In this episode of the Mechanical Ink podcast, Schalk Neethling chats with Zack Koppert from GitHub about open sourcing GitHub's open-source program office (OSPO) process, policies, and guidance. They cover a range of topics, including what an open source program office is, how it can be a vehicle for change, and key metrics to demonstrate the value and impact of an OSPO. They also touch on the use of a contributor license agreements (CLAs) and how to archive a project responsibly.
They also touch on the super linter GitHub Action, share some resources for writing GitHub Actions, the lesser known .github repository, OpenSource.guide, and a wealth of related topics. Tune in to learn more about how GitHub is empowering OSPOs everywhere!
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Links
- Zack Koppert on GitHub
- Zack Koppert on the Web
- Zack Koppert on LinkedIn
- Coding Coach
- Tektronix
- Super Linter
- TODO Group
- act - Run GitHub Actions locally
- Quick start for GitHub Actions
- GitHub Actions guides
- Five reasons why organisations should invest in open-source
- An open source project to empower OSPOs everywhere
- GitHub OSPO repository
- Chris DiBona on LinkedIn
- Open Source at Google
- OpenSource.guide
- MDN Web Docs on GitHub
- Atom on GitHub
- How to use the .github repository
- Contributor license agreement
- Maximise your organisation’s public presence
- Mike McQuaid - Saying No
Recorded and produced by Mechanical Ink.