Open-Source Ethics and Monetization with Chris Coyier
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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Chris Coyier about the complexities of open-source, balancing community contributions with monetization, the quirks of modern web development, and creative approaches to building sustainable tech projects.

In this episode:

• (00:00) Intro

• (01:02) Podcast recording and All Things Open

• (04:10) Wine tasting: Brunello di Montalcino Annata 2018

• (04:41) CSS and styling challenges

• (11:02) Open source licensing

• (22:24) Feature flags and pricing models

• (27:28) 90s nostalgia

• (32:19) Is open source worth it?

• (39:53) Why dev hiring is broken

• (45:21) Famous forks

• (49:26) WordPress drama

• (54:58) Plugs

)Links

• RodeCaster Pro II: https://rode.com/en-us/interfaces-and-mixers/-) rodecaster-series/rodecaster-pro-ii/

• All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/)

• ShopTalk Show: https://shoptalkshow.com/)

• Audigo: https://www.audigolabs.com/)

• Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/)

• CodePen: https://codepen.io/)

• Intro.js: https://introjs.com/)

• Supabase: https://supabase.com)

• PostHog: https://posthog.com/)

• Sentry: https://Sentry.io/)

• LaunchDarkly: https://launchdarkly.com/)

• Nirvana: https://www.nirvana.com/)

• Kurt Cobain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain/)

• Pearl Jam: https://pearljam.com/)

• Coldplay: https://www.coldplay.com/)

• Phish: https://phish.com/)

• Ray LaMontagne: https://www.raylamontagne.com/)

• Ember: https://emberjs.com)

• LeetCode: https://leetcode.com/)

• Homebrew: https://brew.sh/)

• Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/)

• Wufoo: https://www.wufoo.com/)

• CodeCrafters: https://codecrafters.io/)

• PearAI: https://trypear.ai/)

• Godot: https://godotengine.org/)

• iojs: https://github.com/nodejs/iojs.org/)

• WordPress: https://wordpress.org)

• Matt Mullenweg: https://x.com/photomatt/)

• Jetpack: https://jetpack.com/)

• Astro: https://astro.build/)

• DHH: https://x.com/dhh/)

)Connect with Chris

• Website: https://chriscoyier.net/)

• X / Twitter: https://x.com/chriscoyier)

• CodePen: https://codepen.io/)

)Connect with Chuck and Robbie

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner)

• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd)

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