Episode 32: What FOSS Responders Does with Megan Sanicki & Duane O’Brien

Sponsored By:
Panelists Justin Dorfman | Richard Littauer Guests Megan
Sanicki (https://twitter.com/megansanicki) Open Source Program
Office at Google Duane O’Brien (https://twitter.com/DuaneOBrien)
Head of Open Source at Indeed Show Notes This is a continuation of
our mini COVID-19 coverage series podcast. Today, we have special
guests, Megan Byrd-Sanicki and Duane O’Brien, who are FOSS
Responders. We are talking about how does the Open Source Ecosystem
deal with this and how do we, as Open Source Developes think about
this, and how do members feel that can’t host their conferences.
Also, listen here to find out why you should check your oxygen
tank! [00:01:29] Duane explains what FOSS Responders does.
[00:03:30] Megan explains how FOSS Responders has grown and what’s
happening now. [00:05:50] Richard wants to know why does it matter
to open source developers if events are canceled? Aren’t they just
for large corporations anyway? [00:10:53] Justin wants to know if
Duane and Megan have been in touch with organizations such as,
Python Software Foundation, since they rely heavily on the income
from their yearly conference, PIConf, which is now canceled.
[00:014:38] Duane talks Mozilla. He mentions a program called MOSS
(Mozilla Open Source Support) and they put together a COVID-19
solution fund geared to providing awards to Open Source technology
projects that are responding to the pandemic. [00:18:38] Duane and
Megan talk about the “Buddy System” that they use a lot. It’s all
about supporting each other and sharing talents. [00:21:43] Megan
and Duane give some AWESOME advice to close out the podcast.
Remember, keep checking your oxygen tank! Quotes [00:8:28] “If we
want them to continue to be sustainable, if we want the
organizations that run them to continue to be sustainable, then we
need to take some kind of action and respond in the opposite.”
[00:09:02] “These are the events that are accelerators, and they do
it in a very structured way, but in a very serendipitous way too.”
[00:21:43] “The biggest learning is to check your oxygen tank.
Sustainability really starts with yourself and how well you’re
sustaining yourself through this time.” Links Megan Sanicki Twitter
(https://twitter.com/megansanicki?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)
Duane O’Brien Twitter
(https://twitter.com/DuaneOBrien?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)
FOSS Responders (https://fossresponders.com/) Open Collective's
Slack (https://slack.opencollective.com/) SustainOSS Forum
(https://discourse.sustainoss.org/) Special Guests: Duane O’Brien
and Megan Sanicki.