Adapting to the New Era of Social Platforms in Open Source

Explore the evolving landscape of social media and its impact on open source communities in this insightful conference talk. Examine recent changes to major social platforms and their effects on community engagement strategies. Learn about the benefits of federated social media models for fostering collaboration and transparency. Discover the differences between rented and owned channels, and gain strategies for adapting to change by utilizing new platforms like Mastodon, Discord, and Discourse. Understand how these shifts present opportunities for building more diverse and stronger open source communities, enabling them to thrive and grow in new and exciting ways.

Adapting to the New Era of Social Platforms in Open Source - Fatima Sarah Khalid, GitLab