In this finale episode of Request For Commits – we regroup to discuss how we got here, lessons learned, community impact, and where the conversations around open source sustainability are taking place now and in the future. This might be the end of this podcast, but the conversation will continue on The Changelog. You should subscribe if you’re not already. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com.Linode – Our cloud server of choice. Deploy a fast, efficient, native SSD cloud server for only $5/month. Get 4 months free using the code changelog2018. Start your server - head to linode.com/changelog Rollbar – Our error monitoring partner. Rollbar provides real-time error monitoring, alerting, and analytics to help us resolve production errors in minutes. To start deploying with confidence - head to rollbar.com/changelog   Featuring: Nadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHubAdam Stacoviak – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, WebsiteJerod Santo – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn Show Notes:  Listen and subscribe to The Changelog The Changelog #193: Funding and Sustaining Open Source with Nadia Eghbal The Changelog #252 GitHub’s Open Source Survey (2017) with Frannie Zlotnick &amp; Nadia Eghbal Subscribe to Nadia’s infrequent newsletter How I Stumbled Upon The Internet’s Biggest Blind Spot Open source was worth at least $143M of Instagram’s $1B acquisition Open source infrastructure Q&amp;A What if Facebook were a nonprofit? Sustain - a one day conversation for open source software sustainers Maintainerati   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

In this finale episode of Request For Commits – we regroup to discuss how we got here, lessons learned, community impact, and where the conversations around open source sustainability are taking place now and in the future. This might be the end of this podcast, but the conversation will continue on The Changelog. You should subscribe if you’re not already. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/20/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.fastly.com/?utm_source=changelog&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=changelog-sponsorship" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fastly</a> – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at <a href="https://www.fastly.com/?utm_source=changelog&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=changelog-sponsorship" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fastly.com</a>. </li><li><a href="https://linode.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice. Deploy a fast, efficient, native SSD cloud server for only $5/month. Get 4 months free using the code <code>changelog2018</code>. Start your server - head to <a href="https://linode.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">linode.com/changelog</a> </li><li><a href="https://rollbar.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rollbar</a> – Our error monitoring partner. Rollbar provides real-time error monitoring, alerting, and analytics to help us resolve production errors in minutes. To start deploying with confidence - head to <a href="https://rollbar.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rollbar.com/changelog</a> </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Adam Stacoviak – <a href="https://changelog.social/@adam" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Mastodon</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/adamstac" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/adamstac" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamstacoviak" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://adamstacoviak.com/" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Jerod Santo – <a href="https://changelog.social/@jerod" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Mastodon</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/jerodsanto" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/jerodsanto" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerodsanto" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li></ul> Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="https://changelog.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen and subscribe to The Changelog</a></li> <li><a href="https://changelog.com/podcast/193" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Changelog #193: Funding and Sustaining Open Source with Nadia Eghbal</a></li> <li><a href="https://changelog.com/podcast/252" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Changelog #252 GitHub’s Open Source Survey (2017) with Frannie Zlotnick &amp; Nadia Eghbal</a></li> <li><a href="https://tinyletter.com/nayafia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to Nadia’s infrequent newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@nayafia/how-i-stumbled-upon-the-internet-s-biggest-blind-spot-b9aa23618c58#.e09jv418s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How I Stumbled Upon The Internet’s Biggest Blind Spot</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@nayafia/open-source-was-worth-at-least-143m-of-instagram-s-1b-acquisition-808bb85e4681#.89yt4315x" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Open source was worth at least $143M of Instagram’s $1B acquisition</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@nayafia/open-source-infrastructure-the-q-a-a44615861944#.m4fxrks9f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Open source infrastructure Q&amp;A</a></li> <li><a href="https://nadiaeghbal.com/facebook-nonprofit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What if Facebook were a nonprofit?</a></li> <li><a href="https://sustainoss.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sustain</a> - a one day conversation for open source software sustainers</li> <li><a href="https://maintainerati.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maintainerati</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-20.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Finale, thank you!

Lauren McCarthy joined Nadia and Mikeal to discuss her work on p5.js, contributions and culture, her before and after take on open source, her path to becoming a maintainer, how p5.js gets new contributors, how they keep them around, and why design isn’t better represented in open source. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Linode – Our cloud server of choice. Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code changelog2017 to get 4 months free!GoCD – GoCD is an on-premise open source continuous delivery server created by ThoughtWorks that lets you automate and streamline your build-test-release cycle for reliable, continuous delivery of your product.  Featuring: Lauren McCarthy – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes:  p5.js   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Lauren McCarthy joined Nadia and Mikeal to discuss her work on p5.js, contributions and culture, her before and after take on open source, her path to becoming a maintainer, how p5.js gets new contributors, how they keep them around, and why design isn’t better represented in open source. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/19/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="https://linode.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice. Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code <code>changelog2017</code> to get 4 months free! </li><li><a href="https://www.gocd.org/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GoCD</a> – GoCD is an on-premise open source continuous delivery server created by ThoughtWorks that lets you automate and streamline your build-test-release cycle for reliable, continuous delivery of your product. </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Lauren McCarthy – <a href="https://twitter.com/laurmccarthy" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/lmccart" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="http://lauren-mccarthy.com/" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="https://p5js.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">p5.js</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-19.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Design, software, and open source

