In this episode, CRob chats with Omkhar Arasaratnam, who has served as the general manager of the OpenSSF and was co-host of What’s in the SOSS? As Omkhar moves on to the next chapter of his occupational journey, he reflects on his tenure with the OpenSSF, shares his open source origin story and highlights the achievements of the OpenSSF and the tactics he used to engage different stakeholders. Omkhar shares his open source origin story02:14 - Things Omkhar is proud of during his tenure at the OpenSSF04:36 - The challenge of keeping myriad stakeholders engaged07:12 - Areas of open source supply chains that public policymakers and regulators should better understand09:44 - Some challenges ahead for the open source ecosystem14:58 - Omkhar answers CRob’s rapid-fire questions17:57 - Omkhar’s advice for people entering the open source communityLinksOmkhar Arasaratnam on LinkedInGet involved with OpenSSF

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