Podcasts about Outreachy

I met Deborah at the Research Software Engineering 2024 conference in Newcastle, UK, where she gave an impassioned speech about her drive to carve out a new career and new opportunities in STEM. Here she talks about how she got here and the obstacles she faces. My apologies, I initially uploaded the raw version of the interview. This should now be correctedhttps://we-are-ols.org Open Life Sciences https://www.outreachy.org the Outreachy programmehttps://rsecon24.society-rse.org/programme/emerging-voice-plenary/ Deb's talk at RSE Con 24. Get in touchThank you for listening! Merci de votre écoute! Vielen Dank für´s Zuhören! Contact Details/ Coordonnées / Kontakt: Email mailto:peter@code4thought.org UK RSE Slack (ukrse.slack.com): @code4thought or @piddie US RSE Slack (usrse.slack.com): @Peter Schmidt Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@code4thought or @code4thought@fosstodon.org Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/code4thought.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pweschmidt/ (personal Profile)LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeforthought/ (Code for Thought Profile) This podcast is licensed under the Creative Commons Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSScast! CHAOSScast – Episode 95 In this episode of CHAOSScast, host Harmony Elendu is joined by members of the CHAOSS Africa community, Precious Abubakar, Gloria Johnson, and Maryblessing Okolie. Join us as they share their personal journeys and experiences contributing to the open-source ecosystem. They also discuss their roles in various CHAOSS projects, including the DEI Badging project, documentation efforts, and the Contributor Covenant. The episode highlights the importance of community support, the challenges and successes in open-source contributions, and suggestions for improving the onboarding process for newcomers. Press download now to hear more! [00:03:21] Precious shares her “open source awakening” through the CHAOSS Project and mentorship programs, particularly the Africa Contributor Program. [00:05:04] Maryblessing shares her experience with the Outreachy program and how conversations with Precious led her to contribute to the CHAOSS Project, specifically working on Augur software. [00:06:50] Gloria talks about her introduction to open source through her friend and joining the CHAOSS community and shares her initial hesitations and eventual onboarding into the open source space. [00:09:17] Harmony discusses the importance of attending open source meetings as a form of contribution and he reflects on the importance of the onboarding party for newcomers in the CHAOSS community. [00:11:51] Maryblessing describes her various contributions to CHAOSS, including event planning, facilitating meetings, and her leadership role in the Contributor Covenant project. [00:17:12] Gloria shares her contribution to the DEI Badging project, reviewing event badges and contributing as a project manager. Harmony praises the Badging project for its impact on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the open source space. [00:19:25] Precious shares her contributions to Project Badging, the CHAOSS Slack bot, and reflects on her journey in the open source space. [00:23:02] Harmony opens the discussion on how the CHAOSS community could improve the contributor experience, and our guests share how the community has evolved and reflects on improvements such as recognizing no-code contributors and how the tour guide system has been helpful for onboarding newcomers to the community. [00:27:02] Harmony wraps up by commending the community's efforts to consistently improve the onboarding process for newcomers. Value Adds (Picks) of the week: * [00:28:01] Harmony's pick is let's see open source as a way of giving back to the world at large. * [00:28:30] Maryblessing's pick is nobody can steal your vision. * [00:29:04] Gloria's pick is let opportunities meet you prepared. * [00:29:30] Precious's pick is relaunching her blog. Panelist: Harmony Elendu Guests: Precious Abubakar Gloria Johnson Maryblessing Okolie Links: CHAOSS (https://chaoss.community/) CHAOSS Project X (https://twitter.com/chaossproj?lang=en) CHAOSScast Podcast (https://podcast.chaoss.community/) CHAOSS Slack (https://chaoss-workspace.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-r65szij9-QajX59hkZUct82b0uACA6g#/shared-invite/email) podcast@chaoss.community (mailto:podcast@chaoss.community) CHAOSS Project Africa X (https://x.com/chaoss_africa) CHAOSS Africa-GitHub (https://github.com/chaoss/chaoss-africa) Georg Link Website (https://georg.link/) Harmony Elendu Medium (https://harmonyelendu.medium.com/) Harmony Elendu X (https://x.com/ogaharmony) Precious Abubakar Medium (https://preciousdanabubakar.medium.com/) Gloria Johnson LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gloria-johnson-b5aa27205/) Maryblessing Okolie LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ukdevv/) CHAOSScast Podcast-Episode 67: The CHAOSS Newcomer Slack Bot and She-Code-Africa with Precious and lyimide (https://podcast.chaoss.community/67) Contributor Covenant (https://www.contributor-covenant.org/) CHAOSS DEI Project Badging (https://badging.chaoss.community/project-badging) CHAOSS Slack Bot (https://github.com/chaoss/chaoss-slack-bot) Special Guests: Gloria Johnson, Maryblessing Okolie, and Precious Abubakar.

Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast! CHAOSScast – Episode 87 In this episode of CHAOSScast, host Elizabeth Barron is joined by panelists Anita Ihuman and Ruth Ikegah, along with guests, Enock Kasaadha and Maryblessing Okolie, as they delve into the experiences and contributions of CHAOSS Africa, a regional chapter of the CHAOSS Project. They share personal stories of how they got involved in open source, the influence of CHAOSS Africa on their careers, and the community's growth over the past two years. Discussion highlights include the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion, the supportive nature of the CHAOSS community, and future aspirations for CHAOSS Africa. Press download to hear much more! [00:03:34] Ruth shares her journey into open source which began out of curiosity during her microbiology studies when she observed a friend participating in an open source project via a Google meet call. [00:06:13] Enock describes his transition from software development to open source, highlighting the initial challenges he faced finding a welcoming community. He praises CHAOSS for their newcomer-friendly environment. [00:07:51] Maryblessing got into open source after being introduced through a friend who participated in an Outreachy internship, she then joined CHAOSS. Initially, she observed the community to understand how her skills could contribute, and over time she became an active participant. [00:10:24] Anita shares a similar background with Ruth, having been classmates. Her interest in open source grew as she saw peers making significant contributions to tech, which encouraged her to engage in open source, leading her to CHAOSS. [00:13:11] The discussion switches to how CHAOSS Africa came to be. Ruth explains how she transitioned from GNOME to CHAOSS through her interactions with other open source contributors. She credits Outreachy, an internship program that CHAOSS participated in, and highlights the role of the DI (Diversity and Inclusion) audits team and the Ford Foundation in recognizing the contributions of African members. [00:19:18] Elizabeth asks about the impact of open source and CHAOSS on their lives. Enock responds, detailing how CHAOSS acts as an incubator for learning open source contributions skills, which are transferable to other communities. He emphasizes the values of patience, trust, and appreciation cultivated within the CHAOSS community. [00:24:10] Maryblessing emphasizes how the community has helped advance her career, particularly in managing volunteers, appreciating diversity and inclusion, and improving her decision-making processes. She highlights how CHAPSS has enabled her to engage effectively in other communities and appreciate the role of non-coding contributions in open source projects. [00:28:12] Anita shares that CHAOSS has broadened her understanding of community health beyond resolving disputes, revealing the multifaceted nature of building a healthy community. She appreciates how her involvement in CHAOSS has allowed her to explore non-coding roles in open source. [00:29:56] The discussion shifts to the future of CHAOSS Africa, with Ruth and Enock envisioning greater expansion across the continent. They discuss supporting local events and including more countries in their efforts. Value Adds (Picks) of the week: [00:34:01] Elizabeth's pick is reconnecting with old friends. [00:34:46] Enock's pick is motivation is overrated. [00:35:25] Anita's pick is the recent feedback from her company on her efforts. [00:35:50] Maryblessing's pick is Notion. [00:36:12] Ruth's pick is being at peace and worrying less. Panelists: Elizabeth Barron Anita Ihuman Ruth Ikegah Guests: Enock Kasaadha Maryblessing Okolie Links: CHAOSS (https://chaoss.community/) CHAOSS Project X/Twitter (https://twitter.com/chaossproj?lang=en) CHAOSScast Podcast (https://podcast.chaoss.community/) podcast@chaoss.community (mailto:podcast@chaoss.community) Elizabeth Barron X/Twitter (https://twitter.com/elizabethn) Ruth Ikegah X/Twitter (https://twitter.com/IkegahRuth) Ruth Ikegah LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-ikegah/?originalSubdomain=ng) Anita Ihuman LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-ihuman/?originalSubdomain=ng) Anita Ihuman GitHub (https://github.com/Anita-ihuman) Enock Kasaadha Website (https://kaxada.medium.com/) Enock Kasaadha LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaxada/) Maryblessing Okolie Website (https://hashnode.com/@Ukdevv) Maryblessing Okolie LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ukdevv/) Ford Foundation (https://www.fordfoundation.org/) CHAOSS Africa GitHub (https://github.com/chaoss/chaoss-africa) CHAOSS Africa Open Collective (https://opencollective.com/chaoss-africa) CHAOSS Project Africa X/Twitter (https://x.com/chaoss_africa?lang=en) Outreachy (https://www.outreachy.org/) GNOME (https://www.gnome.org/) Maryblessing Okolie's talk at Berlin Buzzwords (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUdlGUvxwMI) Notion (https://www.notion.so/) Join the CHAOSS Africa Slack channel (https://chaoss-workspace.slack.com/?redir=%2Farchives%2FC03KC6ZERSR.%3Fname%3DC03KC6ZERSR.) Special Guests: Anita ihuman, Enock Kasaadha, and Maryblessing Okolie.

