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.
https://changelog.com/rfc
Experiments and the Economics of Open Source
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.
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Featuring:
- Daniel Bachhuber – GitHub, Website
- Nadia Eghbal – Twitter, GitHub
- Mikeal Rogers – Twitter, GitHub
Show Notes:
- WP-CLI: Command line interface for WordPress
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