app03 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 16:21:02 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) GR-OSS OUT Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Artificial Intelligence” https://podcast.gr-oss.io/tags/artificial%20intelligence Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0700 This podcast takes an honest and unvarnished look at the reality of contributing to open source software projects. Too often, the open source community can paint an idealized picture of seamless collaboration and frictionless progress. But the truth is, working on OSS projects can be challenging, messy, and at times, downright frustrating. From conflicting opinions and coding philosophies to project politics and ownership disputes, there are many potential pitfalls. That's why this podcast gives voice to the personal experiences of actual open source contributors and influencers. They'll share the unfiltered ups and downs they've faced working on real projects. You'll hear war stories of coding battles, community dramas, and those weekly agonizing pull request reviews. But it's not all horror stories! You'll also learn valuable lessons about persevering through challenges, building consensus, and ultimately creating robust open source software that delivers value. Guests will provide insights into cultivating positive OSS communities and effective collaboration processes. So whether you're a veteran open source participant or just getting started, this podcast will prepare you for the gritty realities and help you navigate the unusual situations that so often arise. Join us as we embrace the awkward, frustrating, and yes, even "gross" side of open source software development. It's a journey that every contributor needs to understand. en-us episodic G-Research Open Source Software Outreach podcast G-Research Open Source Software This podcast takes an honest and unvarnished look at the reality of contributing to open source software projects. Too often, the open source community can paint an idealized picture of seamless collaboration and frictionless progress. But the truth is, working on OSS projects can be challenging, messy, and at times, downright frustrating. From conflicting opinions and coding philosophies to project politics and ownership disputes, there are many potential pitfalls. That's why this podcast gives voice to the personal experiences of actual open source contributors and influencers. They'll share the unfiltered ups and downs they've faced working on real projects. You'll hear war stories of coding battles, community dramas, and those weekly agonizing pull request reviews. But it's not all horror stories! You'll also learn valuable lessons about persevering through challenges, building consensus, and ultimately creating robust open source software that delivers value. Guests will provide insights into cultivating positive OSS communities and effective collaboration processes. So whether you're a veteran open source participant or just getting started, this podcast will prepare you for the gritty realities and help you navigate the unusual situations that so often arise. Join us as we embrace the awkward, frustrating, and yes, even "gross" side of open source software development. It's a journey that every contributor needs to understand. no oss, open source, community, artificial intelligence, machine learning, python, software G-Research Open Source Software podcast@gr-oss.io Sustaining Apache Arrow and Parquet: The Arctos Alliance with Alex Scammon https://podcast.gr-oss.io/28-arctos-alliance 16943e9f-48dd-4c71-9a04-1d6b0168c7b7 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0700 G-Research Open Source Software full G-Research Open Source Software 48:36 no <p>What happens when a critical open source software (OSS) community faces losing many of its core maintainers? In this reprise episode, host Jay Faulkner talks with Alex Scammon, co-CEO of G-Research Open Source Software, about how the Apache Arrow and Apache Parquet community responded, and why G-Research helped create the Arctos Alliance, a community-funded nonprofit that employs engineers to support the ecosystem. They also dig into how artificial intelligence (AI) generated pull requests (PRs) are changing trust between contributors and maintainers.</p> <p><strong>Guest</strong><br> Alex Scammon, Co-CEO, G-Research Open Source Software (GR-OSS)</p> <p><strong>Host</strong><br> Jay Faulkner, GR-OSS Out Podcast</p> <p><strong>Topics discussed</strong></p> <ul> <li> Why Apache Arrow (in-memory columnar data format) and Apache Parquet (on-disk columnar file format) underpin modern data science, machine learning (ML), and AI tooling</li> <li> Why the Arctos Alliance is a community effort rather than one company’s project</li> <li> How a small independent team can keep a project’s direction from being shaped by a single company</li> <li> Halving Apache Arrow’s open issue count, from roughly 4,600 to about 2,200, and why issue tracker health matters to new contributors</li> <li> Work in progress on tensor types and encryption</li> <li> How AI-generated PRs are affecting maintainers, and why in-person community building matters more now, including a Delta Lake example</li> <li> A candid story about contributions reverted in Apache YuniKorn, and lessons on communication in open source communities</li> <li> Other projects G-Research has helped sustain: etcd, Apache Spark, Polars, and more</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links mentioned</strong></p> <ul> <li>Arctos Alliance - <a href="https://arctosalliance.org" rel="nofollow noopener">https://arctosalliance.org</a></li> <li>Apache Arrow - <a href="https://arrow.apache.org" rel="nofollow noopener">https://arrow.apache.org</a></li> <li>Parquet - <a href="https://parquet.apache.org" rel="nofollow noopener">https://parquet.apache.org</a></li> <li>G-Research - <a href="https://gresearch.com" rel="nofollow noopener">https://gresearch.com</a></li> </ul> <p>G-Research is hiring in Dallas, TX and London, UK! Apply at <a href="https://gresearch.com/vacancies" rel="nofollow noopener">https://gresearch.com/vacancies</a>.</p> <p>For a video version of this podcast, check out <a href="https://youtu.be/4sCJnYAfkXA" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/4sCJnYAfkXA</a>.</p> <p>The GR-OSS OUT Podcast is produced by Ben Wiley.</p><p>Special Guest: Alexander Scammon.</p> Arctos Alliance, Apache Arrow, Apache Parquet, Alex Scammon, Jay Faulkner, open source sustainability, open source funding, open source nonprofit, open source maintainers, artificial intelligence pull requests, AI and open source, maintainer trust, open source community, columnar data format, data engineering, machine learning infrastructure, Delta Lake, Apache YuniKorn, etcd, Polars, Apache Spark, G-Research Open Source Software, open source software, developer podcast What happens when a critical open source software (OSS) community faces losing many of its core maintainers? In this reprise episode, host Jay Faulkner talks with Alex Scammon, co-CEO of G-Research Open Source Software, about how the Apache Arrow and Apache Parquet community responded, and why G-Research helped create the Arctos Alliance, a community-funded nonprofit that employs engineers to support the ecosystem. They also dig into how artificial intelligence (AI) generated pull requests (PRs) are changing trust between contributors and maintainers.

