Tag: Open Source
If working in public isn’t working, consider adopting a middle-ground option instead of retreating into fully-private. So you’ve found a security issue in an open source project – or maybe just a weird problem that you think might be a security problem. What should you do next?March 27th, 2025
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security What would the Django Software Foundation look like if we had 4x our current budget? I was invited on the Sustain podcast to discuss my recent rant about open source sustainability. I talked about my reaction to the criticism that open source maintainers receive when they take funding, and how this is a personal issue for me – maintainers aren’t abstract ideas to me, they’re my friends. We discussed my call for a more expansive definition of open source, and got into some of the nuance about some of the problems this can cause.March 29th, 2024
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podcast If you have a problem with maintainers getting paid then you have a problem with me and I suggest you let that one marinate. Tomorrow is Volunteer Responsibility Amnesty Day, a day to reflect on your responsibilities as a volunteer and, if any of them are too burdensome, set them down. I’m observing it this year; here’s how and why.