Chad Whitacre
@chadwhitacre.com
Head of Open Source, @sentry.io ❧ On a quest to unlock the gift of Open Source, follow along and join in at openpath.quest. 💃
Reposted by Chad Whitacre
Cranberry sOSS: greatest pun in Open Source? Or greatest in history of English language (late modern era 1800-present)?
November 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Cranberry sOSS: greatest pun in Open Source? Or greatest in history of English language (late modern era 1800-present)?
Reposted by Chad Whitacre
You'll never catch me! BWAHAHAHAA
who is behind this account and how do we punish them for this pun?
October 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
You'll never catch me! BWAHAHAHAA
Reposted by Chad Whitacre
Reposted by Chad Whitacre
who is behind this account and how do we punish them for this pun?
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
who is behind this account and how do we punish them for this pun?
Reposted by Chad Whitacre
I am looking for a full-time job.
Being independent in open source for 3.5+ years has been wonderful. I've gotten done most of the high-level goals I wanted to, and miss having people & structure around me.
If you know of a role for a staff-level TypeScript+web developer, let me know! 🙂
Being independent in open source for 3.5+ years has been wonderful. I've gotten done most of the high-level goals I wanted to, and miss having people & structure around me.
If you know of a role for a staff-level TypeScript+web developer, let me know! 🙂
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I am looking for a full-time job.
Being independent in open source for 3.5+ years has been wonderful. I've gotten done most of the high-level goals I wanted to, and miss having people & structure around me.
If you know of a role for a staff-level TypeScript+web developer, let me know! 🙂
Being independent in open source for 3.5+ years has been wonderful. I've gotten done most of the high-level goals I wanted to, and miss having people & structure around me.
If you know of a role for a staff-level TypeScript+web developer, let me know! 🙂
Reposted by Chad Whitacre
Who's looking out for maintainers? @antithesis.com, that's who!
Thanks for re-upping with @opensourcepledge.com 🙏
antithesis.com/blog/2025/os...
Thanks for re-upping with @opensourcepledge.com 🙏
antithesis.com/blog/2025/os...
October 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Who's looking out for maintainers? @antithesis.com, that's who!
Thanks for re-upping with @opensourcepledge.com 🙏
antithesis.com/blog/2025/os...
Thanks for re-upping with @opensourcepledge.com 🙏
antithesis.com/blog/2025/os...
October 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Reposted by Chad Whitacre
Fair Source fair.io
Software Sharing for Modern Companies | Fair.io
Fair Source is an alternative to closed source, allowing you to safely share access to your core products. Fair Source Software (FSS) can be used with minimal restrictions, and becomes Open Source aft...
fair.io
October 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Fair Source fair.io
Reposted by Chad Whitacre
A year ago, @sentry.io launched the Open Source Pledge, with one singular goal: get maintainers paid.
A key pillar of the Pledge is it’s not a “pledge”, like an IOU. Rather, to join the Pledge, members come with receipts. Here’s why.
🧵
A key pillar of the Pledge is it’s not a “pledge”, like an IOU. Rather, to join the Pledge, members come with receipts. Here’s why.
🧵
October 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A year ago, @sentry.io launched the Open Source Pledge, with one singular goal: get maintainers paid.
A key pillar of the Pledge is it’s not a “pledge”, like an IOU. Rather, to join the Pledge, members come with receipts. Here’s why.
🧵
A key pillar of the Pledge is it’s not a “pledge”, like an IOU. Rather, to join the Pledge, members come with receipts. Here’s why.
🧵
Reposted by Chad Whitacre
This is an *excellent* report. I would highly recommend anybody interested -let alone involved- in open source to read it. 👏
I'm working on a report on the causes of burnout in open source software. If you're a part of the OSS community, I would love to hear your thoughts, either here on Bluesky, or privately via email (see post). Thanks 😊
mirandaheath.website/report-on-bu...
mirandaheath.website/report-on-bu...
Report on Burnout in Open Source Software
I am currently working on a report on the causes of burnout in open source software, and am inviting the OSS community to share their thoughts!
mirandaheath.website
September 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This is an *excellent* report. I would highly recommend anybody interested -let alone involved- in open source to read it. 👏
Please help Miranda out with her research! 🙇♂️
I'm working on a report on the causes of burnout in open source software. If you're a part of the OSS community, I would love to hear your thoughts, either here on Bluesky, or privately via email (see post). Thanks 😊
mirandaheath.website/report-on-bu...
mirandaheath.website/report-on-bu...
