In this episode of the Mechanical Ink podcast, Schalk Neethling chats with Zack Koppert from GitHub about open sourcing GitHub's open-source program office (OSPO) process, policies, and guidance. They cover a range of topics, including what an open source program office is, how it can be a vehicle for change, and key metrics to demonstrate the value and impact of an OSPO. They also touch on the use of a contributor license agreements (CLAs) and how to archive a project responsibly.

They also touch on the super linter GitHub Action, share some resources for writing GitHub Actions, the lesser known .github repository, OpenSource.guide, and a wealth of related topics. Tune in to learn more about how GitHub is empowering OSPOs everywhere!

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Links

• Zack Koppert on GitHub


• Zack Koppert on the Web


• Zack Koppert on LinkedIn


• Coding Coach


• Tektronix


• Super Linter


• TODO Group


• act - Run GitHub Actions locally


• Quick start for GitHub Actions


• GitHub Actions guides


• Five reasons why organisations should invest in open-source


• An open source project to empower OSPOs everywhere


• GitHub OSPO repository


• Chris DiBona on LinkedIn


• Open Source at Google


• OpenSource.guide


• MDN Web Docs on GitHub


• Atom on GitHub


• How to use the .github repository


• Contributor license agreement


• Maximise your organisation’s public presence


• Mike McQuaid - Saying No
  

Recorded and produced by Mechanical Ink.

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