly archive projects. fastwonderblog.com/2025/11/18/r...

CHAOSS has a Funding Impact Measurement WG that meets every other Wed, and tomorrow, we have Adrienn Lawson presenting about Funding Impact Measurement at NGI! Everyone is welcome to join this or any other CHAOSS WG! The meeting details can be found on the CHAOSS calendar: teamup.com/event/show/i...

I had a great time teaming up again with Stefka Dimitrova for an episode of the CHAOSScast podcast where we talked about responsibly sunsetting open source projects. You can learn more about the Sunsetting Practitioner Guide linked in the show notes. Enjoy! podcast.chaoss.community/123

I'm super excited to learn that I won a CNCF TAGGIE award today! The TAGGIE award is given to individuals who have done the most to advance the CNCF Technical Advisory Groups. www.cncf.io/announcement...

Thanks to All Things Open for the post about our OSSEU panel focused on building a sustainable pipeline of open source contributors!

OpenUK Awards 25 Community Category sponsored by Arm, Shortlist is live, congratulations to the shortlisted nominees: Andy Piper, @universalviewer.io (universalviewer.io), and Daniel Gale 🍾🥂🏆 #openukawards #opensource #community

I had the pleasure of attending the very first Digital Resilience Forum in Madrid, Spain this week where industry leaders, policy makers, governments, and others discussed and collaborated on ways to make our digital infrastructure more sustainable and resilient. fastwonderblog.com/2025/10/30/o...

You still have a few more days to submit your CHAOSScon EU talk and get the most out of your FOSDEM trip!

We’re spending a long weekend in Madrid. I’ve been eating so many delicious potatoes, but not getting enough green veggies, so I just ordered a Russian salad as a starter. This is how I learned that it’s basically a potato salad 🤣

I'm excited to announce the latest in our CHAOSS Practitioner Guide Series on the topic of Assessing Viability! OSS is everywhere, but some projects are more viable than others. This guide has a framework for assessing the viability of the OSS projects you use. fastwonderblog.com/2025/10/23/a...

Are you already planning your FOSDEM trip? Do you need a talk to get travel approval? CHAOSScon EU is the Thursday before FOSDEM, and our CFP is open until November 2! Join us to chat about metrics, project health, and related topics! chaoss.community/chaosscon-20...

Did you know that CHAOSS has a bunch of Working Groups (WGs) that anyone can attend? On Wednesday, @andrewnez.bsky.social will be at the Funding Impact Measurement WG to share data about open source project funding. You can find details about all of our meetings at chaoss.community/chaoss-calen...

I was thrilled to be invited to participate in the Turing Way fireside chat about governance along with @richlitt.bsky.social and @claredillon.bsky.social with hosts Jennifer Tridgell and Arielle Bennett-Lovell. Here's a summary with a link to the video. fastwonderblog.com/2025/10/16/t...

It's not too late to register for OSPOlogyLive Lyon on November 5–6! It's free to attend, and there are some great topics on the agenda with a mix of presentations, interactive breakout sessions, and networking. It's going to be fun! community.linuxfoundation.org/events/detai...

My friend Matt Inman made a great comic about AI…

CHAOSScast Episode 120: Practitioner Guides: #5 Demonstrating Organizational Value #devopsish

In addition to the CHAOSS guide about demonstrating the organizational value of your open source efforts, @mrbobbytabl.es and I recorded a podcast about it! I also have a session at OSPOlogy Lyon (Nov 5 & 6) on this same topic (registration is open & free)! fastwonderblog.com/2025/10/07/m...

I hope you'll join me in Lyon for the free OSPOlogyLive event on November 5 & 6! We have several CHAOSS related talks, and it's going to be a lot of fun 🎉 community.linuxfoundation.org/events/detai...

Did you know that the CHAOSS project has a working groups that anyone can participate in? Our next OSPO WG meeting is on Thursday, and we'll be talking about measuring the value of your open source efforts. Details are on the CHAOSS Calendar chaoss.community/chaoss-calen... Join us!

How do we educate the next generation of open source contributors? This is what Ruth Ikegah, Leslie Hawthorne, Stephen Walli, and I discussed at the recent #OSSummit EU in Amsterdam. Here's my blog post with a few more details along with the video of the session. fastwonderblog.com/2025/09/27/e...

I'm looking forward to attending the Digital Resilience Forum on October 29 in Madrid! I'm particularly interested in the discussions around digital sovereignty and OSS sustainability. It's free to attend, and you can request your ticket and get other details by visiting digitalresilienceforum.com

At OSSEU, I talked about power dynamics, rug pulls, and corporate impacts on OSS sustainability. The point of the talk was that OSPOs can think strategically about what the power dynamics mean and how to anticipate / mitigate the risks associated with rug pulls. fastwonderblog.com/2025/09/18/w...