Guest Julia Evans Panelists Richard Littauer | Amanda Casari Show Notes In this episode of Sustain, host Richard Littauer and co-host Amanda Casari talk to Julia Evans, a zine artist and programmer from Montreal. The discussion delves into Julia's journey in creating educational zines about technical topics like strace, Bash, and Git. Julia shares insights into her unique approach to making complex tools more accessible, how she uses feedback and beta readers to refine her work, and the importance of writing about stable technologies. The episode also touches on Julia's balance between art and sustainability, her collaborative work with her team, and highlights the significance of community-driven knowledge sharing. Press download to hear much more! [00:01:44] Julia explains her approach to creating zines, starting with the desire to simplify the usage of complex tools like strace. [00:03:14] Julia discusses her background as a programmer and the thematic focus of her zines, including making technical topics like Bash scripting more approachable. [00:04:54] Amanda praises Julia's method of demystifying technical concepts through zines. Julia shares the challenges of creating zines on complex topics like Git, discussing how user feedback helps refine content. [00:07:14] Julia details the iterative process of creating zines, including using beta readers and feedback tools to enhance the clarity and usefulness of her guides. [00:11:50] The discussion shifts to how Julia selects topics for her zines, focusing on technologies with strong backward compatibility guarantees, ensuring that the content remains relevant and accurate over time. [00:15:59] Richard questions Julia about her preference for creating zines over other formats like video tutorials or classes, despite the potential reach and educational impact of those mediums. She explains her preference for zines, highlighting her affinity for print and writing, and he challenge with video formats. [00:19:13] Julia discusses her transformative experience at the Recurse Center, which greatly enhanced her understanding of computer systems, inspiring her to help others feel like “wizards” who fully grasp their tools. [00:21:39] Julia mentions co-founding “bang bang con,” a conference focused on short, insightful talks about programming, and confirms the availability of these talks online. [00:22:46] Richard asks Julia about “weird stuff” she likes to do with computers. She describes creating a DNS server that open shares queries, reflecting her passion for making the invisible aspects of computing visible. [00:24:43] Julia reveals how she funds her zine-making and educational endeavors through sales, which has allowed her to focus full-time on this work and even hire help to manage operations, enhancing sustainability and enjoyment of her work. [00:26:05] Julia reflects on the unpredictability of her success, expressing hesitation to offer advice on replicating her business model due to its unconventional nature. [00:27:47] Julia shares her approach to team building and sustainability, focusing on treating and paying her collaborators well to endure ongoing successful partnerships. [00:28:44] Find out where you can purchase Julia's zines and find her online. Quotes [00:02:19] “I would have all these questions, what are people using this tool for?” [00:02:45] “I wanted to show people that this is not that big of a deal.” [00:06:26] “This is what I wish someone told me when I started using this tool.” [00:17:08] “I don't usually want to learn a book's worth of information about a topic. I'm a generalist.” [00:17:40] “My dream when learning about something is I just want to talk to someone who's really, really smart for two hours and they'll tell me everything I need to know.” [00:21:11] “You can do weird stuff!” [00:24:07] “I just thought it would be cool to make it, so I did.” [00:26:34] “Once I saw that I was working, I started to ask, is it sustainable? What do I need to learn about marketing to make it a sustainable business?” [00:28:29] “I try to be the last client to get fired. That's my dream.” Spotlight [00:29:43] Amanda's spotlight is she finally got to attend csv,conf,v8. [00:30:40] Richard's spotlight is Rafik Draoui. [00:31:26] Julia's spotlight is Atuin, a really nice way to search your shell history. Links SustainOSS (https://sustainoss.org/) SustainOSS Twitter (https://twitter.com/SustainOSS?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) SustainOSS Discourse (https://discourse.sustainoss.org/) podcast@sustainoss.org (mailto:podcast@sustainoss.org) SustainOSS Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainoss) Open Collective-SustainOSS (Contribute) (https://opencollective.com/sustainoss) Richard Littauer Socials (https://www.burntfen.com/2023-05-30/socials) Amanda Casari X/Twitter (https://x.com/amcasari?lang=en) Julia Evans Blog (https://jvns.ca/) Julia Evans Mastodon (https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk) Julia Evans X/Twitter (https://x.com/b0rk) Julia Evans GitHub (https://github.com/jvns) strace (https://strace.io/) Write Useful Books by Rob Fitzpatrick (https://writeusefulbooks.com/) Space Jam (https://www.spacejam.com/1996/jam.html) Recurse Center (https://www.recurse.com/) Sustain Podcast-Episode 146: Anjana Vakil on the Recurse Center, Outreachy, and Learning to Code (https://podcast.sustainoss.org/146) !!Con 2024 (bang bang con) (https://bangbangcon.com/) Gazouilli by Rafik Draoui (https://github.com/rafikdraoui/gazouilli) Wizard Zines (https://wizardzines.com/) Wizard Zine on strace (https://wizardzines.com/zines/strace/) New zine: How Git Works! by Julia Evans (https://jvns.ca/blog/2024/04/25/new-zine--how-git-works-/) Mess with dns (https://messwithdns.net/) Csv,conf,v8 (https://csvconf.com/) Rafik Draoui GitHub (https://github.com/rafikdraoui) Atuin (https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin) Credits Produced by Richard Littauer (https://www.burntfen.com/) Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Show notes by DeAnn Bahr Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Special Guest: Julia Evans.

