#fossback

Jan Ainali joined us at #FOSSBack 2026 with "FOSS behind the scenes - the center stage is not enough." A talk that highlights how relying on proprietary platforms contradicts open source values, and more importantly, what you can do about it. Watch the full recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoLSAS7m798 #FOSS #SmallProjects #OpenSourceInfrastructure

This is another session from our Human Factor track by Dawn Foster at #FOSSBack 2023 on "Contributor Growth Strategies for OSS Projects." A talk on how to build a long-term contributor strategy and measuring community sustainability over time. Watch the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQShFRGSEdk #OpenSource #FOSS #CommunityBuilding

RE: https://floss.social/@FOSSBackstage/116967997753078487 Loving the shares from the back catalog of #FOSSBack! This talk about recruiting contributors from 2023 is particularly relevant today with so many maintainers overworked and burning out. Related: this lovely report on maintainer burnout from @mirandah@mastodon.social at https://stewardshiplab.org/reports/burnout-in-open-source-a-structural-problem-we-can-fix-together