SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 03/10/2026@willingc.bsky.social and @hugobowne.bsky.social join host @richlitt.bsky.social to explore AI, maintainer challenges, community-driven models, and the future of open source. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/294 031
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Daniel (@danielroe.dev) and Matias (@patak.cat) of npmx (npmx.dev) join host Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) explores community, governance, inclusion, burnout, and sustainability beyond nonstop productivity. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/293 13612
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Join us for the launch of the Software Stewardship Lab (stewardshiplab.org)! @vlad.website is on the podcast with hosts @richlitt.bsky.social, @abbycabs.dev & @erioldoesdesign.bsky.social to talk about promoting research for OSS maintainers and sustainers. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/292.bsky.app 0127
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Chelsea (www.linkedin.com/in/chelseafi...) joins host Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) to dive in on her journey from volunteer to leader of a regional Python group, Python NZ’s (python.nz) financial crisis, and saving Kiwi PyCon (kiwipycon.nz). Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/291 011
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Andrew (nesbitt.io) of Ecosyste.ms joins host Richard (bsky.app/profile/rich...) at UN Open Source Week in NYC to discuss AI exposing hidden OSS dependency risks and the need for faster updates, dependency pruning, and maintainer support. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/290 020
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Courtney(courtney-e-miller.github.io) joins host Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) to explore software abandonment, maintainer burnout, AI tooling, and open source sustainability. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/289 151
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Jeff (jyoung3131.github.io) and Daniel (www.linkedin.com/in/danielsho...) join Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) and Eriol (@erioldoesdesign.bsky.social) to discuss academic OSPOs, students learning OSS, and mentorship. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/288 041
Reposted by SustainOSSSustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 12/05/2026We're hosting a forum on AI, FLOSS, and Sustainability. If you're interested in exploring how AI is impacting FLOSS software and all those who work on it: join us for the next SustainOSS Virtual Forum on Thursday 11 June 2026. sustainoss.org/events/ai-fl...sustainoss.orgAI, FLOSS, and Sustainability Virtual ForumA Space for Open Source Sustainers 084
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 12/05/2026We're hosting a forum on AI, FLOSS, and Sustainability. If you're interested in exploring how AI is impacting FLOSS software and all those who work on it: join us for the next SustainOSS Virtual Forum on Thursday 11 June 2026. sustainoss.org/events/ai-fl...sustainoss.orgAI, FLOSS, and Sustainability Virtual ForumA Space for Open Source Sustainers 084
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Alan Rubin (findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/6680...) joins host Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) to discuss MaveDB (www.varianteffect.org/mavedb/) and how open source tools advance genetics and cancer research data access. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/287 001
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Alan Rubin (findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/6680...) joins host Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) to discuss MaveDB (www.varianteffect.org/mavedb/) and how open source tools advance genetics and cancer research data access. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/287 000
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Host Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) talks with Jack (@gdayitsjack.bsky.social) about PyCon AU (2026.pycon.org.au) and how regional conferences build local connections, support new speakers, and help sustain open source communities. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/286 024
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Miranda (@mirandaheath.website) joins host Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) to dive into altruism, maintainer motivation, and burnout in open source communities. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/285 020
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Trent (www.linkedin.com/in/trenton-v...) joins hosts Eriol (www.linkedin.com/in/eriolfox/) and Victory (www.linkedin.com/in/victory-b...) for a deep dive into Protocol Guild (www.protocolguild.org), and Ethereum’s (ethereum.org) unique finance. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/284 011
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Nuno (nloureiro.com), together with hosts Eriol (www.linkedin.com/in/eriolfox/) and Victory (www.linkedin.com/in/victory-b...), discusses digital design at ethereum.org, open source UX challenges, collaboration, trust, and community feedback. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/283 010
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Lucas (www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-fada/) shares with Eriol (www.linkedin.com/in/eriolfox/) and Victory (www.linkedin.com/in/victory-b...) startup insights, Drips Network (www.drips.network), and Web3 ecosystems (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web3). Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/282 020
