The GNOME Foundation Is All About People
gnome womenOne of the most common questions I get asked, right after “What do you do?”, is “What does the GNOME Foundation do?” I wrote an article …
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Open source is (still) changing the way work gets done
open source[The beginnings of a keynote. Feedback and input welcome.] Open source is changing the way work gets done. Yeah, yeah, what’s new? We all know that. But …
Read more →Why do people go to conferences? For the people!
CareerPeople go to conferences to see friends, meet people and learn new things. Over 80% of people said that seeing friends and meeting new people was the reason …
Read more →What would you say about the State of GNOME?
gnomeAgainst my dad’s best advice, I’m going to admit that I don’t feel like I’m the best person to give a “State of GNOME” talk. …
Read more →Supporting free software with grant money
open source Would you do it again for free?I recently started investigating how GNOME could fund projects with grant money. Will Ross sent me an email with a lot of good information and I’d like to …
Read more →Dries Buytaert's rules for creating a great community
open sourceAt OSBC last week I saw a great presentation by Dries Buytaert on how to build community. Dries is the founder of Drupal. The slides for his presentation (20 …
Read more →Companies: fostering or controlling communities? An interview with Kim Weins
interview open source Would you do it again for free?* Kim Weins is the Senior VP of Marketing at OpenLogic. Kim spent three years as a principal in CMO Strategy Group and helped companies such as Atomz (acquired …
Read more →Open source enables companies to collaborate
gnome open source*Dave Neary gave me his speaking slot at OSiM USA. I have two challenges, make a talk to fit his title and abstract (although you can almost always safely …
Read more →5 types of company open source relationships
gnome open sourceCompanies and communities is a topic I’ll speaking on at SCALE. I welcome any feedback or points to consider! First off, there is no ideal …
Read more →12 tips to getting things done in open source
Career open source tech changing societyMost people used to the proprietary software world, with no experience in open source software, are amazed that anything gets done. (And lots gets done in the …
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