Open-Source Ethics and Monetization with Chris Coyier

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 Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.