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Hobbyist Maintainers with Thomas DePierre

June 15, 2025 49:03 9.08 MB ( 37.99 MB less) Downloads: 0

Thomas DePierre joins Open Source Security to discuss the central idea from his blog post, "You are all on the hobbyist maintainers turf now," exploring the massive disconnect between the corporate world that consumes open source and the hobbyist community that actually produces it. The conversation reveals this isn't a new problem, but a long-standing reality whose consequences for security, stability, and the future of software we are only now beginning to truly confront.

The show notes and blog post for this episode can be found at https://opensourcesecurity.io/2025/2025-06-hobbyist-thomas-depierre/