Today I chatted with Dirk Hohndel, chief open source officer at the Cardano foundation. We begin by defining an open source ecosystem, and then talk about what different open source ecosystems might look like and how they are maintained. Dirk talks about best practices for steering an open source ecosystem, and then we discuss the role of foundations in open source projects. I ask “how do you define success for an open source project” and we end with a discussion on the best practices for running open source project foundations.

Highlights:

• We talk about the meaning and maintenance of an open source ecosystem (1:31)
• The differences between an open source ecosystem and a community (11:06)
• Dirk talks about best practices for steering an open source ecosystem (13:00)
• The role of a foundation in an open source project (18:04)
• Dirk discusses other iterations of open source projects that can be successful (22:19)
• Dirk answers the question “how do you define success for an open source project?” (24:43)
• We discuss best practices for running an open source project foundation (27:49)

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Dirk 

• Twitter: @_dirkh
• Company: cardanofoundation.org