Some Yaks Are Worth Shaving

Justin engages in “yak shaving” with varying degrees of success, and open-source enthusiasts grapple with what to do when projects are abandoned.

• Definition of “yak shaving”
• Yak shaving comic by David Revoy
• Home Assistant: Open-source home automation framework
• Pelican static site generator
• AutoPub: Python package release automation
• Justin’s article on Converting reStructuredText to Markdown
• Microsoft’s GitHub Unit Cuts AI Deals With Google, Anthropic
• How much agency do you really have when open-source projects are abandoned? (Fediverse thread)

Folks mentioned on the show:

• Chris Rose
• Honza Javorek
• Hynek Schlawack
• Giampaolo Rodola