We’re talking with Mike McQuaid about Homebew 2.0.0, supporting Linux and Windows 10, the backstory and details surrounding the security issue they had in 2018, their new governance model, Mike’s new role, the core team meeting in-person at FOSDEM this year, and what’s coming next for Homebrew.

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Featuring:

• Mike McQuaid – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
• Adam Stacoviak – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
• Jerod Santo – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn

Show Notes:

• Homebrew on HackerOne
• brew.sh
• Donate Homebrew on Patreon
• Here’s how Eric Holmes gained commit access to Homebrew in 30 minutes
• adamstac/laptop
• thoughtbot/laptop
• MikeMcQuaid/strap - Bootstrap your macOS development system
• Homebrew governance
• Homebrew formulae analytics
• “This is why people don’t contribute to your open source project” —Mike McQuaid
• Hot Shots! Part Deux - starring Charlie Sheen

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