OPEN PATH

A Quest for the Meaning of Open Source

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Greetings! My name is Chad Whitacre, and I'm Head of Open Source at Sentry.

Open Path is a quest for the meaning of Open Source.

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Fueling Open Source with Vibes & Money

2026-02-26 ❧ Economists think Open Source is a business model. Devs know better, and fund it accordingly.

OSI Really Did Initiate Open Source

2025-12-19 ❧ Despite some outliers, “open source” did not meaningfully exist as a concept before 1998.

The Open Source Sustainability Crisis

2024-01-19 ❧ What is Open Source sustainability? Fair pay, no hoops. Why is it in crisis? Burnout.
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