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Devansh (x.com/TheDevanshMe...) joins Eriol (www.linkedin.com/in/eriolfox/) & Victory (www.linkedin.com/in/victory-b...) to explore how to fund open-source infrastructure fairly and at scale. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/281 000
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Eriol (www.linkedin.com/in/eriolfox/) and Victory (www.linkedin.com/in/victory-b...) talk with EF’s Nixo (x.com/nixorokish) on Ethereum (ethereum.org) governance, coordination, upgrades, and OSS. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/280 031
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Shu Choudhary (www.linkedin.com/in/shubhrans...) dives into Democratic Media (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democra...), open source, Web3, and blockchain to democratize journalism and support independent media. Listen @ podcast.sustainoss.org/279 010
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Mário Havel (github.com/taxmeifyoucan) explores Ethereum (ethereum.org) protocol support, Prague’s Bordell hackerspace (bordel.wtf), free software philosophy, open source sustainability, and crowd-loaning. Listen @ podcast.sustainoss.org/278 010
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Rynn (www.linkedin.com/in/rynnmancu...), Maryblessing (linkedin.com/in/maryblessingokolie) & Mo (www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmc...) discuss OES (ethicalsource.dev) and Contributor Covenant 3.0 (www.contributor-covenant.org/version/3/0/...). Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/277 000
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Dawn (dawnwages.info) and Loren (www.linkedin.com/in/loren-cra...) discuss sustaining Python (www.python.org/psf/), governance, fundraising, PyCon US (us.pycon.org/2026/), and rejecting a $1.5M NSF grant over anti-DEI terms. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/276 165
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Host Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) talks with Richard Acton (richardjacton.net), a Data Outputs Manager, about Research Software Sharing, Publication, & Distribution Checklists (rsspdc.org) and the role of open science in improving research practices. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/275 011
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) talks with artist and technologist Qianqian “Q” Ye (qianqian-ye.com) about leading p5.js (p5js.org), open-source care work, decentralizing leadership, and building an inclusive, sustainable coding community. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/274 152
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Host Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) chats with Federico (viruta.org/pages/about....) about GIMP (www.gimp.org), GNOME’s (www.gnome.org) history, Rust, and the social, tech, and economic forces shaping open source development. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/273 010
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Host Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) chats with Federico Mena Quintero (viruta.org/index.html) about GIMP (www.gimp.org), GNOME’s (www.gnome.org) history, Rust, and the social, tech, and economic forces shaping open source development. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/273 020
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Hosts Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social), Abby (abbycabs.github.io), and Eriol (@erioldoesdesign.bsky.social) chat with Sarah Rainsberger (@sarah11918.rainsberger.ca) of Astro (astro.build) about her journey & using low-tech tools like Chromebooks for coding. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/272 041
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Kade Morton (www.linkedin.com/in/kade-mort...) of Arachne Digital (www.arachne.digital) joins hosts Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) and Eriol (@erioldoesdesign.bsky.social) to delve into cybersecurity, open source security, and global digital threat contexts. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/271 032
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Ben (www.linkedin.com/in/benjamuk/) and Andrew (nesbitt.io) join host Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) to explore ecosyste.ms, a project using open source metadata to guide funding and support key projects with smart, ecosystem-aware algorithms. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/270 042
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Marianne Bellotti (www.bellotti.tech) & Greg Wilson (third-bit.com) join host Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) to dive into their new paper, “10 Quick Tips for Making Your Software Outlive Your Job” (arxiv.org/abs/2505.06484). Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/269 021
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Kicking off our 2025 Maintainer Month series, Dirkjan Ochtman (dirkjan.ochtman.nl) joins Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) to talk Rust (github.com/rustls/rustls) maintenance, open source funding, and sustaining projects without burning out. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/268 143
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Michelle Barker (www.linkedin.com/in/michelled...) joins Richard (richlitt.bsky.social) as she unpacks how ReSA (www.researchsoft.org) powers open science, global collaboration, and community-driven research. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/267 013
