Open Source Stories

The Open Source Stories project celebrates collaboration, communication, community and, more in open source by collecting narratives from creators, contributors, and consumers alike.

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VM Brasseur on free and open source ecosystems and culture

Posted March 20, 2023

Free and open source software is, or can be, a public good. But, VM Brasseur finds that for some, it may have gotten disconnected from its open culture...

Alex Cabal and the Standard Ebooks “saga”

Posted January 28, 202300:25:59

Open source, the public domain, and various freedoms take center stage in the story behind Standard Ebooks. Learn about Standard Ebooks, a project founded...

John Minnihan and the genesis of hosted source control

Posted December 29, 202200:44:26

John Minnihan walks through the creation of Freepository, the first hosted source control service, how it paved the way for lowering the barrier to...

Richard Littauer on birds, hats, and commitments

Posted June 17, 202200:28:34

When you focus more on connections than commitments in open source, what do you say yes to? Richard talks about open source as an evolving collective...

Eriol Fox on open source design

Posted June 13, 2022

What is open source design? Eriol dives into how designers contribute to open source, resources for designers looking to contribute to open source,...