Guest
Alex Scammon, Co-CEO, G-Research Open Source Software (GR-OSS)

Host
Jay Faulkner, GR-OSS Out Podcast

Topics discussed

  • Why Apache Arrow (in-memory columnar data format) and Apache Parquet (on-disk columnar file format) underpin modern data science, machine learning (ML), and AI tooling
  • Why the Arctos Alliance is a community effort rather than one company’s project
  • How a small independent team can keep a project’s direction from being shaped by a single company
  • Halving Apache Arrow’s open issue count, from roughly 4,600 to about 2,200, and why issue tracker health matters to new contributors
  • Work in progress on tensor types and encryption
  • How AI-generated PRs are affecting maintainers, and why in-person community building matters more now, including a Delta Lake example
  • A candid story about contributions reverted in Apache YuniKorn, and lessons on communication in open source communities
  • Other projects G-Research has helped sustain: etcd, Apache Spark, Polars, and more

Links mentioned

G-Research is hiring in Dallas, TX and London, UK! Apply at https://gresearch.com/vacancies.

For a video version of this podcast, check out https://youtu.be/4sCJnYAfkXA.

The GR-OSS OUT Podcast is produced by Ben Wiley.

Special Guest: Alexander Scammon.

]]> What happens when a critical open source software (OSS) community faces losing many of its core maintainers? In this reprise episode, host Jay Faulkner talks with Alex Scammon, co-CEO of G-Research Open Source Software, about how the Apache Arrow and Apache Parquet community responded, and why G-Research helped create the Arctos Alliance, a community-funded nonprofit that employs engineers to support the ecosystem. They also dig into how artificial intelligence (AI) generated pull requests (PRs) are changing trust between contributors and maintainers.

Guest
Alex Scammon, Co-CEO, G-Research Open Source Software (GR-OSS)

Host
Jay Faulkner, GR-OSS Out Podcast

Topics discussed

  • Why Apache Arrow (in-memory columnar data format) and Apache Parquet (on-disk columnar file format) underpin modern data science, machine learning (ML), and AI tooling
  • Why the Arctos Alliance is a community effort rather than one company’s project
  • How a small independent team can keep a project’s direction from being shaped by a single company
  • Halving Apache Arrow’s open issue count, from roughly 4,600 to about 2,200, and why issue tracker health matters to new contributors
  • Work in progress on tensor types and encryption
  • How AI-generated PRs are affecting maintainers, and why in-person community building matters more now, including a Delta Lake example
  • A candid story about contributions reverted in Apache YuniKorn, and lessons on communication in open source communities
  • Other projects G-Research has helped sustain: etcd, Apache Spark, Polars, and more

Links mentioned

G-Research is hiring in Dallas, TX and London, UK! Apply at https://gresearch.com/vacancies.