Henry Zhu joined Nadia and Mikeal to discuss his work on Babel, how he became and accidental maintainer, why he thinks maintainers aren’t special, paid open source work, the Babel brand, and building community. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Linode – Our cloud server of choice. Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code changelog2017 to get 4 months free!GoCD – GoCD is an on-premise open source continuous delivery server created by ThoughtWorks that lets you automate and streamline your build-test-release cycle for reliable, continuous delivery of your product.  Featuring: Henry Zhu – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes:  babel js editor   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Henry Zhu joined Nadia and Mikeal to discuss his work on Babel, how he became and accidental maintainer, why he thinks maintainers aren’t special, paid open source work, the Babel brand, and building community. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/18/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="https://linode.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice. Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code <code>changelog2017</code> to get 4 months free! </li><li><a href="https://www.gocd.org/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GoCD</a> – GoCD is an on-premise open source continuous delivery server created by ThoughtWorks that lets you automate and streamline your build-test-release cycle for reliable, continuous delivery of your product. </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Henry Zhu – <a href="https://twitter.com/left_pad" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/hzoo" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="http://henryzoo.com" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="https://babeljs.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">babel js editor</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-18.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Maintaining a popular project and sponsored time

Daniel Bachhuber joined Nadia and Mikeal to discuss his work on wp-cli, the economics, origins, staying productive as a maintainer, fund raising, and the state of wp-cli today. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Linode – Our cloud server of choice. Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code changelog2017 to get 4 months free!GoCD – GoCD is an on-premise open source continuous delivery server created by ThoughtWorks that lets you automate and streamline your build-test-release cycle for reliable, continuous delivery of your product.  Featuring: Daniel Bachhuber – GitHub, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes:  WP-CLI: Command line interface for WordPress   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Daniel Bachhuber joined Nadia and Mikeal to discuss his work on wp-cli, the economics, origins, staying productive as a maintainer, fund raising, and the state of wp-cli today. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/17/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="https://linode.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice. Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code <code>changelog2017</code> to get 4 months free! </li><li><a href="https://www.gocd.org/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GoCD</a> – GoCD is an on-premise open source continuous delivery server created by ThoughtWorks that lets you automate and streamline your build-test-release cycle for reliable, continuous delivery of your product. </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Daniel Bachhuber – <a href="https://github.com/danielbachhuber" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="https://danielbachhuber.com/" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="https://wp-cli.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WP-CLI: Command line interface for WordPress</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-17.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Experiments and the Economics of Open Source

Danese Cooper joined Nadia and Mikeal to discuss the history of open source, how the term became a thing via Tim O’Reilly, feeling empowered as an open source contributor, companies’ relationship to open source, foundations and their role (or not) in governance and sustainability. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Linode – Our cloud server of choice. Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code changelog2017 to get 4 months free!Hired – Get hired. It’s free — in fact, they pay you to get hired. Our listeners get a double hiring bonus of $600.Bugsnag – Mission control for software quality! Monitor website or mobile app errors that impact your customers. Our listeners can try all the features free for 60 days ($118 value).Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform.  Featuring: Danese Cooper – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes:  Tim O’Reilly: Official Bio Free Software Foundation - working together for free software OSCON   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Danese Cooper joined Nadia and Mikeal to discuss the history of open source, how the term became a thing via Tim O’Reilly, feeling empowered as an open source contributor, companies’ relationship to open source, foundations and their role (or not) in governance and sustainability. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/16/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="https://linode.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice. Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code <code>changelog2017</code> to get 4 months free! </li><li><a href="https://hired.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hired</a> – Get hired. It’s free — in fact, they pay you to get hired. Our listeners get a double hiring bonus of $600. </li><li><a href="https://www.bugsnag.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bugsnag</a> – Mission control for software quality! Monitor website or mobile app errors that impact your customers. Our listeners can try all the features free for 60 days ($118 value). </li><li><a href="https://www.fastly.com/?utm_source=changelog&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=changelog-sponsorship" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fastly</a> – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Danese Cooper – <a href="https://twitter.com/DivaDanese" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/danese" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="http://danesecooper.blogs.com/" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.oreilly.com/tim/bio.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tim O’Reilly: Official Bio</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fsf.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free Software Foundation</a> - working together for free software</li> <li><a href="https://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OSCON</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-16.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Open Source History, Foundations, Sustainability

