Tech Done Right

Episode 16: Open Source: The Big Picture with Nadia Eghbal



July 26th, 2017  •  36 mins 58 secs  •  Download (34 MB)  •  Link with Timestamp

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The Internet runs on Open Source. Open Source runs on maintainers and contributors. Is that sustainable? We talk to Nadia Eghbal about her work documenting and analyzing the Open Source ecosystem. How did we get here, and how did GitHub change Open Source? Nadia answers why Open Source makes economic sense, and discusses what can make projects more sustainable (hint: it's not just money).