Report on Burnout in Open Source Software
I am currently working on a report on the causes of burnout in open source software, and am inviting the OSS community to share their thoughts!
mirandaheath.website
September 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Please help Miranda out with her research! 🙇♂️
Reposted by Chad Whitacre
We talked with GitHub co-founder @scottchacon.com about how he fell in love with Open Source, how AI is changing software development, and what he’s building next with @gitbutler.com
A GitHub Co-founder's Next Commit | Open Source Pledge
GitHub co-founder Scott Chacon on what he's building next
opensourcepledge.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
We talked with GitHub co-founder @scottchacon.com about how he fell in love with Open Source, how AI is changing software development, and what he’s building next with @gitbutler.com
We had a psychology researcher write a 37-page report on burnout in Open Source. Blog post soon, join our Slack to read the report now.
join.slack.com/t/opensource...
join.slack.com/t/opensource...
September 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
We had a psychology researcher write a 37-page report on burnout in Open Source. Blog post soon, join our Slack to read the report now.
join.slack.com/t/opensource...
join.slack.com/t/opensource...
Let's gooooooooo! 🇮🇳 💃 🙌
September 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Let's gooooooooo! 🇮🇳 💃 🙌
Reposted by Chad Whitacre
@chadwhitacre.com and @vlad.website joined in supporting #WordPress #OpenSource contributors with Vlad's involvement at #WCEU this year—huge thanks to them for their advocacy.
September 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
@chadwhitacre.com and @vlad.website joined in supporting #WordPress #OpenSource contributors with Vlad's involvement at #WCEU this year—huge thanks to them for their advocacy.
Reposted by Chad Whitacre
I absolutely love this series on Syntax. The information and the storytelling are so captivating and interesting, and I didn’t really know much about open source before watching these.
September 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I absolutely love this series on Syntax. The information and the storytelling are so captivating and interesting, and I didn’t really know much about open source before watching these.
Reposted by Chad Whitacre
how is this video so FREAKIN good
In episode 3 of Open Path, @chadwhitacre.com wrestles with DHH's statement to Lex Fridman that “There is no crisis!” in Open Source funding. Along the way he has to confront his own doubts if he's really going to grow @opensourcepledge.com. 🍿🤠
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTcF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTcF...
“There is no crisis!” Is DHH right about funding OSS? ❧ Open Path #3
YouTube video by Syntax
www.youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
how is this video so FREAKIN good
Honestly did not intend to time this with Rails World. 😅
In episode 3 of Open Path, @chadwhitacre.com wrestles with DHH's statement to Lex Fridman that “There is no crisis!” in Open Source funding. Along the way he has to confront his own doubts if he's really going to grow @opensourcepledge.com. 🍿🤠
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTcF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTcF...
“There is no crisis!” Is DHH right about funding OSS? ❧ Open Path #3
YouTube video by Syntax
www.youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Honestly did not intend to time this with Rails World. 😅
New tagline on the @opensourcepledge.com homepage. “Together, we pay the maintainers.” Join the club! 😁💃
September 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
New tagline on the @opensourcepledge.com homepage. “Together, we pay the maintainers.” Join the club! 😁💃
Maintainers can't eat code. That's why companies SHOULD (per RFC 2119) join @opensourcepledge.com and #paythemaintainers and not just contribute upstream (which they SHOULD also keep doing!).
August 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Maintainers can't eat code. That's why companies SHOULD (per RFC 2119) join @opensourcepledge.com and #paythemaintainers and not just contribute upstream (which they SHOULD also keep doing!).
My life is so weird.
August 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
My life is so weird.
Short Taxonomy of Open Source Developers. 🧵
№ 1: EMPLOYEE. Writes most of civilization's Open Source software. Made peace with the trade-offs.
№ 1: EMPLOYEE. Writes most of civilization's Open Source software. Made peace with the trade-offs.
August 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Short Taxonomy of Open Source Developers. 🧵
№ 1: EMPLOYEE. Writes most of civilization's Open Source software. Made peace with the trade-offs.
№ 1: EMPLOYEE. Writes most of civilization's Open Source software. Made peace with the trade-offs.
“It wasn’t even moral indignation; it was a sense of confusion: why aren’t we paying someone to help them work full time on this? Isn’t that just an obviously reasonable thing to do?”
@jmduke.com re: @opensourcepledge.com
Full story: opensourcepledge.com/blog/story-o...
@jmduke.com re: @opensourcepledge.com
Full story: opensourcepledge.com/blog/story-o...
August 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“It wasn’t even moral indignation; it was a sense of confusion: why aren’t we paying someone to help them work full time on this? Isn’t that just an obviously reasonable thing to do?”
@jmduke.com re: @opensourcepledge.com
Full story: opensourcepledge.com/blog/story-o...
@jmduke.com re: @opensourcepledge.com
Full story: opensourcepledge.com/blog/story-o...