Christopher Hiller joined Nadia and Mikeal to discuss the ups and downs of maintaining Mocha - a JavaScript test framework that runs on Node.js and in the browser. Discussions included maintaining a popular project, getting funding, the challenges of having money, raising the profile of a project, focusing on the needs of a community, and managing burnout. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Linode – Our cloud server of choice. Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code changelog2017 to get 4 months free!Hired – Get hired. It’s free — in fact, they pay you to get hired. Our listeners get a double hiring bonus of $600.Bugsnag – Mission control for software quality! Monitor website or mobile app errors that impact your customers. Our listeners can try all the features free for 60 days ($118 value).Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform.  Featuring: Christopher Hiller – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes:  Mocha - the fun, simple, flexible JavaScript test framework mochajs/mocha on GitHub Mocha on GitHub Mocha on Open Collective Mocha on npm   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Christopher Hiller joined Nadia and Mikeal to discuss the ups and downs of maintaining Mocha - a JavaScript test framework that runs on Node.js and in the browser. Discussions included maintaining a popular project, getting funding, the challenges of having money, raising the profile of a project, focusing on the needs of a community, and managing burnout. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/15/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="https://linode.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice. Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code <code>changelog2017</code> to get 4 months free! </li><li><a href="https://hired.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hired</a> – Get hired. It’s free — in fact, they pay you to get hired. Our listeners get a double hiring bonus of $600. </li><li><a href="https://www.bugsnag.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bugsnag</a> – Mission control for software quality! Monitor website or mobile app errors that impact your customers. Our listeners can try all the features free for 60 days ($118 value). </li><li><a href="https://www.fastly.com/?utm_source=changelog&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=changelog-sponsorship" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fastly</a> – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Christopher Hiller – <a href="https://twitter.com/b0neskull" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/boneskull" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="https://boneskull.com" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="https://mochajs.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mocha</a> - the fun, simple, flexible JavaScript test framework</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/mochajs/mocha" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mochajs/mocha on GitHub</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/mochajs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mocha on GitHub</a></li> <li><a href="https://opencollective.com/mochajs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mocha on Open Collective</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/mocha" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mocha on npm</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-15.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Maintaining a Popular Project and Managing Burnout

Ryan Bigg joined the show to talk about his open source work on the documentation of Ruby on Rails, fund raising, crowd sourcing, departure, handing off, not quitting, making the right decision, getting paid, sustaining, and more. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Linode – Our cloud server of choice. Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code changelog2017 to get 4 months free!Hired – Get hired. It’s free — in fact, they pay you to get hired. Our listeners get a double hiring bonus of $600.Bugsnag – Mission control for software quality! Monitor website or mobile app errors that impact your customers. Our listeners can try all the features free for 60 days ($118 value).Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform.  Featuring: Ryan Bigg – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes:  The Asset Pipeline Guide Ryan Bigg on _theInitialCommit   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Ryan Bigg joined the show to talk about his open source work on the documentation of Ruby on Rails, fund raising, crowd sourcing, departure, handing off, not quitting, making the right decision, getting paid, sustaining, and more. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/14/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="https://linode.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice. Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code <code>changelog2017</code> to get 4 months free! </li><li><a href="https://hired.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hired</a> – Get hired. It’s free — in fact, they pay you to get hired. Our listeners get a double hiring bonus of $600. </li><li><a href="https://www.bugsnag.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bugsnag</a> – Mission control for software quality! Monitor website or mobile app errors that impact your customers. Our listeners can try all the features free for 60 days ($118 value). </li><li><a href="https://www.fastly.com/?utm_source=changelog&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=changelog-sponsorship" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fastly</a> – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Ryan Bigg – <a href="https://twitter.com/ryanbigg" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/radar" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="http://ryanbigg.com/" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="https://guides.rubyonrails.org/asset_pipeline.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Asset Pipeline Guide</a></li> <li><a href="https://theinitialcommit.com/2017/02/14/ryan-bigg/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan Bigg on _theInitialCommit</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-14.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Documentation and Quitting Open Source

Todd Gamblin – a computer scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Lab – tells Nadia and Mikeal all about bringing open source to his peers in the national labs. They discuss what it’s like to open source a project inside the government, how Todd found contributors for Spack, why he got involved with NumFOCUS, and much more. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Linode – Our cloud server of choice. Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code changelog2017 to get 4 months free!Hired – Get hired. It’s free — in fact, they pay you to get hired. Our listeners get a double hiring bonus of $600.Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform.  Featuring: Todd Gamblin – Twitter, GitHubNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes:  LLNL’s Website LLNL on GitHub Spack Exascale NumFOCUS Livermore Computing DOE National Laboratories ASC program LDRD SBIR   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Todd Gamblin – a computer scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Lab – tells Nadia and Mikeal all about bringing open source to his peers in the national labs. They discuss what it’s like to open source a project inside the government, how Todd found contributors for Spack, why he got involved with NumFOCUS, and much more. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/13/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="https://linode.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice. Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code <code>changelog2017</code> to get 4 months free! </li><li><a href="https://hired.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hired</a> – Get hired. It’s free — in fact, they pay you to get hired. Our listeners get a double hiring bonus of $600. </li><li><a href="https://www.fastly.com/?utm_source=changelog&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=changelog-sponsorship" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fastly</a> – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Todd Gamblin – <a href="https://twitter.com/tgamblin" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/tgamblin" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.llnl.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LLNL’s Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/llnl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LLNL on GitHub</a></li> <li><a href="https://spack.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spack</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.exascaleproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exascale</a></li> <li><a href="https://numfocus.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NumFOCUS</a></li> <li><a href="https://hpc.llnl.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Livermore Computing</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.energy.gov/national-laboratories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DOE National Laboratories</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170701020153/https://nnsa.energy.gov/aboutus/ourprograms/defenseprograms/futurescienceandtechnologyprograms/asc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ASC program</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.lanl.gov/projects/ldrd-tri-lab/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LDRD</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sbir.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SBIR</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-13.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Open source and supercomputers (Spack)

Evan You joined the show to talk about his work on Vue.js. We learn how Evan found users and got Vue.js off the ground, the details behind their crowdfunding on Patreon, whether or not crowdfunding is a viable method of sustaining open source, finding balance in life and work, and plans for funding beyond the Patreon campaign. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Linode – Our cloud server of choice! Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code changelog2017 to get 4 months free!Hired – Get hired. It’s free — in fact, they pay you to get hired. Our listeners get a double hiring bonus of $600.Fastly – Our bandwidth partner! Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform.  Featuring: Evan You – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes: Season 2 has begun! Evan You is the creator of Vue, a popular progressive JavaScript framework. He works on Vue full time with the funding from its Patreon campaign. He previously worked at Google and Meteor.  Vue.js - The progressive JavaScript framework VueConf - The first official Vue.js conference in the world! Vue.js on Patreon Babel - Use next generation JavaScript, today. Henry Zhu - Stay tuned to hear from Henry later on in season 2   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Evan You joined the show to talk about his work on Vue.js. We learn how Evan found users and got Vue.js off the ground, the details behind their crowdfunding on Patreon, whether or not crowdfunding is a viable method of sustaining open source, finding balance in life and work, and plans for funding beyond the Patreon campaign. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/12/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="https://linode.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice! Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code <code>changelog2017</code> to get 4 months free! </li><li><a href="https://hired.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hired</a> – Get hired. It’s free — in fact, they pay you to get hired. Our listeners get a double hiring bonus of $600. </li><li><a href="https://www.fastly.com/?utm_source=changelog&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=changelog-sponsorship" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fastly</a> – Our bandwidth partner! Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Evan You – <a href="https://twitter.com/youyuxi" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/yyx990803" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="http://evanyou.me" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: Season 2 has begun! Evan You is the creator of Vue, a popular progressive JavaScript framework. He works on Vue full time with the funding from its Patreon campaign. He previously worked at Google and Meteor. <ul> <li><a href="https://vuejs.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vue.js</a> - The progressive JavaScript framework</li> <li><a href="https://conf.vuejs.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">VueConf</a> - The first official Vue.js conference in the world!</li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/evanyou" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vue.js on Patreon</a></li> <li><a href="https://babeljs.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Babel</a> - Use next generation JavaScript, today.</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/hzoo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Henry Zhu</a> - Stay tuned to hear from Henry later on in season 2</li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-12.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Crowdfunding Open Source (Vue.js)

In this special episode of Request For Commits we close out the first season with a look behind the scenes of the show. We talked about how the show was formed, who’s involved and why, how we approach producing this show, our theme music, as well as our plans and timing for season 2. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Featuring: Nadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHubAdam Stacoviak – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, WebsiteJerod Santo – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn Show Notes: We will begin production of season 2 in Q1 of 2017 and release in Q2. Subscribe to the master feed to get all Changelog podcasts and Changelog Weekly so you don’t skip a beat.  The theme music for RFC was created by Breakmaster Cylinder — Listen to it on Bandcamp The Changelog #193: Funding and Sustaining Open Source with Nadia Eghbal If you haven’t yet, read Karl Fogel’s book — Producing Open Source Software Open Source, Then and Now  with Karl Fogel (author of Producing Open Source Software) — Part 1 and Part 2 Grant Funding: What Happens When You Pay for Open Source Work? with Max Ogden, creator of Dat Funding the Web with Brendan Eich   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

In this special episode of Request For Commits we close out the first season with a look behind the scenes of the show. We talked about how the show was formed, who’s involved and why, how we approach producing this show, our theme music, as well as our plans and timing for season 2. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/behind-season-one/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Featuring: <ul><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Adam Stacoviak – <a href="https://changelog.social/@adam" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Mastodon</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/adamstac" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/adamstac" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamstacoviak" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://adamstacoviak.com/" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Jerod Santo – <a href="https://changelog.social/@jerod" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Mastodon</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/jerodsanto" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/jerodsanto" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerodsanto" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li></ul> Show Notes: We will begin production of season 2 in Q1 of 2017 and release in Q2. <a href="https://changelog.com/master" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to the master feed</a> to get all Changelog podcasts and <a href="https://changelog.com/weekly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog Weekly</a> so you don’t skip a beat. <ul> <li>The theme music for RFC was created by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/breakmaster-cylinder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breakmaster Cylinder</a> — <a href="https://breakmastercylinder.bandcamp.com/track/rfc-theme" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen to it on Bandcamp</a></li> <li><a href="https://changelog.com/podcast/193" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Changelog #193: Funding and Sustaining Open Source with Nadia Eghbal</a></li> <li>If you haven’t yet, read Karl Fogel’s book — <a href="https://producingoss.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Producing Open Source Software</a></li> <li>Open Source, Then and Now with Karl Fogel (author of Producing Open Source Software) — <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Part 1</a> and <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Part 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grant Funding: What Happens When You Pay for Open Source Work? with Max Ogden, creator of Dat</a></li> <li><a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Funding the Web with Brendan Eich</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-behind-season-one.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

BONUS – Behind the Scenes of Season 1 and 2

Request For Commits explored different perspectives in open source sustainability (retired).  Hosts Nadia Eghbal and Mikeal Rogers dive deep into the trials and tribulations of being an open source maintainer, building communities, and navigating the business side of software. Common topics include software licensing, copyright, documentation, governance models, funding platforms such as Open Collective, Kickstarter, etc., measuring success, and more.

