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From Log4Shell to the Sovereign Tech Fund: Lessons in Open Source Sustainability

From Log4Shell to the Sovereign Tech Fund: Lessons in Open Source Sustainability

Update: 2025-10-21
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In this episode of the GitHub Podcast, Abby sits down with Felix Reda, Director of Developer Policy at GitHub, and Christian Grobmeier, a longtime Log4J maintainer, to reflect on the aftermath of the Log4Shell vulnerability and how it reshaped open source funding. They discuss the creation of Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund, the challenges and opportunities funding brings to open source projects, and what it takes to build sustainable and resilient developer communities. The conversation highlights the major lessons learned from these events, from managing resources and community health to navigating government and industry support. Read more about Log4Shell and watch the full story over on the GitHub blog.

Links mentioned in the episode:

https://sovereigntechfund.de/

https://okfn.de/

https://prototypefund.de/

https://www.opentech.fund/

https://nlnet.nl/

https://github.blog/2022-05-09-introducing-the-github-secure-open-source-fund/

https://dripapp.org/

https://ghost.org/

https://ttcmap.ca/


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From Log4Shell to the Sovereign Tech Fund: Lessons in Open Source Sustainability

From Log4Shell to the Sovereign Tech Fund: Lessons in Open Source Sustainability

Felix Reda, Christian Grobmeier, Abigail Cabunoc Mayes, Victoria Marin, Kedasha Kerr, editaudio