What’s in the SOSS? Podcast #67 – S3E19 Funding the Future: Community Collaboration and the Spirit of Open Source with Mila Zhou
Brief
Summary
Join host Yesenia as she sits down with Mila Zhou, Open Source Program Manager at AWS, to explore the fascinating intersection of finance, strategy, and security in the open source ecosystem. Mila shares her unique journey from forensic auditing to spearheading AWS funding initiatives, breaking down how strategic financial backing transforms vulnerable “long tail” projects and empowers dedicated security champions.
Discover how full-time security engineers at foundations are securing critical repositories like PyPI, why community-driven forks like Valkey represent the true spirit of collaboration, and how the OpenSSF Ambassador Program is helping close the gap between developers and security experts.
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Conversation Highlights
00:25 – Welcome & Introductions
01:03 – From Accounting to AWS OSPO