On today’s show Nadia and Mikeal talk with Rod Vagg, Chief Node Officer at NodeSource, about liberal contribution agreements and the underlying mechanics of liberal contribution management, how to level up casual contributors, how projects transition into a liberal contribution mindset and whether there is a place for BDFLs in the future of project governance.

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<ul><li>Rod Vagg &ndash; <a href="https://twitter.com/rvagg" rel="external ugc">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/rvagg" rel="external ugc">GitHub</a>, <a href="https://r.va.gg" rel="external ugc">Website</a></li><li>Nadia Eghbal &ndash; <a href="https://twitter.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nayafia" rel="external ugc">GitHub</a></li><li>Mikeal Rogers &ndash; <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/mikeal" rel="external ugc">GitHub</a></li></ul>

Show Notes:
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<li><a href="https://nodesource.com/">Nodesource</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nodesource.com/blog/was-this-trip-really-necessary/">Was This Trip Really Necessary?</a></li>
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