The global open source ecosystem has millions of projects and observing and participating individuals, who are trying to find their ways to collaborate on activities and finding solutions to fulfill a shared mission. An ecosystem that large inevitably has challenges to remain a balanced, sustainable and welcoming environment.
The My Open Source Experience Podcast collects and shares stories that describe people's experiences from their point of view. All experiences matter, the good, the bad, lessons that you've learned and challenges you still have.
The hosts, Ildiko and Phil are talking to open source, veterans, newbies, their managers, and just really, anybody who is either already involved in the open source ecosystem, or would like to. This podcast is all about the individuals, their voices and their experiences and what they've been through ever since they started to think about or getting involved in open source.
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In this MOSE Shorts segment, Clare Dillon talks about her overall onboarding and contribution experience.
While she's been more active in communities that focus on knowledge sharing and where writing …
Tech and business seem to be very far from each other, but they can't exist without each other, and it's best if people have a level of understanding in both.
In this MOSE SHorts segment, Phil and Ild…
Everyone worries about sustainability, we want to sustain our lives, our relationships, our jobs and our communities, personal, professional or open source.
In this MOSE Shorts segment Michael Dexter …
It is undeniable that connections that are built in person are stronger, you can build trust faster and move conversations forward that were otherwise stuck. All this doesn't mean travel funding gets…
There have been a lot of conversations about funding in the open source space at conferences like FOSSY, and overall in the ecosystem.
In this segment of the My Open Source Experience podcast Samson G…
The software industry has been very fast paced none of us wants to be left behind, nor individuals neither companies.
In this MOSE Shorts segment, Ildiko and Phil are chatting with Kelsey Hightower an…
Mindset and cultural change is hard in any topic area in any organization, and that is no different with open source either. It often boils down to fear. People aren't sure the new direction will wok…
The steps of creating an open source project might be the same, but the experience is always different.
In this MOSE Shorts segment Gregory Kurtzer shares the back story of creating Rocky Linux, and w…
Software supply chain security has been on the top of minds lately, for a very good reason. With most steps depending on digital infrastructure, there are a lot of opportunities for cyber attacks to …
The recent times in open source have been bringing some changes, which connects back to governments' recognition of the importance to protect the cyber space. As modern life depends more and more on …
Open source isn't just for software developers. In fact, there is a large legal community that is focusing on licenses, intellectual property, legislations and more to understand how these all apply …
Maintaining a local fork of an open source project is like maintaining an illusion. It only gives momentarily control and becomes expensive to keep up over time. Have you experienced that already?
Thi…
Open source investment and involvement are still considered risky and expensive, even though there are individuals, companies and studies that say the opposite. What's your take on this?
In this My Op…
We often talk about collaboration in the context of open source, or at least externally to a company with partner organizations. However, especially in larger corporations, cross-team work is just as…
If you want your company to be successful you need to deliver value to your customers or you do'n't have a business. Using open source software is appealing, since the source code is available online…
Building a business strategy is hard in general, and when open source becomes part of the equation it can get even more challenging.
In the recent past there were multiple examples of companies changi…
In this segment of the My Open Source Experience podcast, Kelsey Hightower shares his current adventures, which includes a home improvement project.
As Kelsey is now advising startups, rather than wor…
By definition, open source projects and communities are supposed to be accessible. And while the code is always openly available, the remaining parts of the ecosystem might be further out of reach th…
When people get introduced to open source later in their life and career it can be a bigger adjustment that is hard to do, and that's when individuals start to struggle. When you introduce open sourc…
As humanity progresses, our dependency on digital infrastructure is growing and is now at a level where most of us cannot exist without it, it is part of our everyday life and our livelihood depends …