Brendan Eich, founder of Brave and creator of JavaScript, joined the show to talk about the history of the web, how it has been funded, and the backstory on the early browser wars and emerging monetization models. We also talked about why big problems are hard to solve for the Internet and the tradeoffs between centralization and distribution. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Toptal – Scale your team and hire the top 3% of developers and designers at Toptal. Email Adam at adam@changelog.com for a personal introduction to Toptal.Minio – Minio is an Amazon S3 compatible object storage server built for cloud application developers and devops. It’s also open source!  Featuring: Brendan Eich – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes:  Check out exploit kits like Angler Exploit Kit Brave   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Brendan Eich, founder of Brave and creator of JavaScript, joined the show to talk about the history of the web, how it has been funded, and the backstory on the early browser wars and emerging monetization models. We also talked about why big problems are hard to solve for the Internet and the tradeoffs between centralization and distribution. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/11/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.toptal.com/?utm_source=changelog&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=changelog-sponsorship" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toptal</a> – Scale your team and hire the top 3% of developers and designers at Toptal. Email Adam at <code>adam@changelog.com</code> for a personal introduction to Toptal. </li><li><a href="https://www.minio.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minio</a> – Minio is an Amazon S3 compatible object storage server built for cloud application developers and devops. It’s also open source! </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Brendan Eich – <a href="https://twitter.com/brendaneich" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/brendaneich" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="https://brendaneich.com/" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: <ul> <li>Check out <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploit_kit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">exploit kits</a> like <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Angler+Exploit+Kit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Angler Exploit Kit</a></li> <li><a href="https://brave.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brave</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-11.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Funding the Web

Charlotte Spencer joined the show to talk about making open source more approachable, Your First PR, helping people make their first open source contribution, attracting new contributors, and what projects can do to bring in, retain, and communicate with new people. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Linode – Our cloud server of choice! Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/mo. We host everything we do on Linode servers. Use the code rfc20 to get 2 months free!Toptal – Scale your team and hire the top 3% of developers and designers at Toptal. Email Adam at adam@changelog.com for a personal introduction to Toptal.  Featuring: Charlotte Spencer – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes: Charlotte Spencer is a software developer who’s done a lot of notable work around making open source more approachable and is a core member of the Hoodie project.  First Pull Request — What was the first pull request you sent on GitHub? Your First PR Making Your First Pull Request Open Open Source Hoodie   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Charlotte Spencer joined the show to talk about making open source more approachable, Your First PR, helping people make their first open source contribution, attracting new contributors, and what projects can do to bring in, retain, and communicate with new people. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/10/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="https://linode.com/rfc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice! Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/mo. We host everything we do on Linode servers. Use the code <code>rfc20</code> to get 2 months free! </li><li><a href="http://www.toptal.com/?utm_source=changelog&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=changelog-sponsorship" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toptal</a> – Scale your team and hire the top 3% of developers and designers at Toptal. Email Adam at <code>adam@changelog.com</code> for a personal introduction to Toptal. </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Charlotte Spencer – <a href="https://twitter.com/charlotteis" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/charlotteis" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="http://www.charlotteis.co.uk/" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: Charlotte Spencer is a software developer who’s done a lot of notable work around making open source more approachable and is a core member of the Hoodie project. <ul> <li><a href="https://firstpr.me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">First Pull Request</a> — What was the first pull request you sent on GitHub?</li> <li><a href="http://yourfirstpr.github.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Your First PR</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171028170042/http://www.charlotteis.co.uk/making-your-first-pull-request/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Making Your First Pull Request</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161218232816/http://www.charlotteis.co.uk/open-open-source/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Open Open Source</a></li> <li><a href="http://hood.ie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hoodie</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-10.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Finding New Contributors

