Zack Koppert - Open sourcing GitHub’s OSPO - Why, What, and the road ahead

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.