#319: Max Howell, Founder of Tea Protocol, on Unlocking the Open-Source Economy, Measuring the Impact of Blockchains, AI, and Incentivizing Developers

Max Howell is the founder of Tea Protocol, a decentralized technology protocol that enables open-source developers to be adequately rewarded and compensated for their software contributions. Max previously founded Homebrew, a free and open-source package management system that simplifies the installation of software on macOS and Linux. Since its founding in 2009, Homebrew has become one of the most widely used open-source projects of all time. Max has also served as a Senior Xcode Developer at Apple and as the Chief Product Officer at MyHealthily, an open-source healthcare technology platform. Max remains a frequent open-source software developer and contributor.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Unlock the open-source economy
- Compensating developers to create open-source software
- 90% of all publicly traded companies utilize open-source software
- The relationship between open-source software and capitalism
- The emergence of commercial open-source
- Open-source AI
- Valuing open-source software
- Package management tools
- Tea token
- Staking and gas fees on Tea Protocol

tea
Website: tea.xyz
X: @teaprotocol
Telegram: t.me/teaprotocol

Max Howell
X: @mxcl
LinkedIn: Max Howell

 
 
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