Host Victoria Guido and special guest Regina Nkenchor discuss the evolution and impact of Regina's work with the GNOME Project and OpenKids Africa. Regina explains how the GNOME Project is advancing its Global Inclusive Initiative, aiming to amplify diverse voices within the community and contribute to GNOME's development. She expresses enthusiasm for OpenKids Africa's efforts to incorporate technology education in rural communities, primarily through engaging early childhood teachers in understanding and teaching tech like virtual reality and robotics. Victoria probes into strategies for sparking children's interest in technology, with Regina advocating for a co-creative, experience-based approach that includes real-life applications and interactive participation. They also touch on the challenges of balancing professional and personal commitments. Regina shares her ongoing journey to find balance by prioritizing and delegating while still maintaining her nonprofit work and her role at the GNOME Project. They also talk about personal growth and community engagement. Regina advises newcomers to leverage open-source tools and be open to change while encouraging fair treatment within the open-source community. Victoria reflects on her experiences with Women Who Code, highlighting the importance of community involvement and networking for career advancement. Both emphasize the significance of creating safe, welcoming spaces in tech communities to foster inclusion and support, especially for women in tech. GNOME (https://www.gnome.org/) Follow GNOME on X (https://twitter.com/gnome), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GNOME/), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gnome-foundation/), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/GNOMEDesktop), or Mastodon (https://floss.social/@gnome). OpenKids Africa (https://openkidsafrica.com/) Follow OpenKids Africa on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/openkidsafrica/), X (https://twitter.com/openkidsafrica), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@openkidsafrica), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/openkidsafrica), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/openkidsafrica/). Follow Regina Nkenchor on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/reginankenchor/). Follow thoughtbot on X (https://twitter.com/thoughtbot) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/150727/). Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Transcript: VICTORIA: This is the Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots podcast, where we explore the design, development, and business of great products. I'm your host, Victoria Guido. And with me today is Regina, Board Vice President of the GNOME Foundation and Founder at OpenKids Africa. Regina, thank you for joining me. REGINA: Thank you so much for having me. It's such a great opportunity to be here today. VICTORIA: That's wonderful. So, what's going on in your world, anything fun or exciting happening? REGINA: You know, I actually work in Sweden. And this period is actually one of the...let me say the peak period, beginning of a new year, beginning of a new year for my job. So, there's so much around projects, projects, projects. So, I wouldn't say this is more like a fun period because, after the summer, it's a different time here when you're working in Europe. VICTORIA: Yes, working in Sweden must be so interesting. I'm wondering if you found any cultural differences that were really surprising about working there. REGINA: Oh yes. I think there are so many cultural differences, one of it is...I come from Nigeria, and we have more, like, a particular way...we don't have a schedule for having breakfast. So, we can have breakfast anytime we want to, and we don't feel any problem by it. So, I could decide to have my breakfast by 12:00 or by 1:00 and have my lunch by 4:00 p.m., you know, it just depends. But here, it's more like you have to have your breakfast early. And by 11:00, 12:00, 1:00, you should be having your lunch. I'm still trying to get used to that one anyway. And also, another cultural difference that I've seen here that is very, very obvious to me compared to where I'm coming from, and I think this is basically the work culture around here, so they have, like, a work culture of taking certain timeouts for vacations, which is not the same thing for me when I was working back in Nigeria. I mean, you could just pick your vacations anytime you want to have them. But here, it's more like you have to have them around the summer somehow so that you could basically have much fun and get the time required. So, I think these basic two things are things I've had to adjust to working here now for over two years, so yeah. VICTORIA: So, more rigid timeframes for lunch, and breakfast, and vacation [laughs]. REGINA: Yes, yes. And, you know, it's quite funny because even when my colleagues are like, "Let's go and have lunch," and I'm not ready. And they feel like, "Are you okay? Like, you should be having lunch." [laughs] So, it's really rigid timeframe here, I would say that. VICTORIA: I like that. You know, working in a remote world, it's so easy to just work through lunch or skip breakfast and just go straight to your computer and work. So, I kind of like it. They're looking out for you and making sure that you're taking your breaks. REGINA: Yes. Yes. And