The Future of Sustainability in Open Source
Meet the Cast
HOST
David Flanagan
@rawkode
HOST
Laura Santamaria
@nimbinatus
GUEST
Hazel Weakly
@hazelweakly
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Tutorials, deep dives, and curated events—no fluff.
Can open source ever truly be sustainable?
In this mind-bending episode, Hazel Weakly guides us through the social, economic, and emotional layers of open source communities. We dig into governance, funding models, trust, burnout, and what it means to scale collective ownership—without losing your mind.
Hazel Weakly: The Nivenly Foundation Fellow, Member of CNCF's Deaf and Hard of Hearing WG, Software Developer | Leader
Hosts: David Flanagan and Laura Santamaria
00:00 Introduction to Open Source Sustainability
01:28 Meet Hazel Weakly
02:56 The Challenges of Open Source Sustainability
09:17 Maintainer Burnout and Governance
17:01 Funding Models and Economic Realities
27:26 Community Health and Conflict Resolution
40:46 The Future of Web Browsers as Public Utilities
47:07 Conclusion and Farewell
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