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Mário Havel discusses his work at the Ethereum Foundation and the significance of the Bordel Hackerspace in promoting free and open source software.
Guest Mário Havel Panelists Eriol Fox | Victory Brown Show Notes In this episode of Sustain, host Eriol Fox and co-host Victory Brown are live at Devconnect Conference in Buenos Aires, with Mário Havel, protocol support at the Ethereum Foundation and co-founder of the Bordel Hackerspace in Prague. Mário shares his experience working in protocol support, contributing to the evolution and scalability of Ethereum. He dives into the significance of the Hackerspace 'Bordell' in Prague, discussing its role in fostering a creative and collaborative community focused on free and open source software. Mário also highlights the philosophical underpinnings of free software, emphasizing user freedom and security, and discusses the impact of corporate involvement in open source projects, the complexities of sustaining such initiatives, and the innovative “crowd-loaning” model used to fund their Hackerspace through Ethereum. Hit download now to hear more! [00:00:40] Mário explains working at the Ethereum Foundation, his role on the protocol support team, the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship, and he introduces Bordel Hackerspace as a community space for hackers, makers, and artists. [00:04:08] He…
People in this episode
Hosts: Eriol Fox, Victory Brown
Guest: Mário Havel
Topics covered
- Ethereum
- open source software
- Hackerspace
- community
- scalability
- corporate involvement
Keywords
- Ethereum
- Bordel Hackerspace
- open source
- scalability
- community
- free software
- crowd-loaning
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ethereum Foundation, Bordel Hackerspace
Places: Buenos Aires, Prague
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