Mimi Geier, a great math teacher
learning passion PlanetGNOME teachingThe world lost a great math teacher this week. Mimi Geier not only loved math, she loved teaching math and delighted in watching kids discover solutions. If I …
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of why I don't always work in the open
mozilla open source PlanetGNOMEI was writing a post about why you must work in the open to get more volunteers and I ended up writing this post about why I don’t work in the open. The …
Read more →7 reasons asynchronous communication is better than synchronous communication in open source
gnome mozilla open source PlanetGNOMETraditionally, open source software has relied primarily on asynchronous communication. While there are probably quite a few synchronous conversations on irc, …
Read more →Use your vacation to do good in exotic locations
kids kidsoncomputers PlanetGNOME Travel volunteeringKids on Computers is planning a trip to the Huajuapan de Leon, Mexico area in June. If you can, please join us! If you can’t, please consider donating to …
Read more →Top 8 things to do in New Orleans
TravelWith an unprecedented number of friends visiting New Orleans in the next couple of months, I put together my top list of things to do. Spend evenings on …
Read more →Book Review: The Starfish and the Spider & Open source software organizations and money
Books open source Would you do it again for free?The Starfish and the Spider compares two types of organizational structures. Spider organizations have a central command structure, like a CEO. If you detach …
Read more →Your competition helps explain who you are
Business mozilla PlanetGNOME“Where there is no competition, there is no market. This is why start-ups who “have no competition” have trouble engaging partners and making …
Read more →How to have hallway conversations when you can't see the hallway
Business Career gnome mozilla PlanetGNOMEI recently listened to a talk by Michael Lopp about how to be a great manager. During his talk, he stressed the importance of hallway conversations. Hallway …
Read more →How to hire an Executive Director
gnome mozilla PlanetGNOMEWhen I told the GNOME Foundation Board of Directors that I was leaving my job as executive director, I told them my number one priority was to hire my …
Read more →How to get more visibility
CareerI hear a lot of people worrying about getting more visibility. While I think visibility is important, I think worrying about visibility is the wrong way to go …
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