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Join Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social), Eriol Fox (@erioldoesdesign.bsky.social), Allen Gunn (buff.ly/4NeQAsi), Leslie Hawthorne (buff.ly/83QU7Lu), and Abby Mayes (abbycabs.github.io) as they explore the current state of open source sustainability and what lies ahead. Listen at 🎙️ buff.ly/6okqXss 022
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Sean Goggins (www.seangoggins.net) shares his work with the CHAOSS Project (chaoss.community), exploring open-source sustainability, leadership, metrics, and his academic journey. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/265 000
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Neil Chue Hong (www.linkedin.com/in/neilchueh...) discusses SSI's £4.8M Research Software Maintenance Fund (www.software.ac.uk/news/ukri-aw...), supporting research software maintenance, and its role in software sustainability. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/264 057
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Alison Hill (bsky.app/profile/apreshill.com) delves into her shift from academia to industry, her role at Anaconda (www.anaconda.com), and the impact of product management in open-source. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/263 041
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 17/01/2025It's happening again! If you have interest, passion or need around the diverse range of topics collectively described as “sustainability of free and #opensource software”, we invite you to join us for the SustainOSS Virtual Forum, on Thursday 13 March 2025. opencollective.com/sustainoss/e...opencollective.comSustainOSS Virtual Forum - Open CollectiveA virtual three-hour event bringing together developers, researchers, and policy makers 023
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Brian Muenzenmeyer (brianmuenzenmeyer.com) talks about his book, Approachable Open Source (approachableopensource.com), emphasizing diverse contributions and inclusive paths in open source. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/262 031
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Alexander Petros (alexanderpetros.com) delves into htmx (htmx.org), lightweight protocols, and open-source software's impact on the web's future. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/261 020
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Robert Douglass (buff.ly/3YYDM53) delves into his history with Drupal (buff.ly/3hz83px), the new Drupal Certified Partner Program (buff.ly/3Z2F5zT), and helping the RFP process along. Listen at 🎙️ buff.ly/3CDKDJE 010
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Giulio Carvalho (www.linkedin.com/in/ogecece) dives into the importance of civic tech projects like Querido Diário (queridodiario.ok.org.br/en-US/sobre) in improving transparency by centralizing data despite challenges from big tech. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/259 010
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Devin Stein (github.com/devstein) dives into the challenges in open source sustainability, AI & LLMs for support, Dosu’s (dosu.dev) knowledge base aids teams, and ethics in AI use. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/258 120
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Kailash Nadh (nadh.in/) talks about Zerodha's (zerodha.com/) FLOSS/Fund granting $1M per year to open source projects and the importance of the funding.json (buff.ly/4hoqzLa) format in funding FLOSS. Listen at 🎙️ buff.ly/40nbe7z 010
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Thomas Karagianes (www.linkedin.com/in/thomaskaragianes) & Jonathan Romano (luxaritas.com) discuss Eterna's (eternagame.org) open source RNA research, blending human intuition, AI, and community-driven puzzle solutions. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/256 020
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 08/11/2024Caleb Connolly (buff.ly/4e0M4i6) & Pablo Correa Gómez (buff.ly/4hizkGt) dive into postmarketOS (buff.ly/2Q0g4C2), an OS for off-market phones, and how they're making it into a sustainable community. Listen at 🎙️ buff.ly/4hibtH1 010
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 01/11/2024Batool Almarzouq (buff.ly/3NCSoBS) talks about Open Science Community Saudi Arabia (osc-ksa.com) and how localization and internationalization make more sustainable communities. Listen at 🎙️ buff.ly/3BUKVvf 010
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 25/10/2024Juan Pablo Alperin (buff.ly/4eUc93t) and John Willinsky (buff.ly/3ZYtFzg) dive into PKP's (pkp.sfu.ca) history, the development of OJS (buff.ly/4gYPuon), publishing, AI integration, and balancing growth with sustainability. Listen at 🎙️ buff.ly/4eTrYHA 000
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 18/10/2024Nolan Lawson (nolanlawson.com) delves into burnout, open source challenges, reputation pressures, and his shift to sustainable practices like Pinafore (pinafore.social). Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/252 000
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 11/10/2024Gina Häußge (foosel.net) shares her journey to working full-time on OctoPrint (buff.ly/4eN118u) through crowdfunding, addressing burnout, user demands, and the importance of API stability for plugin developers. Listen at 🎙️ buff.ly/3BLDlTy 011
SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 04/10/2024Jules Barros Lima (buff.ly/47L426J) delves into Associação Python Brasil (buff.ly/3BuoBbw), diversity in open source, "atomic diversity" framework, pandemic effects on Python,, and developing compassionate and impactful codes of conduct. Listen at 🎙️ buff.ly/3N3bUae 010
