Cross-Community Collaboration: What Could Solidarity Do for Us?

What could we accomplish if open repository platform communities collaborated more intentionally and more often? What opportunities become possible when we act together, opportunities that closed and proprietary software could never replicate? Open repository communities are navigating a moment of real challenge: limited staffing, stretched volunteers, and increasing uncertainty. Yet these communities are also rich with shared values, overlapping participants, and complementary strengths. While our platforms may differ in functionality, our challenges as well as our commitments to openness and sustainability are deeply aligned. This roundtable invites participants to think boldly about cross-community collaboration. Together, we'll explore examples of collaboration already underway, identify shared challenges, and imagine what collective action could do for us. Join for an energetic conversation about solidarity and new possibilities.