Gitlab CEO Sij Sijbrandij weighs the pros & cons of various commerical open source business strategies, including Gitlab’s choice of buyer-based open core.
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Open Source Ready Ep. #44, Beyond the Model: Observing AI Agents with Mikyo King
On episode 44 of Open Source Ready, Brian Douglas and John McBride sit down with Mikyo King to explore why an agent can fail even when its model gets things right. They discuss observing the full agent workflow, using evaluations to uncover unexpected behavior, and testing whether skills actually improve results. Along the way, Mikyo shares how Arize approaches open source collaboration as coding agents reshape the contribution process.
Open Source Ready Ep. #43, You Can't Fork a Protocol with Madelyn Olson
On episode 43 of Open Source Ready, Brian Douglas and John McBride speak with Madelyn Olson. The Valkey maintainer and AWS principal engineer explains how AI is changing open source contributions, code review, and the work of keeping shared infrastructure reliable. They also explore Valkey’s origins, semantic caching, and why community governance still matters when anyone can customize the code.