Fundraising for a technical nonprofit
gnome open sourceThe GNOME Foundation is a nonprofit organization, a 501(c)(3), and is funded by donations from individuals and companies. So as executive director of the GNOME …
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Afraid you'll get sued for using open source software? Think again.
open sourceI gave a talk at LinuxWorld called “Avoiding Open Source Lawsuits: Five Steps to Effective Open Source Governance in the Enterprise.” I suppose it …
Read more →Imagine twice as many developers
Career womenI didn’t see Danese Cooper’s talk “Why Whinging Doesn’t Work” but the title has really been bothering me. I almost titled this …
Read more →Sugar (the software on OLPC) and my conversation with Walter Bender
kids open sourceI had a good conversation with Walter Bender, former president of One Laptop per Child (OLPC) and the founder of Sugar Labs. Sugar is the software that comes on …
Read more →Seven mentors!
Career gnomeSo earlier I blogged that I had seven bosses. (It was mostly in reaction to the fact that I felt like I was getting way too much attention!) But I realized this …
Read more →20 things you can negotiate in a job offer
CareerJohn Mark had a great post 10 Survival Tips for the Modern Wageslave. I thought I’d follow up with another piece of career advice that I never got: every …
Read more →Learning not to cry in today's work place
Career womenOne of the things I’m passionate about is encouraging women in technology. With that in mind, I’m going to talk about something that’s never …
Read more →7 of the most common open source myths
open sourceHere are some of the misunderstandings around open source software that I hear every day. Feel free to add your own! The most important thing is whether you …
Read more →Book Review: Perfectly Legal by David Johnston
BooksIf you own stock in an American company, you should read this book. If you pay taxes in America, you should read this book. Clearly, I believe everyone should …
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