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

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 Intro to The Changelog 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 How The Changelog Keeps Up with New Tools 0:53:18 How The Changelog Adapts to the Needs of the Community 0:57:50 Listener Requests and Favorite Episodes 1:00:44 Exploring Open Source and Future Directions 1:11:28 The Garner Hype Cycle and How it Affects Open Source 1:13:27 If You're Not Learning You're Dying 1:17:42 Craziest Requests from the Community 1:19:51 Open Source and Individualism 1:21:40 Self-Hosting and Data Ownership 1:24:21 The Open Source Community and Podcasting Dynamics 1:36:48 Closing Thoughts and Future Directions ❤️ Support for this channel comes from our friends at Scrimba – the coding platform that's reinvented interactive learning: https://scrimba.com/freecodecamp