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Study of the European Commission: Survey on the Governance and Sustainability of Critical Open Source Software

Hei, #fediverse!

Please forward this #survey by the #EU #Commission about #OpenSource #Sustainability to anyone you know that uses Open Source:

ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/FOSSEPS_...

#FOSS #SustainOSS

Back in March I helped out during the sustainoss.org summit by facilitating a session about mentoring and planning for succession in open source software projects.

Find the summarised thoughts from our discussion over on github github.com/sustainers/m...

#mentoring #sustainoss #oss #opensource

Sustain Episode 267: Michelle Barker on the Research Software Alliance (ReSA) Michelle joins Richard as she unpacks how ReSA powers open science, global collaboration, and community-driven research.

Listened to Michelle Barker on supporting and measuring social infrastructure for research software on #sustainOSS So good! share.fireside.fm/episode/fxw-...

Approachable Open Source A new book by Brian Muenzenmeyer, available paperback or digital

Another great @sustainoss #Podcast this time with @brian on Approachable Open Source https://podcast.sustainoss.org/262

Lots of nuggets for #OpenSource maintenance. Thanks @richlitt & @abbycabs

Worth checking out Brian's book too:
https://approachableopensource.com/

#FOSS #SustainOSS #FOSS

Brian Muenzenmeyer on Approachable Open Source Brian talks about his book, Approachable Open Source, emphasizing diverse contributions and inclusive paths in open source.

Another great @sustainoss.bsky.social #Podcast this time with @brianmuenzenmeyer.com on Approachable Open Source podcast.sustainoss.org/262

Lots of nuggets for #OpenSource maitenance.

Worth checking out his book too:
approachableopensource.com

#FOSS #SustainOSS #FOSS

Happening in an hour!

#sustainoss

Starting to use @JetBrainsRider on macOS. I'd like to thank @jetbrains for issuing an Open Source License to @ElevationApi !
First debug impressions are VERY positive!
#opensource #sustainoss

#sustainoss This site is great : Discover the Open Source projects* your organization is using that need financial support. https://backyourstack.com/ @opencollect

SF debrief: despite chatter, it was not "hot" there. met @retornam irl and he's chill. i have thoughts about #sustainoss &amp; will writeup

at #sustainoss, it's great!