Over 2024, OSO's technical architecture went through several major iterations to get to where it is now. There are so many different ways to architect data infrastructure, that the choices can be overwhelming. Every platform will say they provide what you think you need, and none of them will do everything you actually need. In this post, we'll share the choices that OSO made along the way and the pros and cons of each decision.
At Open Source Observer, we have been committed to building everything in the open from the very beginning. Today, we take that openness to the next level by launching the OSO Data Exchange on Google BigQuery. Here, we will publish every data set we have as live, up-to-date, and free to use datasets. In addition to sharing every model in the OSO production data pipeline, we are sharing source data for blocks/transactions/traces across the OP Superchain (including Optimism, Base, Frax, Metal, Mode, PGN, Zora), Gitcoin Data, and OpenRank. This builds on the existing BigQuery public data ecosystem that includes GitHub, Ethereum, Farcaster, and Lens data. To learn more, check out the data portal here:
How Open Source Observer commit to being the most open and reliable source of impact metrics out there.
At Kariba Labs, we believe deeply in the power of open source software. That is why we are building Open Source Observer (aka OSO), an open source tool for measuring the impact of open source projects. In order to achieve our goal of making open source better for everyone, we believe that OSO needs more than just open source code. We are committed to being the most open and reliable source of impact metrics out there. We will achieve this by committing the OSO project to the following practices:
Open source software: All code is developed using open source licenses
Open data: All collected and processed data will be openly shared with the community (to the extent allowed by terms of service)
Open infrastructure: We will open up our infrastructure for anyone to contribute or build upon our existing infrastructure