Heather Meeker joined the show to talk about open source licensing, why open source licenses are historically significant, how much developers really need to know, and how much developers think they know. We also talk about mixing commercial and open source licenses, and how lawyers keep up with an ever-changing landscape. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Toptal – Scale your team and hire the top 3% of developers and designers at Toptal. Email Adam at adam@changelog.com for a personal introduction to Toptal.Linode – Our cloud server of choice! Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/mo. We host everything we do on Linode servers. Use the code rfc20 to get 2 months free!  Featuring: Heather Meeker – Twitter, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes: Heather has spent over twenty years on legal matters related to open source, and has published several books on open source software licensing.  Open Source for Business: A Practical Guide to Open Source Software Licensing Technology Licensing: A Practitioner’s Guide Checkout these useful links on Heather’s site about licenses and the legal side of open source O’Melveny &amp; Myers Heather Meekers on O’Melveny &amp; Myers   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Heather Meeker joined the show to talk about open source licensing, why open source licenses are historically significant, how much developers really need to know, and how much developers think they know. We also talk about mixing commercial and open source licenses, and how lawyers keep up with an ever-changing landscape. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/9/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.toptal.com/?utm_source=changelog&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=changelog-sponsorship" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toptal</a> – Scale your team and hire the top 3% of developers and designers at Toptal. Email Adam at <code>adam@changelog.com</code> for a personal introduction to Toptal. </li><li><a href="https://linode.com/rfc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice! Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/mo. We host everything we do on Linode servers. Use the code <code>rfc20</code> to get 2 months free! </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Heather Meeker – <a href="https://twitter.com/heathermeeker4" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://heathermeeker.com/" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: Heather has spent over twenty years on legal matters related to open source, and has published several books on open source software licensing. <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1511617772/chlg-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Open Source for Business: A Practical Guide to Open Source Software Licensing</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/215440/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Technology Licensing: A Practitioner’s Guide</a></li> <li><a href="https://heathermeeker.com/links/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Checkout these useful links</a> on Heather’s site about licenses and the legal side of open source</li> <li><a href="https://www.omm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">O’Melveny &amp; Myers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.omm.com/professionals/heather-j-meeker/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heather Meekers on O’Melveny &amp; Myers</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-9.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Open source and licensing

David Cramer (CEO of Sentry) and Isaac Schlueter (CEO of npm) joined the show to talk about building businesses in open source, why they decided to turn their side projects into full-time work, how they experimented with finding steady sources of revenue, raising venture capital, working with investors and with community, and different company approaches to developing open source projects. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Linode – Our cloud server of choice! Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/mo. We host everything we do on Linode servers. Use the code rfc20 to get 2 months free!Toptal – Scale your team and hire the top 3% of developers and designers at Toptal. Email Adam at adam@changelog.com for a personal introduction to Toptal.  Featuring: David Cramer – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteIsaac Schlueter – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes: Sentry is a developer tool for detecting application errors, and npm is the default package manager for Node.js. Both started as open source projects, which David and Isaac have built into businesses.  Sentry npm   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

David Cramer (CEO of Sentry) and Isaac Schlueter (CEO of npm) joined the show to talk about building businesses in open source, why they decided to turn their side projects into full-time work, how they experimented with finding steady sources of revenue, raising venture capital, working with investors and with community, and different company approaches to developing open source projects. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/8/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="https://linode.com/rfc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice! Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/mo. We host everything we do on Linode servers. Use the code <code>rfc20</code> to get 2 months free! </li><li><a href="http://www.toptal.com/?utm_source=changelog&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=changelog-sponsorship" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toptal</a> – Scale your team and hire the top 3% of developers and designers at Toptal. Email Adam at <code>adam@changelog.com</code> for a personal introduction to Toptal. </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>David Cramer – <a href="https://twitter.com/zeeg" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/dcramer" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="https://sentry.io/" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Isaac Schlueter – <a href="https://twitter.com/izs" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/isaacs" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="https://izs.me/" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: Sentry is a developer tool for detecting application errors, and npm is the default package manager for Node.js. Both started as open source projects, which David and Isaac have built into businesses. <ul> <li><a href="https://sentry.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sentry</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">npm</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-8.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Open Source and Business

On today’s show Nadia and Mikeal talk with Rod Vagg, Chief Node Officer at NodeSource, about liberal contribution agreements and the underlying mechanics of liberal contribution management, how to level up casual contributors, how projects transition into a liberal contribution mindset and whether there is a place for BDFLs in the future of project governance. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Toptal – Scale your team and hire the top 3% of developers and designers at Toptal. Email Adam at adam@changelog.com for a personal introduction to Toptal.Linode – Our cloud server of choice! We host everything we do on Linode servers. Use the code rfc20 to get 2 months free!  Featuring: Rod Vagg – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes:  Nodesource Was This Trip Really Necessary?   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

On today’s show Nadia and Mikeal talk with Rod Vagg, Chief Node Officer at NodeSource, about liberal contribution agreements and the underlying mechanics of liberal contribution management, how to level up casual contributors, how projects transition into a liberal contribution mindset and whether there is a place for BDFLs in the future of project governance. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/7/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.toptal.com/?utm_source=changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toptal</a> – Scale your team and hire the top 3% of developers and designers at Toptal. Email Adam at adam@changelog.com for a personal introduction to Toptal. </li><li><a href="https://linode.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice! We host everything we do on Linode servers. Use the code <code>rfc20</code> to get 2 months free! </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Rod Vagg – <a href="https://twitter.com/rvagg" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/rvagg" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="https://r.va.gg" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="https://nodesource.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nodesource</a></li> <li><a href="https://nodesource.com/blog/was-this-trip-really-necessary/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Was This Trip Really Necessary?</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-7.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Liberal Contribution and Governance Models

