https://www.caktusgroup.com/tags/DjangoConUS/Recent content in DjangoConUS on Caktus GroupHugoenFri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0500https://www.caktusgroup.com/blog/2026/06/26/open-source-comes-from-people/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0500https://www.caktusgroup.com/blog/2026/06/26/open-source-comes-from-people/<p>I recently attended my first <strong><a href="https://2026.pg-data.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PG Data 2026 conference</a></strong> where keynote speaker <strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertmhaas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Robert Haas</a></strong> delivered a talk that has stayed with me. His keynote focused on the people behind PostgreSQL, the growing challenges of sustaining open-source communities, and the urgent need to cultivate new contributors through mentorship and community engagement. While his remarks centered on PostgreSQL, they sparked broader reflections for me about the future of open source and communities like Django.</p>