For a video version of this podcast, check out https://youtu.be/4sCJnYAfkXA.

The GR-OSS OUT Podcast is produced by Ben Wiley.

Special Guest: Alexander Scammon.

]]> Imposter Syndrome: The OODA Loop Framework from Fighter Pilots with Major Hayden https://podcast.gr-oss.io/25-imposter-syndrome b9908512-5b9d-4f14-bcbf-43f7b719be10 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:00:00 -0700 G-Research Open Source Software full G-Research Open Source Software Major Hayden — longtime Fedora packager and Red Hat engineer, formerly of Rackspace — joins host Jay Faulkner to talk about imposter syndrome in tech, and the framework he's used for over a decade to work through it: the OODA loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act), originally developed for fighter pilot decision-making. 40:13 no <p>Major Hayden — longtime Fedora packager and Red Hat engineer, formerly of Rackspace — joins host Jay Faulkner to talk about imposter syndrome in tech, and the framework he's used for over a decade to work through it: the OODA loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act), originally developed for fighter pilot decision-making.</p> <p>Major explains why imposter syndrome tends to resurface with every new team or stretch role, why that's often a sign of growth rather than a warning sign, and how he mentors engineers moving into core maintainer roles. He also shares his personal rule for using AI responsibly in open source work — if he can't independently explain a piece of code, he won't submit it — and tells the story of a kernel patch that drew a detailed, frustrated response from Linux kernel maintainer Alan Cox.</p> <p>Also discussed: reading audience reaction after a talk that didn't land, the culture of the Fedora Linux community, and why documenting tribal knowledge is easier to justify now that AI coding agents rely on it too.</p> <p>Important Links</p> <ul> <li>Major Hayden's Blog <a href="https://major.io/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://major.io/</a></li> <li>Zellij - <a href="https://zellij.dev" rel="nofollow noopener">https://zellij.dev</a></li> <li>Pytorch - <a href="https://pytorch.org" rel="nofollow noopener">https://pytorch.org</a></li> </ul> <p>G-Research is hiring in Dallas, TX and London, UK! Apply at <a href="https://gresearch.com/vacancies" rel="nofollow noopener">https://gresearch.com/vacancies</a>.</p> <p>For a video version of this podcast, check out <a href="https://youtu.be/MFU-0hZ47zU" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/MFU-0hZ47zU</a>.</p> <p>The GR-OSS OUT Podcast is produced by Ben Wiley.</p><p>Special Guest: Major Hayden.</p> oss, open source, imposter syndrome, OODA loop, Major Hayden, Jay Faulkner, open source software, Fedora Linux, Red Hat, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, RHEL, developer mentoring, career advice, artificial intelligence, AI coding assistants, Linux kernel, Alan Cox, Rackspace, systems administration, DevOps, code review, open source contribution, engineering leadership, GR-OSS Out Podcast, G Research, technology Major Hayden — longtime Fedora packager and Red Hat engineer, formerly of Rackspace — joins host Jay Faulkner to talk about imposter syndrome in tech, and the framework he's used for over a decade to work through it: the OODA loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act), originally developed for fighter pilot decision-making.

Major explains why imposter syndrome tends to resurface with every new team or stretch role, why that's often a sign of growth rather than a warning sign, and how he mentors engineers moving into core maintainer roles. He also shares his personal rule for using AI responsibly in open source work — if he can't independently explain a piece of code, he won't submit it — and tells the story of a kernel patch that drew a detailed, frustrated response from Linux kernel maintainer Alan Cox.

Also discussed: reading audience reaction after a talk that didn't land, the culture of the Fedora Linux community, and why documenting tribal knowledge is easier to justify now that AI coding agents rely on it too.

Important Links

G-Research is hiring in Dallas, TX and London, UK! Apply at https://gresearch.com/vacancies.

For a video version of this podcast, check out https://youtu.be/MFU-0hZ47zU.

The GR-OSS OUT Podcast is produced by Ben Wiley.

Special Guest: Major Hayden.

