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Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · 2d

When I first moved to London, I lived in the downstairs of a converted Victorian and shared a recycling bin with the couple upstairs. I first met my upstairs neighbor as I finished cramming the entire recycling bin to overflowing with boxes. I said, “I hope you don’t have any more recycling” 🤣

Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · 4d

You still have a few more days to submit your CHAOSScon EU talk and get the most out of your FOSDEM trip!

Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · 11d

Are you already planning your FOSDEM trip? Do you need a talk to get travel approval? CHAOSScon EU is the Thursday before FOSDEM, and our CFP is open until November 2! Join us to chat about metrics, project health, and related topics! chaoss.community/chaosscon-20...

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Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · 6d

This giant pile of potatoes was our “snack” about 2 hours before dinner 🤣🤣

Assessing the Viability of Open Source Projects | Fast Wonder

Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · 6d

We’re spending a long weekend in Madrid. I’ve been eating so many delicious potatoes, but not getting enough green veggies, so I just ordered a Russian salad as a starter. This is how I learned that it’s basically a potato salad 🤣

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Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · 9d

I'm excited to announce the latest in our CHAOSS Practitioner Guide Series on the topic of Assessing Viability! OSS is everywhere, but some projects are more viable than others. This guide has a framework for assessing the viability of the OSS projects you use.
fastwonderblog.com/2025/10/23/a...

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Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · 11d

Are you already planning your FOSDEM trip? Do you need a talk to get travel approval? CHAOSScon EU is the Thursday before FOSDEM, and our CFP is open until November 2! Join us to chat about metrics, project health, and related topics! chaoss.community/chaosscon-20...

Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · 12d

Did you know that CHAOSS has a bunch of Working Groups (WGs) that anyone can attend? On Wednesday, @andrewnez.bsky.social will be at the Funding Impact Measurement WG to share data about open source project funding. You can find details about all of our meetings at chaoss.community/chaoss-calen...

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The Turing Way Fireside Chat about Governance | Fast Wonder

Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · 16d

I was thrilled to be invited to participate in the Turing Way fireside chat about governance along with @richlitt.bsky.social and @claredillon.bsky.social with hosts Jennifer Tridgell and Arielle Bennett-Lovell. Here's a summary with a link to the video. fastwonderblog.com/2025/10/16/t...

OSPOlogyLive Lyon 🇫🇷 | LF Online Community

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Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · 16d

It's not too late to register for OSPOlogyLive Lyon on November 5–6! It's free to attend, and there are some great topics on the agenda with a mix of presentations, interactive breakout sessions, and networking. It's going to be fun! community.linuxfoundation.org/events/detai...

In-person Event - Join the 7th edition of OSPOlogyLive in Lyon (presentations, project workshops, and roundtable sessions) to help organizations navigate open source management, strategy, and OSPO ope...

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A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 24d

My friend Matt Inman made a great comic about AI…

This is a comic about AI art.

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Chris “Not So” Short @chrisshort.net · 24d

CHAOSScast Episode 120: Practitioner Guides: #5 Demonstrating Organizational Value #devopsish

CHAOSScast Episode 120: Practitioner Guides: #5 Demonstrating Organizational Value

In this episode of CHAOSScast, Harmony Elendu hosts a discussion with Dawn Foster and Bob Killen to discuss their extensive experience in open source and detail the motivations behind the creation of the CHAOSS Practitioner Guides. These guides aim to help practitioners navigate the overwhelming amount of data related to open source projects and understand how to improve project health and sustainability. The discussion covers strategies for communicating the business value of open source efforts to leadership, framing contributions in a way that resonates with organizational priorities, and prioritizing investments in critical projects. Press download now!

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More about Demonstrating Organizational Value | Fast Wonder

Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · 25d

In addition to the CHAOSS guide about demonstrating the organizational value of your open source efforts, @mrbobbytabl.es and I recorded a podcast about it! I also have a session at OSPOlogy Lyon (Nov 5 & 6) on this same topic (registration is open & free)!
fastwonderblog.com/2025/10/07/m...

OSPOlogyLive Lyon 🇫🇷 | LF Online Community

Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · Sep 30

I hope you'll join me in Lyon for the free OSPOlogyLive event on November 5 & 6! We have several CHAOSS related talks, and it's going to be a lot of fun 🎉 community.linuxfoundation.org/events/detai...

In-person Event - Join the 7th edition of OSPOlogyLive in Lyon (presentations, project workshops, and roundtable sessions) to help organizations navigate open source management, strategy, and OSPO ope...

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Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · Sep 30

Did you know that the CHAOSS project has a working groups that anyone can participate in? Our next OSPO WG meeting is on Thursday, and we'll be talking about measuring the value of your open source efforts. Details are on the CHAOSS Calendar chaoss.community/chaoss-calen... Join us!

CHAOSS Calendar - CHAOSS

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Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · Sep 30

How do we educate the next generation of open source contributors? This is what Ruth Ikegah, Leslie Hawthorne, Stephen Walli, and I discussed at the recent #OSSummit EU in Amsterdam. Here's my blog post with a few more details along with the video of the session. fastwonderblog.com/2025/09/27/e...

Educating the Next Generation of Open Source Project Contributors | Fast Wonder

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Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'm looking forward to attending the Digital Resilience Forum on October 29 in Madrid! I'm particularly interested in the discussions around digital sovereignty and OSS sustainability. It's free to attend, and you can request your ticket and get other details by visiting digitalresilienceforum.com

What can your OSPO do about power dynamics, rug pulls, and other corporate impacts on OSS sustainability | Fast Wonder

Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · Sep 18

At OSSEU, I talked about power dynamics, rug pulls, and corporate impacts on OSS sustainability. The point of the talk was that OSPOs can think strategically about what the power dynamics mean and how to anticipate / mitigate the risks associated with rug pulls.

fastwonderblog.com/2025/09/18/w...

The Shifting Power Dynamics in Open Source: Rug Pulls, Relicensing and Forks - OpenUK

Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · Sep 16

My OpenUK blog post, The Shifting Power Dynamics in Open Source: Rug Pulls, Relicensing and Forks, just went live! I hope you enjoy it. openuk.uk/blog-shiftin...

Relicensing and forks have shifted the power dynamics across OSS.

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FOSS Backstage @foss-backstage.de · Sep 1

Our Call for Participation for FOSS Backstage is now officially open!

Find all the important information you need at a glance in our new blog post.

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Submit your proposal: 26.foss-backstage.de...

Call for Participation is now open! – FOSS Backstage 2026

Learn about our Call for Participation and how you can become an active part of FOSS Backstage 2026.

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Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · Sep 8

I wrote a blog post about how OSPOs can take a more strategic approach to conference talks based on some work that I did at previous companies to get the right people speaking at the right events, including improving talk acceptance rates.

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How OSPOs Can Take a More Strategic Approach to Conference Talks | Fast Wonder

Governance Part 5: Overall Ownership of a Project | Fast Wonder

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Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · Sep 3

Here's the 5th blog post in my recent series about governance. This one talks about open source project ownership along with the pros, cons, and risks associated with individual, corporate, and foundation ownership.

fastwonderblog.com/2025/08/31/g...

Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'm looking forward to attending the Digital Resilience Forum on October 29 in Madrid! I'm particularly interested in the discussions around digital sovereignty and OSS sustainability. It's free to attend, and you can request your ticket and get other details by visiting digitalresilienceforum.com

Dr. Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn.bsky.social · Sep 2

This was also a fun excuse to play with Jekyll and GitHub pages to build a new website!