Open Source is Wild – The craziest things The Changelog has seen in 15 years [Podcast #148]

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On this week’s episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Adam Stachoviac and Jerod Santo co-hosts of The Changelog – the longest-running software podcast in world. They interview devs about Open Source projects, and they also have a weekly news episode that I always listen to. 5 years ago, I interviewed them for their 10th anniversary episode, and now I’m back catching up on what they’ve been doing for the past 5 years.

We talk about:
– How open source is changing
– Open data and open LLM models
– Self-reliance and self-hosted infrastructure
– The business of running a developer community

Can you guess what song I’m playing in the intro?

Also, I want to thank the 10,993 kind people who support our charity each month, and who make this podcast possible. You can join them and support our mission at: https://www.freecodecamp.org/donate

Links we talk about during our conversation:

– Honeypot episode Adam mentions: https://changelog.com/podcast/557

– Steve Yegge episodes Quincy mentions: https://changelog.com/podcast/549

– Open Source Civilization episode Jerod mentions: https://changelog.com/podcast/428

0:00:00 Introduction to the Change Log Podcast
0:03:42 The Evolution of Open Source Software
0:06:48 The Tension Between Givers and Takers
0:09:32 Security Vulnerabilities in Open Source
0:12:43 The Impact of State Actors on Open Source
0:15:34 The Dilemma of Technology Dependency
0:18:47 The Future of Open Source and Its Challenges
0:24:25 Navigating the Open Source Landscape
0:44:17 The Evolution of Collaboration in Software Development
0:50:26 Incorporating Tools and Change Logs
0:53:18 Listener-Centric Content Creation
0:57:50 Listener Requests and Favorite Episodes
1:00:44 Exploring Open Source and Future Directions
1:11:28 Cyclical Nature of Excitement in Software Development
1:13:27 Perception of Growth and Learning
1:17:42 Listener Engagement and Unique Requests
1:19:51 Open Source and Individualism
1:21:40 Self-Hosting and Data Ownership
1:24:21 Community and Podcasting Dynamics
1:36:48 Closing Thoughts and Future Directions Read More freeCodeCamp.org