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CHAOSScast

This CHAOSS Community podcast features members who spent considerable time and effort to understand open source community health and how we can measure it through metrics, analytics, and software. We invite guests to this podcast to talk about how they use open source community health metrics and software in their own open source communities, companies, or foundations. This podcast fills the gap with open source community metric definitions and software on one side and their use on the other

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Episode 125: A very CHAOTIC 2025

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2025/12/11

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 125 In this final episode of the year from CHAOSScast, hosts Alice Sowerby and Harmony Elendu welcome members of the CHAOSS Board, Sean Goggins, Anita Ihuman, Georg Link, and Elizabeth Barron, for an in-depth discussion on the project's developments and future. They share their reflections on key events and trends in the open-source community over 2025. Topics include

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Episode 124: Practitioner Guides: #7 Diverse Leadership

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2025/11/27

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 124 This episode of CHAOSScast kicks off a new Practitioner Guide series focused on “Building Diverse Leadership” in open source communities. Harmony Elendu hosts with co-host Georg Link and guests Dawn Foster and Peculiar Umeh, exploring why diverse leadership matters, how CHAOSS’ practitioner guides turn “walls of metrics” into practical action, and how three specific

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Episode 123: Practitioner Guides: #6 Sunsetting an...

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2025/11/13

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 123 This episode of the CHAOSScast features hosts Harmony Elendu and Alice Sowerby, along with guests Stefka Dimitrova and Dawn Foster, discussing the process of sunsetting open source projects. Dawn and Stefka share their extensive experiences and the importance of managing the lifecycle of open source projects responsibly. They delve into the specifics of the 'Getting

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Episode 122: Meet the 2025 CHAOTICS of the month!

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2025/10/30

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 122 In this episode of CHAOSScast, host Georg and co-host Alice introduce a special feature showcasing the “CHAOTICS of the Month” who are members recognized for their exceptional contributions to the CHAOSS open source community. Today, they chat with David Lippert, Victoria Ottah, and Cali Dolfi. David Lippert, Director of the Open Source Program Office at George

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Episode 121: Package Metadata Working Group with...

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2025/10/16

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 121 In this episode of the CHAOSScast, host Alice Sowerby sits down with Andrew Nesbitt and Damián Vicino to discuss the formation and objectives of the new Package Metadata Working Group within the CHAOSS community. They discuss the complex issues surrounding package manager metadata, its interoperability challenges, and how the working group aims to address these

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Episode 120: Practitioner Guides: #5 Demonstrating...

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2025/10/02

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 120 In this episode of CHAOSScast, Harmony Elendu hosts a discussion with Dawn Foster and Bob Killen to discuss their extensive experience in open source and detail the motivations behind the creation of the CHAOSS Practitioner Guides. These guides aim to help practitioners navigate the overwhelming amount of data related to open source projects and understand how to

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Episode 119: Guest Episode - Sustain asks how...

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2025/09/18

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 119 In this episode of CHAOSScast, we have a special episode from our friends at Sustain. Host Richard Littauer from Sustain is joined by guests Ben Nickolls and Andrew Nesbitt to discuss the ecosyste.ms project. They explore how ecosyste.ms collects and analyzes metadata from various open-source projects to create a comprehensive database that can help improve funding

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Episode 118: Insights from CHAOSScon Africa, Open...

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2025/09/04

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 118 In this episode of CHAOSScast, host Harmony welcomes guests Maryblessing Okolie, Ileriayo Adebiyi, and Joan Njeri, to discuss their experiences and key moments from recent open source community events in Lagos, Nigeria. These events include CHAOSScon Africa, Open Source Community Africa Festival (OSCAFEST), and KCD Nigeria. The guests share their backgrounds and

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Episode 117: Business Success with Open Source with...

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2025/08/21

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 117 In this episode of CHAOSScast, Georg Link and Sean Goggins welcome guest Vicky Brasseur, author of Business Success with Open Source and Forge Your Future with Open Source. The conversation explores Vicky’s early journey into open source, starting from discovering Project Gutenberg in the early '90s to using Linux for the first time, the challenges companies face

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Episode 116: Metrics For Maintainers with Feanil and...

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2025/08/07

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 116 In this episode of CHAOSScast, host Georg Link is joined by guests Sarina Canelake, Feanil Patel, and Felipe Montoya from the Open edX community, to discuss their experiences with the GrimoireLab tool and the launch and growth of their maintainer program. The conversation dives into the history and impact of the Open edX project, the evolution of their maintainer

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Episode 115: Trends from UN OSS Week and OSSNA

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2025/07/24

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!In this double-length CHAOSScast special episode, hosts Harmony Elendu and George Link along with panelists from the CHAOSS community, come together to reflect on their experiences at two major open source events: CHAOSScon North America (co-located with the Open Source Summit) and the United Nations Open Source Week in New York. The episode is packed with personal insights, highlighted key

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Episode 114: Awesome POSM and Jellyfish...

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2025/07/10

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 114 In this episode of CHAOSScast, hosts Georg Link and Nicole Huesman engage in a deep discussion with Christian Taylor, Terence (Tex) McCutcheon, and Johnny Kelly about measuring and enhancing open source community health through innovative methods. Christian and his team share their experiences in implementing the 'paid open source model' within the Cardano blockchain

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Episode 113: FOSS Backstage post-conference report

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2025/06/26

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 112 In this special CHAOSS community panel episode, Harmony hosts a group discussion with Daniel Izquierdo, Peculiar Umeh, Cassie Seo, and Ijeoma Onwuka as they share their experiences at the FOSS Backstage conference held in Berlin. They dive into their goals for attending, the talks they gave, key takeaways, and what the open source community means to them. Topics

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Episode 112: Community health metrics and open...

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2025/06/12

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 112 In this episode of CHAOSScast, host Georg Link, along with Nicole Huesman and Ruth Ikegah, welcome guest Chrys Wu to discuss the findings from the “State of Open Infrastructure” report by Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI). The episode dives into how community health frameworks shape open infrastructure decisions, highlighting various frameworks like CHAOSS metrics,

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Episode 111: Introducing the CHAOSS Education Project

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2025/05/29

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 111 In this episode of the CHAOSScast, host Harmony leads a discussion featuring panelists Dawn Foster, Peculiar Umeh, Aishat Muhammed, and Elizabeth Barron, all of whom are involved in the CHAOSS Education Project. They discuss their roles within the CHAOSS Project and introduce the CHAOSS Education Project, which aims to create accessible learning resources for open

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Episode 110: 20m in CHAOSS Africa with Busayo Ojo and...

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2025/05/15

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 110 In this episode of CHAOSScast, host Harmony Elendu brings together two remarkable CHAOSS Africa contributors, Busayo Ojo and Yigakpoa Ikpae (Yiga), for an inspiring conversation in the "20 Minutes in CHAOSS Africa" series. They discuss how they discovered open source, navigated the CHAOSS community, overcame early confusion, and ultimately flourished as leaders and

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Episode 109: SBOMs and Project Health with Brittany...

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2025/05/01

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 109 In this episode of CHAOSScast, host Georg Link is joined by Cali Dolfi, Senior Data Scientist at Red Hat, and Brittany Istenes, FINOS Ambassador. The discussion delves into the importance of measuring open source community health and the role of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) in ensuring software security and compliance. They talk about the rising threats in open

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Episode 108: CHAOSS in Asia with Divya Mohan, Leon N,...

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2025/04/17

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 108 In this episode of CHAOSScast, Harmony Elendu hosts a dynamic panel discussion with Divya Mohan, Yaya Xia, and Leon Nunes to discuss the latest updates from the CHAOSS Asia chapter. The episode dives into the history and growth of the CHAOSS Asia chapter, from focusing on metrics and localization to expanding collaborations across Asia. They discuss the challenges of

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Episode 107: Guest Episode - Sustain meets Sean...

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2025/04/03

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast- Episode 107 In this episode of CHAOSScast, we have a special crossover episode with Sustain, hosted Richard Littauer. Richard chats with CHAOSS contributor Sean Goggins, a tenured full Professor of Computer Science at the University of Missouri. Sean discusses his extensive involvement in the open source community, particularly through his work with the CHAOSS Project, a Linux

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Episode 106: Funding Impact Measurement Working Group

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2025/03/20

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!CHAOSScast – Episode 106 In this episode of the CHAOSScast, host Alice Sowerby introduces guests Dawn Foster, Cailean Osborne, and Paul Sharratt to discuss the newly formed 'Funding Impact Measurement Working Group' within the CHAOSS community. The panel explores the group's origins, goals, and objectives, emphasizing the importance of mixed method approaches to assess the impact of funding

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