Some Yaks Are Worth Shaving
- Author
- Justin Mayer & Dan Jacobson
- Published
- Thu 24 Apr 2025
- Episode Link
- https://shows.arrowloop.com/@abstractions/episodes/006-some-yaks-are-worth-shaving
Justin engages in “yak shaving” with varying degrees of success, and open-source enthusiasts grapple with what to do when projects are abandoned.
- Definition of “yak shaving”
- Yak shaving comic by David Revoy
- Home Assistant: Open-source home automation framework
- Pelican static site generator
- AutoPub: Python package release automation
- Justin’s article on Converting reStructuredText to Markdown
- Microsoft’s GitHub Unit Cuts AI Deals With Google, Anthropic
- How much agency do you really have when open-source projects are abandoned? (Fediverse thread)
Folks mentioned on the show:
