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CHAOSScastEpisode 125: A very CHAOTIC 2025Thank you to the folks at Sustain 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 the impact of AI on open source, shifts in funding, community engagement, and the importance of psychological safety. The panelists also spotlight various CH...
2025-12-1151 min
The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesAFTER DARK | The Burning Sisters: The Mysterious Deaths of Amy and Alice Kirby | Spontaneous Combustion?This episode contains references to the sudden deaths of children under mysterious circumstances. While not graphic, the content may be distressing to some listeners. Discretion is advised.In 1899, in the Yorkshire town of Sowerby Bridge, two young sisters, Amy and Alice Kirby, died just hours apart after mysteriously bursting into flames in separate homes. Their identical, unexplained fates sparked speculation about spontaneous human combustion and left behind more questions than answers.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your stories...
2025-11-2233 min
Obscurata | True Scary, Paranormal, Ghost, Supernatural & Mysterious StoriesAFTER DARK | The Burning Sisters: The Mysterious Deaths of Amy and Alice Kirby | Spontaneous Combustion?This episode contains references to the sudden deaths of children under mysterious circumstances. While not graphic, the content may be distressing to some listeners. Discretion is advised.In 1899, in the Yorkshire town of Sowerby Bridge, two young sisters, Amy and Alice Kirby, died just hours apart after mysteriously bursting into flames in separate homes. Their identical, unexplained fates sparked speculation about spontaneous human combustion and left behind more questions than answers.The BOOKBY US A COFFEESubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your stories...
2025-11-2233 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 123: Practitioner Guides: #6 Sunsetting an Open Source ProjectThank you to the folks at Sustain 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 Started with Sunsetting an Open Source Project' guide from Dawn's series of practitioner guides, which aim to help practitioners, not just experts, interpret data an...
2025-11-1328 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 122: Meet the 2025 CHAOTICS of the month!Thank you to the folks at Sustain 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 Washington University, discusses his journey into academia and open source with a focus on public interest technology. Victoria Otta, a UX designer and accessi...
2025-10-3037 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 121: Package Metadata Working Group with Andrew Nesbitt and Damián VicinoThank you to the folks at Sustain 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 through mapping and standardization efforts. They also touch upon the importance of these efforts for various stakeholders, including developers, researchers, and tool builders. The...
2025-10-1641 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 106: Funding Impact Measurement Working GroupThank you to the folks at Sustain 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 on open source projects. They highlight the significance of both quantitative and qualitative methods to understand the effects of funding better and share insights on cr...
2025-03-2035 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 105: GrimoireLab at ThunderbirdThank you to the folks at Sustain for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!
CHAOSScast – Episode 105
In this episode of CHAOSScast, host Alice Sowerby introduces guests Heather Ellsworth, Wayne Mery, and Luis Cañas-Díaz. Today, the conversation focuses on the collaboration between Thunderbird and Bitergia, detailing their journey in using Grimoire Lab to gather community metrics. Key points include the importance of metrics in understanding community dynamics, the various tools monitored for data collection, and the impact of these metrics on community management. The panelists also share advice for other open source projects considering adop...
2025-03-0634 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 103: GrimoireLab at FreeBSDThank you to the folks at Sustain for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!
CHAOSScast – Episode 103
In this episode of CHAOSScast, host Alice Sowerby welcomes guests Miguel Ángel Fernández, Ed Maste, and Moin Rahman to talk about the FreeBSD Project's adoption of GrimoireLab as part of work commissioned by the Sovereign Tech Agency.
They discuss the FreeBSD Foundation's need to understand their extensive bug backlog and how they leveraged GrimoireLab to gain insights and optimize bug management. The conversation also covers the challenges of deploying GrimoireLab on FreeBSD, resulting enhancements in the Grim...
2025-02-0636 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 126: Meet Leon, your new Asia hostThank you to the folks at Sustain for providing the hosting account for CHAOSScast!
CHAOSScast – Episode 126
On this episode of CHAOSScast, host Alice Sowerby introduces a special episode welcoming Leon Nunes as the new host for the CHAOSS Asia podcast. Leon shares his background in customer success, his work with CNCF, and hardware hacking, along with his role in growing the CHAOSS Asia chapter. Together, Alice and Leon talk about the current state of the Asia community, Leon’s curiosity-driven approach to podcast hosting, the stories he wants to surface from across Asia, and how list...
2025-01-2223 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 101: Inside CHAOSScast with your producersThank you to the folks at Sustain for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!
CHAOSScast – Episode 101
In this episode of CHAOSScast, hosts Alice Sowerby, Harmony Elendu, and Dawn Foster provide an in-depth look at how the CHAOSScast podcast is produced. They share their backgrounds, discuss the importance of community participation, and elaborate on their process for selecting topics and guests. They also discuss the logistics and creative process behind producing the podcast, and the challenges of scheduling recordings and coordinating with guests from different time zones. The episode concludes with a call for community feedback and su...
2025-01-0930 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 100: Celebrating 100 episodes of CHAOSScast!Thank you to the folks at Sustain for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!
CHAOSScast – Episode 100
In this special 100th episode of CHAOSScast, co-hosts Alice Sowerby and Harmony Elendu, along with a panel of eight past and current contributors, reflect on four and a half years of exploring open source community health. They discuss the evolution of CHAOSS, its impact on open-source sustainability, and the critical role it plays in the software supply chain security. The conversation also covers the challenges and future prospects of open source, emphasizing community collaboration, governance, and inclusivity. The episode concludes wi...
2024-12-2657 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 93: Guest Episode - Sustain meets CHAOSScast to talk about Practitioner GuidesThank you to the folks at Sustain for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!
CHAOSScast- Episode 93
Guests:
Elizabeth Barron
Luis Cañas-Diaz
Dawn Foster
Panelists:
Alice Sowerby
Richard Littauer
In this episode of CHAOSScast, it’s a crossover with Sustain, host Richard Littauer is joined by three guests, Dawn Foster, Elizabeth Barron, and Luis Cañas Diaz, to discuss the CHAOSS Project's recent development of Practitioner Guides. The show delves into the purpose of these guides, which are designed to help open...
2024-09-1940 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 92: ISO Standards for Open Source Community Health MetricsThank you to the folks at Sustain for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!
CHAOSScast – Episode 92
In this episode of CHAOSScast, host Alice Sowerby is joined by Sean Goggins, Georg Link, and guest Divya Mohan, to discuss the importance and process of establishing ISO standards for open source community health metrics. The panel delves into how ISO standards ensure interoperability and aid in establishing credible industry practices. They highlight existing ISO standards in open source and share how these efforts are being translated into the CHAOSS Project's metrics, particularly focusing on security and community activity. Th...
2024-09-0528 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 89: Practitioner Guides: #3 Organizational ParticipationThank you to the folks at Sustain for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!
CHAOSScast – Episode 89
In this episode of CHAOSSCast, host Alice Sowerby is joined by panelists Dawn Foster, Elizabeth Barron, and Harmony Elendu, to discuss the importance and complexities of organizational participation in open source projects. They delve into how the CHAOSS Practitioner Guides help users make sense of CHAOSS metrics and provide insights on improving open source project health. The conversation covers the significance of diverse organizational participation, the role of community managers, and the challenges of accurately measuring organizational contributions. Additionally, th...
2024-07-2532 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 88: Practitioner Guides: #2 Contributor SustainabilityThank you to the folks at Sustain for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!
CHAOSScast – Episode 88
In this episode of CHAOSSScast, host Alice Sowerby, along with Dawn Foster and Elizabeth Barron, discuss measuring and improving open source community health through contributor sustainability. The conversation highlights the importance of documentation, the balance of contributor roles, and proactive community building. They share insights and examples on how projects can avoid single points of failure, the significance of onboarding processes, and the impact of asking for help. The discussion also underscores the human aspects of open source contributions an...
2024-07-1133 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 86: The Turing Institute: Using AI ethically with the power of Open SourceThank you to the folks at Sustain for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!
CHAOSScast – Episode 86
In this episode of CHAOSScast, co-hosts Alice Sowerby and Dawn Foster welcome guests Aida Mehonic, Malvika Sharan, and Kirstie Whittaker from The Alan Turing Institute. The discussion begins with delving into the Institute's strategic vision, focused on using data science and AI to address global challenges in environment, health, and security. They examine the role of open source contributions in enhancing the ethical, accessible, and impactful uses of AI. The episode highlights various projects, such as The Turing Way, an...
2024-06-1344 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 85: Introducing CHAOSS Practitioner Guides: #1 ResponsivenessThank you to the folks at Sustain for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!
CHAOSScast – Episode 85
In this episode of CHAOSScast, host Alice Sowerby is joined with Dawn Foster and special guest, Luis Cañas-Díaz from Bitergia. Today, they delve into the Practitioner Guide series created by CHAOSS, particularly focusing on the Responsiveness Guide authored by Dawn. The conversation highlights the challenges people face in interpreting data and metrics within their projects and how the guides aim to provide actionable insights for improvement. Additionally, they touch on the potential risks of misinterpreting metrics and stre...
2024-05-3031 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 84: Community Viability - how Verizon thinks about OSS riskThank you to the folks at Sustain for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!
CHAOSScast – Episode 84
In this episode of CHAOSScast, Dawn Foster, Matt Germonprez, Alice Sowerby, and guest Gary White, Principal Engineer at Verizon’s OSPO office, delve into the world of viability metrics models developed for assessing the risks associated with using open source software components. Gary explains the creation process of these models, their application within Verizon for software evaluation, and the significance of engaging with the open source community to enhance project viability. The conversations also explore the challenges and considerations in d...
2024-05-1634 min
Swoony Boys PodcastBlasts from the PastPodcast Notes
Erin starts us off with Dmitri Belikov from the Vampire Academy books by Richelle Mead.
Kassiah talks about Todd Wilkins from the Sweet Valley High Series by Francine Pascal.
Jaime names Edward Cullen from the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer as her blast from the past.
And Meg names her top three faves: Gilbert Blythe from Anne of Green Gables by L M Montgomery, Peter Savinar from Heidi by Johanna Spyri, and Dickon Sowerby from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Next we talk about our hotties of the month:
Jaime: Bishop Lattimer from The...
2015-03-0200 min