sktime: Trials and tribulations of a charitable, openly governed open source project
summary
sktime presents itself as a comprehensive Python time‑series ML framework started five or six years ago and claims to be openly and transparently governed with a charitable core. the talk describes concrete governance failures and defenses: altered grant records and board capture, false misconduct allegations, and asset seizure attempts, plus tactical countermeasures—trademark and incorporation, independent arbitration, multi‑factor keys, separation of duties, emergency plans and tested procedures—arguing these measures actually prevent takeover and preserve community control.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:08SK time mission and governance
- 2:30Commercial vs inclusive open source
- 7:24Modern open source challenges
- 9:58Strategic response to adversity
- 14:35Tactical threat scenarios
- 22:41Community safety and legal safeguards
- 26:14Future of inclusive open source
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