Henry Zhu joined Nadia and Mikeal to discuss his work on Babel, how he became and accidental maintainer, why he thinks maintainers aren’t special, paid open source work, the Babel brand, and building community.

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<ul><li>Henry Zhu &ndash; <a href="https://twitter.com/left_pad" rel="external ugc">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/hzoo" rel="external ugc">GitHub</a>, <a href="http://henryzoo.com" 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>

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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.