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Rust Foundation with Rebecca Rumbul

June 10, 2022 56:47 55.6 MB Downloads: 0

Allen Wyma talks with Rebecca Rumbul, Executive Director and CEO at Rust Foundation. The Rust Foundation is an independent non-profit organization to steward the Rust programming language and ecosystem, with a unique focus on supporting the set of maintainers that govern and develop the project.

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Timestamps

  • [@1:00] - Rebecca’s Bio
  • [@2:36] - The Rust Foundation
  • [@7:27] - How the Rust Foundation deals with legal work
  • [@9:26] - How the Rust Foundation helps all contributors
  • [@12:47] - Scoring matrix to measure the value
  • [@15:20] - DevX Initiative & Ernest Kissiedu
  • [@17:14] - Competing in funding projects
  • [@20:29] - Applying for a membership in The Rust Foundation
  • [@23:25] - Company membership benefits
  • [@28:34] - The Rust Foundation can potentially connect people and projects
  • [@31:08] - Board member Nell Shamrell-Harrington & The Rust Foundation sponsoring
  • [@35:00] - Rebecca on making tough decisions
  • [@36:46] - Nell’s weekly newsletter
  • [@40:20] - What makes a company pay for a Platinum membership?
  • [@44:21] - Rebecca’s background
  • [@49:28] - Anything difficult in running The Rust Foundation?
  • [@51:16] - Future plans for Rust Foundation
  • [@54:12] - Contacting The Rust Foundation
  • [@54:48] - Parting words

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Credits

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Plangora

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Plangora

Hosts: Allen Wyma