On today’s show Nadia and Mikeal talk with Max Ogden, creator of Dat, an open source, decentralized tool for distributing data sets. Max has also done a lot of work in the Node.js ecosystem, including helping start NodeSchool and publishing hundreds of modules to npm. He was also one of the first Code for America fellows. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Toptal – Scale your team and hire the top 3% of developers and designers at Toptal. Email Adam at adam@changelog.com for a personal introduction to Toptal.Linode – Our cloud server of choice! We host everything we do on Linode servers. Use the code rfc20 to get 2 months free!  Featuring: Max Ogden – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes: We talked about how he figured out grants were right for developing Dat, and how he managed to find his first funders. We also got into the mechanics of grant funding. Max shared what it’s like to work with grant funders, and how to build those early relationships if you’re looking for grants yourself.  dat Knight Prototype Fund - Knight Foundation Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Substance Consortium Submission to openscienceprize.org MozFest 2016 NodeSchool U.S. Open Data The difference between 18F and USDS   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

On today’s show Nadia and Mikeal talk with Max Ogden, creator of Dat, an open source, decentralized tool for distributing data sets. Max has also done a lot of work in the Node.js ecosystem, including helping start NodeSchool and publishing hundreds of modules to npm. He was also one of the first Code for America fellows. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/6/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.toptal.com/?utm_source=changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toptal</a> – Scale your team and hire the top 3% of developers and designers at Toptal. Email Adam at adam@changelog.com for a personal introduction to Toptal. </li><li><a href="https://linode.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice! We host everything we do on Linode servers. Use the code <code>rfc20</code> to get 2 months free! </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Max Ogden – <a href="https://twitter.com/denormalize" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/maxogden" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="http://maxogden.com" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: We talked about how he figured out grants were right for developing Dat, and how he managed to find his first funders. We also got into the mechanics of grant funding. Max shared what it’s like to work with grant funders, and how to build those early relationships if you’re looking for grants yourself. <ul> <li><a href="https://dat.foundation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dat</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.knightfoundation.org/funding-initiatives/knight-prototype-fund/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Knight Prototype Fund - Knight Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="https://sloan.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alfred P. Sloan Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="https://substance.io/consortium/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Substance Consortium</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/codeforscience/sciencefair-openscienceprize" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submission to openscienceprize.org</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mozillafestival.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MozFest 2016</a></li> <li><a href="https://nodeschool.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NodeSchool</a></li> <li><a href="https://usopendata.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">U.S. Open Data</a></li> <li><a href="https://ben.balter.com/2015/04/22/the-difference-between-18f-and-usds/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The difference between 18F and USDS</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-6.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Grant Funding: What Happens When You Pay for Open Source Work?

On today’s show Nadia and Mikeal are joined by Eric Holscher to discuss non-code contributions, how they are regarded in open source culture, their value, and how to incentivize this type of work. They also talked about how Read the Docs grew a documentation community, contribution guides, and why this work matters. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Linode – Our cloud server of choice! This is what we built our new CMS on. Use the code rfc20 to get 2 months free!  Featuring: Eric Holscher – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes:  Read the Docs Write the Docs Writing Great Documenation Lawrence Journal-World   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

On today’s show Nadia and Mikeal are joined by Eric Holscher to discuss non-code contributions, how they are regarded in open source culture, their value, and how to incentivize this type of work. They also talked about how Read the Docs grew a documentation community, contribution guides, and why this work matters. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/5/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="https://linode.com/gotime" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice! This is what we built our new CMS on. Use the code <code>rfc20</code> to get 2 months free! </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Eric Holscher – <a href="https://twitter.com/ericholscher" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/ericholscher" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="http://ericholscher.com" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="https://readthedocs.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read the Docs</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.writethedocs.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Write the Docs</a></li> <li><a href="https://jacobian.org/tags/great-documentation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Writing Great Documenation</a></li> <li><a href="http://www2.ljworld.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lawrence Journal-World</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-5.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Documentation and the Value of Non-Code Contributions

On today’s show Nadia and Mikeal are joined by Jan Lehnardt to discuss the value of building communities to reduce burden on maintainers and create sustainable projects, how communities help grow a project, and contributor models. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Toptal – Scale your team and hire the top 3% of developers and designers at Toptal. Email Adam at adam@changelog.com for a personal introduction to Toptal.  Featuring: Jan Lehnardt – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes:  Hoodie   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

On today’s show Nadia and Mikeal are joined by Jan Lehnardt to discuss the value of building communities to reduce burden on maintainers and create sustainable projects, how communities help grow a project, and contributor models. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/4/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.toptal.com/?utm_source=changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toptal</a> – Scale your team and hire the top 3% of developers and designers at Toptal. Email Adam at <code>adam@changelog.com</code> for a personal introduction to Toptal. </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Jan Lehnardt – <a href="https://twitter.com/janl" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/janl" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="http://writing.jan.io" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: <ul> <li><a href="http://hood.ie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hoodie</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-4.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Building Communities

