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Thanks so much to @geekygirldawn of @chaoss for the excellent #DeepDive on framing the value of #OpenSource efforts and using metrics to prioritize critical work that aligns with institutional strategic goals.
📺 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYqG3oX3rnY
📖 CHAOSS Guide on Demonstrating Organizational Value: https://chaoss.community/practitioner-guide-demonstrating-org-value/
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Our wonderful @curioss members have shared their most effective strategies for conducting outreach to diverse stakeholders.
This article explores how to effectively sequence and combine outreach activites to broaden the reach and maximize impact of #AcademicOSPOs.
📖https://bit.ly/45jJgv1
#Academic OSS #OpenSource #OpenSourceSoftware #OpenScience
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In the latest @sustainoss podcast, #CURIOSSmembers Jeffrey Young from the Open Source Program Office and Daniel Shown from Open Source with SLU, cover experiential learning, mentorship, student motivation and how academic #OSPOs can support students to build real skills for the job market.
This is the kind of work that drives the #CURIOSScommunity and ensuring that OSPOs play an active role in sh
📊 Post engagement
4
Avg engagement / post
4.5%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2024
On Mastodon since
🔥 Top post: 🔎 Hidden #repositories. Missing licences. Invisible contribution · 6 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.33 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 9 text · 3 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
0.6×
Follows 154 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
Recent posts
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A fascinating read on the work of #OSPO@GT in supporting and advancing #ResearchSoftware within #GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology.
Congrats to @curioss members, Fang (Cherry) Liu, PhD, Jeffrey Young and Ron Rahaman on this excellent paper. We…
💬 New #CURIOSSDeepDive “Diving Deep into WordPress Education Programs”
Isotta Peira walks us through how WordPress has developed education programs, to support the next generation of student contributors within the #WordPressCommunity 🎓
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Our latest CURIOSS Deep Dive takes us inside the #UNICC and their #OpenSource journey!
Watch the full Deep Dive here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b23X7gE4gJg
🙏 Thanks to Emily Bennett for sharing these valuable insights with our commu…
How is #AI changing #OpenSource contributions?
Ali Bakhtiari from #SyracuseUniversity, analyzed 8 million #GitHub pull requests. AI tools are reshaping who contributes, how they engage, and whether they stay.
▶️ Watch here: https://www.yo…
In the latest @sustainoss podcast, #CURIOSSmembers Jeffrey Young from the Open Source Program Office and Daniel Shown from Open Source with SLU, cover experiential learning, mentorship, student motivation and how academic #OSPOs can suppo…
Thanks so much to @geekygirldawn of @chaoss for the excellent #DeepDive on framing the value of #OpenSource efforts and using metrics to prioritize critical work that aligns with institutional strategic goals.
📺 https://www.youtube.com/wa…
Thanks so much to Julieta Arancio, PhD from the #OpenResearchCommunityAccelerator (ORCA) for the fascinating @curioss Deep Dive on #OpenHardware.
This led to a great discussion on #MakerSpaces, #licensing for Open Hardware, building enga…
🎉Congrats to @curioss members, Bill Branan, Megan Forbes and all involved from the #SheridanLibraries on the $750,000 grant from the #AlfredPSloanFoundation to the #JohnsHopkinsUniversity #OSPO!
The funding will be used to create a Researc…
A huge thanks to all our members for their contributions to these patterns and to the Student Ambassadors at
the #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity #OSPO who shared learning based on their outreach activities.
Our wonderful @curioss members have shared their most effective strategies for conducting outreach to diverse stakeholders.
This article explores how to effectively sequence and combine outreach activites to broaden the reach and maximize …
The call for proposals for the 2026 GW #OpenSource Conference is now open!
🔗 CFP: https://ospo.gwu.edu/form/2026-propose-a-talk
📅 Dates: March 23–24, 2026
📍 Location: #TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity, Washington, D.C.
#GWOSCON #AcademicO…
In the latest @sustainoss podcast, #CURIOSSmembers Jeffrey Young from the Open Source Program Office and Daniel Shown from Open Source with SLU, cover experiential learning, mentorship, student motivation and how academic #OSPOs can suppo…
Thanks so much to @geekygirldawn of @chaoss for the excellent #DeepDive on framing the value of #OpenSource efforts and using metrics to prioritize critical work that aligns with institutional strategic goals.
📺 https://www.youtube.com/wa…
Thanks so much to Julieta Arancio, PhD from the #OpenResearchCommunityAccelerator (ORCA) for the fascinating @curioss Deep Dive on #OpenHardware.
This led to a great discussion on #MakerSpaces, #licensing for Open Hardware, building enga…
🎉Congrats to @curioss members, Bill Branan, Megan Forbes and all involved from the #SheridanLibraries on the $750,000 grant from the #AlfredPSloanFoundation to the #JohnsHopkinsUniversity #OSPO!
The funding will be used to create a Researc…
A huge thanks to all our members for their contributions to these patterns and to the Student Ambassadors at
the #GeorgeWashingtonUniversity #OSPO who shared learning based on their outreach activities.
Our wonderful @curioss members have shared their most effective strategies for conducting outreach to diverse stakeholders.
This article explores how to effectively sequence and combine outreach activites to broaden the reach and maximize …
The call for proposals for the 2026 GW #OpenSource Conference is now open!
🔗 CFP: https://ospo.gwu.edu/form/2026-propose-a-talk
📅 Dates: March 23–24, 2026
📍 Location: #TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity, Washington, D.C.
#GWOSCON #AcademicO…
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Home server
fosstodon.org
A open-source software server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2024
An established account with real history on the platform.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2024 — 1 year ago.
👁️Averages 4 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.3× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated75/100
Good
Credibility score
92%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 92% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Strong engagement (~4.5% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
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Run by https://mastodon.social/@richlitt and others.
Here for #opensource #academia and all things #oss and #floss.
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