]]> Major Hayden — longtime Fedora packager and Red Hat engineer, formerly of Rackspace — joins host Jay Faulkner to talk about imposter syndrome in tech, and the framework he's used for over a decade to work through it: the OODA loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act), originally developed for fighter pilot decision-making.

Major explains why imposter syndrome tends to resurface with every new team or stretch role, why that's often a sign of growth rather than a warning sign, and how he mentors engineers moving into core maintainer roles. He also shares his personal rule for using AI responsibly in open source work — if he can't independently explain a piece of code, he won't submit it — and tells the story of a kernel patch that drew a detailed, frustrated response from Linux kernel maintainer Alan Cox.

Also discussed: reading audience reaction after a talk that didn't land, the culture of the Fedora Linux community, and why documenting tribal knowledge is easier to justify now that AI coding agents rely on it too.

Important Links

G-Research is hiring in Dallas, TX and London, UK! Apply at https://gresearch.com/vacancies.

For a video version of this podcast, check out https://youtu.be/MFU-0hZ47zU.

The GR-OSS OUT Podcast is produced by Ben Wiley.

Special Guest: Major Hayden.

]]> Open Source Leadership with Vicky Brasseur https://podcast.gr-oss.io/23-open-source-leadership b713d97c-ccfb-44a8-a93a-922b517178b0 Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:00 -0700 G-Research Open Source Software full G-Research Open Source Software Vicky Brasseur — author, OSS strategist, and "open source minister without portfolio" — joins Jay Faulkner on the GROSS Out Podcast to discuss wielding influence without authority: ethical manipulation, director-ready business cases, and the succession planning most projects ignore until it's too late. 44:22 no <p>You can't fire a volunteer. So how do you lead one? Vicky Brasseur — author, OSS strategist, and "open source minister without portfolio" — joins Jay Faulkner on the GROSS Out Podcast to discuss wielding influence without authority: ethical manipulation, director-ready business cases, and the succession planning most projects ignore until it's too late. Plus, Vicky's unflinching take on how the LLM boom is damaging open source — flooding maintainers with low-quality PRs, gutting mentorship, and burning resources without accountability. No fluff. Just the long game.</p> <p>G-Research is hiring in Dallas, TX and London, UK! Apply at <a href="https://gresearch.com/vacancies" rel="nofollow noopener">https://gresearch.com/vacancies</a>.</p> <p>For a video version of this podcast, check out <a href="https://youtu.be/CEp-I7st02A" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/CEp-I7st02A</a>.</p> <p>The GR-OSS OUT Podcast is produced by Ben Wiley.</p> oss, open source, software leadership, developer community, maintainer, soft power, succession planning, ethical manipulation, business case, OSS strategy, AI criticism, LLM, machine learning, FOSS, knowledge sharing, burnout, governance, project management, open source sustainability, conference talks, presentation skills, g-research, technology, You can't fire a volunteer. So how do you lead one? Vicky Brasseur — author, OSS strategist, and "open source minister without portfolio" — joins Jay Faulkner on the GROSS Out Podcast to discuss wielding influence without authority: ethical manipulation, director-ready business cases, and the succession planning most projects ignore until it's too late. Plus, Vicky's unflinching take on how the LLM boom is damaging open source — flooding maintainers with low-quality PRs, gutting mentorship, and burning resources without accountability. No fluff. Just the long game.

G-Research is hiring in Dallas, TX and London, UK! Apply at https://gresearch.com/vacancies.

For a video version of this podcast, check out https://youtu.be/CEp-I7st02A.

The GR-OSS OUT Podcast is produced by Ben Wiley.

]]> You can't fire a volunteer. So how do you lead one? Vicky Brasseur — author, OSS strategist, and "open source minister without portfolio" — joins Jay Faulkner on the GROSS Out Podcast to discuss wielding influence without authority: ethical manipulation, director-ready business cases, and the succession planning most projects ignore until it's too late. Plus, Vicky's unflinching take on how the LLM boom is damaging open source — flooding maintainers with low-quality PRs, gutting mentorship, and burning resources without accountability. No fluff. Just the long game.

G-Research is hiring in Dallas, TX and London, UK! Apply at https://gresearch.com/vacancies.

For a video version of this podcast, check out https://youtu.be/CEp-I7st02A.

The GR-OSS OUT Podcast is produced by Ben Wiley.

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