On today’s show Nadia and Mikeal are joined by Andrew Nesbitt and Arfon Smith to talk about open source metrics, and how to interpret data around dependencies and usage. They talked about what we currently can, and can not measure in today’s open source ecosystem. They also talked about individual project metrics, how we can measure success, what maintainers should be paying attention to, and whether or not GitHub stars really matter. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Linode – Our cloud server of choice! This is what we built our new CMS on. Use the code rfc20 to get 2 months free!Rollbar – Put errors in their place! Full-stack error tracking for all apps in any language. Get the Bootstrap plan free for 90 days. That’s nearly 300,000 errors tracked totally free. Members can get an extra $200 in credit.  Featuring: Andrew Nesbitt – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteArfon Smith – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes: Andrew Nesbitt is the creator of Libraries.io, and Arfon Smith heads up open source data at GitHub. Andrew’s project, Libraries.io, helps people discover and track open source libraries, which was informed by his work on GitHub Explore. Arfon works to make GitHub data more accessible to the public. Previously, he worked on science initiatives at GitHub and elsewhere, including a popular citizen science platform called Zooniverse.  GitHub Stars Libraries.io Zooniverse   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

On today’s show Nadia and Mikeal are joined by Andrew Nesbitt and Arfon Smith to talk about open source metrics, and how to interpret data around dependencies and usage. They talked about what we currently can, and can not measure in today’s open source ecosystem. They also talked about individual project metrics, how we can measure success, what maintainers should be paying attention to, and whether or not GitHub stars really matter. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/3/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="https://linode.com/gotime" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice! This is what we built our new CMS on. Use the code rfc20 to get 2 months free! </li><li><a href="https://rollbar.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rollbar</a> – Put errors in their place! Full-stack error tracking for all apps in any language. Get the Bootstrap plan free for 90 days. That’s nearly 300,000 errors tracked totally free. Members can get an extra $200 in credit. </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Andrew Nesbitt – <a href="https://twitter.com/teabass" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/andrew" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="http://nesbitt.io/" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Arfon Smith – <a href="https://twitter.com/arfon" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/arfon" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="https://arfon.org" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: Andrew Nesbitt is the creator of <a href="http://Libraries.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Libraries.io</a>, and Arfon Smith heads up open source data at GitHub. Andrew’s project, <a href="http://Libraries.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Libraries.io</a>, helps people discover and track open source libraries, which was informed by his work on GitHub Explore. Arfon works to make GitHub data more accessible to the public. Previously, he worked on science initiatives at GitHub and elsewhere, including a popular citizen science platform called Zooniverse. <ul> <li><a href="https://help.github.com/articles/about-stars/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub Stars</a></li> <li><a href="https://libraries.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Libraries.io</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.zooniverse.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zooniverse</a></li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-3.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Measuring Success in Open Source

Nadia Eghbal and Mikeal Rogers kick off Season 1 of Request For Commits with a two part conversation with Karl Fogel — a software developer who has been active in open source since its inception. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors:  Linode – Our cloud server of choice! This is what we built our new CMS on. Use the code rfc20 to get 2 months free!Rollbar – Put errors in their place! Full-stack error tracking for all apps in any language. Get the Bootstrap plan free for 90 days. That’s nearly 300,000 errors tracked totally free. Members can get an extra $200 in credit.  Featuring: Karl Fogel – Twitter, GitHub, WebsiteNadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHubMikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub Show Notes: Karl served on the board of the Open Source Initiative, which coined the term “open source”, and helped write Subversion, a popular version control system that predates Git. Karl also wrote a popular book on managing open source projects called Producing Open Source Software. He’s currently a partner at Open Tech Strategies, a firm that helps major organizations use open source to achieve their goals.  Read Karl Fogel’s book — Producing Open Source Software Make sure you start with part 1 with Karl Fogel where we kick off this conversation.   Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Nadia Eghbal and Mikeal Rogers kick off Season 1 of Request For Commits with a two part conversation with Karl Fogel — a software developer who has been active in open source since its inception. <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/2/discuss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave us a comment</a> <a href="https://changelog.com/++" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Changelog++</a> members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: <ul> <li><a href="https://linode.com/gotime" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linode</a> – Our cloud server of choice! This is what we built our new CMS on. Use the code rfc20 to get 2 months free! </li><li><a href="https://rollbar.com/changelog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rollbar</a> – Put errors in their place! Full-stack error tracking for all apps in any language. Get the Bootstrap plan free for 90 days. That’s nearly 300,000 errors tracked totally free. Members can get an extra $200 in credit. </li> </ul> Featuring: <ul><li>Karl Fogel – <a href="https://twitter.com/kfogel" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/kfogel" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a>, <a href="http://www.red-bean.com/kfogel/" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal – <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers – <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc nofollow" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li></ul> Show Notes: Karl served on the board of the Open Source Initiative, which coined the term “open source”, and helped write Subversion, a popular version control system that predates Git. Karl also wrote a popular book on managing open source projects called Producing Open Source Software. He’s currently a partner at Open Tech Strategies, a firm that helps major organizations use open source to achieve their goals. <ul> <li>Read Karl Fogel’s book — <a href="https://producingoss.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Producing Open Source Software</a></li> <li>Make sure you start with <a href="https://changelog.com/rfc/1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">part 1 with Karl Fogel</a> where we kick off this conversation.</li> </ul> Something missing or broken? <a href="https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/rfc/request-for-commits-2.md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRs welcome!</a>

Open Source, Then and Now (Part 2)

Thanks for having these really vital conversations about open source and sustainability out in the open. Fascinating.

Important conversations!

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