The Future of Sustainability in Open Source
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The Future of Sustainability in Open Source

The Future of Sustainability in Open Source

Can open source ever truly be sustainable?
In this mind-bending episode, Hazel Weakly guides us through the social, economic, and emotional layers of open source communities. We dig into governance, funding models, trust, burnout, and what it means to scale collective ownership—without losing your mind.

Hazel Weakly: The Nivenly Foundation Fellow, Member of CNCF’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing WG, Software Developer | Leader 

Hosts: David Flanagan and Laura Santamaria

00:00 Introduction to Open Source Sustainability
01:28 Meet Hazel Weakly
02:56 The Challenges of Open Source Sustainability
09:17 Maintainer Burnout and Governance
17:01 Funding Models and Economic Realities
27:26 Community Health and Conflict Resolution
40:46 The Future of Web Browsers as Public Utilities
47:07 Conclusion and Farewell

Episode Video

Creators and Guests

David Flanagan
Host
David Flanagan
I teach people advanced Kubernetes & Cloud Native patterns and practices. I am the founder of the Rawkode Academy and KubeHuddle, and I co-organise Kubernetes London.
Laura Santamaria
Host
Laura Santamaria
🌻💙💛Developer Advocate 🥑 I ❤️ DevOps. Recovering Earth/Atmo Sci educator, cloud aficionado. Curator #AMinuteOnTheMic; cohost The Hallway Track, ex-PulumiTV.
Hazel Weakly
Guest
Hazel Weakly
The Nivenly Foundation Fellow | Member of CNCF’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing WG | Software Developer | Leader