Brendan Eich, founder of Brave and creator of JavaScript, joined the show to talk about the history of the web, how it has been funded, and the backstory on the early browser wars and emerging monetization models. We also talked about why big problems are hard to solve for the Internet and the tradeoffs between centralization and distribution.

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Show Notes:
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<li>Check out <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploit_kit">exploit kits</a> like <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Angler+Exploit+Kit">Angler Exploit Kit</a></li>
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BONUS – Behind the Scenes of Season 1 and 2

Request For Commits explored different perspectives in open source sustainability (retired). Hosts Nadia Eghbal and Mikeal Rogers dive deep into the trials and tribulations of being an open source maintainer, building communities, and navigating the business side of software. Common topics include software licensing, copyright, documentation, governance models, funding platforms such as Open Collective, Kickstarter, etc., measuring success, and more.