Listen "Recognizing value in open source communities with SourceCred feat. Dandelion Mané"
Episode Synopsis
For this episode I interview Dandelion Mané (@decentralion) and talk about their work on SourceCred (@sourcecred), a tool for communities to measure and reward value creation, which they founded. As the name suggests, Cred is the core idea of SourceCred. Cred is a score which is earned by making contributions to a project. A participant's score reflects how valuable their contributions were to the project. Participants are then rewarded with digital currency, or "Grain", based on their Cred. Cred is non-transferable, retroactive, transparent, and community-specific.During the interview we talk about the issues that open source communities face to become sustainable without corporate cooptation, how SourceCred can help with this problem by providing a democratic way for rewarding contributors, and why Dandelion identifies as a post-capitalist.More on SourceCredSourceCred Intro VideoGet Involved with SourceCredHow to Setup a SourceCred InstanceSourceCred GithubIf you liked the podcast be sure to give it a review on your preferred podcast platform. If you want to see more content like this, please consider donating to my Patreon starting at just $3 per month. At the moment I’ve spent more on this project than I’ve ever made so any amount helps. Also, sign up for the Newsletter, follow me on Twitter (@TBSocialist), and join the r/CryptoLeftists subreddit to continue the discussion and give your thoughts.Support the showICYMI I've written a book about, no surprise, blockchains through a left political framework! The title is Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It and is being published through Repeater Books, the publishing house started by Mark Fisher who’s work influenced me a lot in my thinking. The book is officially published and you use this linktree to find where you can purchase the book based on your region / country.
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