My OpenUK blog post, The Shifting Power Dynamics in Open Source: Rug Pulls, Relicensing and Forks, just went live! I hope you enjoy it. openuk.uk/blog-shiftin...

Our Call for Participation for FOSS Backstage is now officially open! Find all the important information you need at a glance in our new blog post. Read the blog post: 26.foss-backstage.de... Submit your proposal: 26.foss-backstage.de...

I wrote a blog post about how OSPOs can take a more strategic approach to conference talks based on some work that I did at previous companies to get the right people speaking at the right events, including improving talk acceptance rates. fastwonderblog.com/2025/09/07/h...

Here's the 5th blog post in my recent series about governance. This one talks about open source project ownership along with the pros, cons, and risks associated with individual, corporate, and foundation ownership. fastwonderblog.com/2025/08/31/g...

I'm looking forward to attending the Digital Resilience Forum on October 29 in Madrid! I'm particularly interested in the discussions around digital sovereignty and OSS sustainability. It's free to attend, and you can request your ticket and get other details by visiting digitalresilienceforum.com

I've decided to do a little more consulting (in addition to CHAOSS) focused on open source strategy, contributor strategy, project governance, and similar topics. I'm only looking for short engagements. If you'd like to pay for a few hours of my time for advice or feedback, visit fastwonder.com

Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...

Anyone know who's behind governance.md? They have templates, but they don't specify a license or any attribution for where the templates came from, which seems odd in the open source world.

I'll be talking about Power Dynamics, Rug Pulls, and Other Corporate Impacts on OSS Sustainability at #OSSummit today at 4:20 in D201. I hope to see some of you there! sched.co/25VtI

I prepped our online grocery order before I left for the #OSSummit and Paul says that I somehow ordered 8 large bottles of ginger beer. So, I’m taking recommendations for not too sweet cocktails that use ginger beer 🤣

Later today! I’m looking forward to talking about Open Source Communities with @aeva.online at the Open Source Summit Europe! Catch us at #OSSEU at 1530 if you’re interested in how we’re thinking about sustainability and continuity for Open Source Communities!

If you're here at the #OSSummit in Amsterdam, I'm on a panel about educating the next generation of open source project contributors at 11:20: sched.co/25Vmi I hope you'll join us! I'll be around all week, so you can also find me if you want some CHAOSS / OpenUK stickers, and I have a few earrings!

You know what never gets old? People in inflatable t-rex suits visiting t-rex skeletons in museums

The next post in my series about open source project governance talks about creating intentional culture with robust governance documentation that can help make your project more sustainable over time. fastwonderblog.com/2025/08/19/g...

If you missed the OpenChain webinar where we gave an overview of the CHAOSS project, you can watch the replay to learn more about what we do and how to join us! openchainproject.org/news/2025/08...

Well, this explains why tater tots are everywhere in Oregon. In related news, I miss good tater tots 🤣

I spent a chunk of the day designing some new earrings / necklaces for 3D printing. Designs are online if anyone wants them: makerworld.com/en/models/17... Paul did a bunch of fish tank maintenance, so we’re rewarding ourselves with martinis while we wait for the sourdough pizza crust to rise.

I loved this book! You should read it :)

If you've heard about CHAOSS and want to learn more, we'll be giving an overview of the project at today's OpenChain Webinar. I hope to see some of you there! openchainproject.org/news/2025/07...

My third post in a series about governance talks about ways to grow your contributor base and reduce maintainer workload by using a contributor ladder to define pathways into leadership for contributors to your open source project. I hope you enjoy reading it! fastwonderblog.com/2025/08/12/g...

In an attempt to spend less time doomscrolling, I’ve started playing Pokemon Go again. If anyone wants to friend me for pints and gifts, here’s my trainer code 414999043487 😁

Finished my family tech support good deed for my Ohio vacation. My parents had been sharing an Apple account - 1 account and 2 phones, which means that they randomly got text messages via iMessage intended for the other. I finally got them separated into their own accounts.

Fun thing about visiting my parents is seeing them wearing T-shirts that I’ve given them over the years for tech from days gone by .. MeeGo, Sun era OpenOffice, and Pivotal.

So far today: 1) I ran 3 miles 2) I walked 2.5 miles with mom 3) I’m on vacation I think I deserved those potato chips and dip that I just had for my late breakfast. Don’t worry, I also had some watermelon to make it healthy. 😂

Enjoying a few days in Ohio with sweet corn for dinner every evening. Yesterday we had it with Thai slaw and tofu with peanut sauce, and tonight it was with pad Thai. I’ve also had delicious watermelon margaritas, puzzles, and quality time with friends. 💖