it's actually also making me self-conscious. Because, you know, working daytime as a software engineer, you don't know when to eat. You don't know when to take a break. So, that realization, I'm beginning to more, like, take it more in and adapt to the culture here. Now, I'm always looking out for myself. And when I wake up in the morning, I remember that I need to, you know, grab something, no matter how small. And then, when it's around lunchtime, I'm also preparing to have something as well. So, I think it's really good. And it also keeps me more healthy, I would say [laughs], compared to me just eating anytime I want to eat. So, I think it's a very good culture. VICTORIA: That's wonderful. And I really want to hear more about your journey and your career. I first heard about you and invited you to the podcast when you were a speaker for Open Source Festival in Nigeria earlier this year. So, I'm curious how you went from being in Nigeria and how did you get into software engineering and get to where you are today with the GNOME Project and everything else. REGINA: Well, thank you so much for that. I actually started my technology career path...that's about...I would say around about 10-11 years ago. So, I graduated with a public administration bachelor's, so a bachelor's in public administration. I really did not think that I would be doing what I'm doing today. But so, when I graduated years ago, that was 2010, I needed more opportunity. And at the time, in Nigeria, technology was not something that was very available to everyone. What I mean is technology was mostly found around those that are privileged, those with more advantage, and all of that. And I wasn't around the set of people that had...those privileged to have computers in their homes or to have parents that has the money to buy these kinds of resources. But I had always known as a child that I was very good with my hands. And I could remember when I was quite younger, I was the one that my dad would go to to repair his phone when it's not working well. So, I had this thing with my hands that I couldn't really explain that I like to repair things. And so, when I graduated from the university, I got an opportunity to attend more like a program, a computer program, where they would teach stuff around IT for beginners and all of that. So, I enrolled, and when I enrolled for that particular program, I can remember they would show us more like a slideshow of different programs that you would like to learn, and then give you more like, insight into job opportunities available for those programs. So, when I sat in that class as a beginner, and I was watching the slideshows, one of the courses that caught my interest was Linux administration and database administration, so I opted in for that particular course. And that was basically how my journey began. When I began to learn about Linux, I began to use it to basically manage databases; then, I was managing databases in Oracle. And I found that one of the things that I needed to learn was basically knowing how to administer the Linux OS. From there, I began my first job. I worked as a faculty, more like a lecturer teaching Linux administration. So, this time, I had learned, and now I have to help other students learn as well. So, because of this, I began to use more of open-source tools. Now, just to do a little bit of realization check here, at the time when I was basically lecturing years back as a Linux administrator, I did not know that the concept open source existed. I knew that I was using Linux, but I did not really understand the concept of what open source is. So, going forward now, as I began to use these tools and began to teach students how to administer databases and use more of Linux operating system tools, I somehow, a particular year, stumbled on the GNOME Project. Because GNOME is more like a feature of the Linux OS—it's a desktop application—I was already familiar with it. I just decided to make my contributions there anyway since I had been using the GNOME Project over the years with the Linux operating system. So, I was basically fascinated to see that everything I had done as a user in my career was basically using open source to basically teach Linux and to teach my students. So, that's, in some way, how I got into technology, how I got into open source, and all of that. So, going into how I found myself [laughs] in the Open Source Festival and how I found myself in GNOME Project, I chose to contribute to the GNOME Project, one, because GNOME is one of the basic...I'll say a very good feature of the Linux OS. It's a desktop application––allows usability in a way that Linux seems like a Windows operating system. And so, I decided to go into GNOME just to learn more about community, how the community looks like and also contribute my quota to outreach and engagement. So, what it means is that there are different areas you can contribute to in the GNOME project, one of it is community and engagements, which means you basically help to do outreach, marketing, and events. So, I wanted to basically bring the GNOME project down to my location, and that's Africa, Nigeria. I wanted people to basically see the benefits of what the GNOME Project is to the Linux ecosystem and how they can also contribute to it. So, because of this, I created a chapter of GNOME in Africa. Right now, we have a community of GNOME Africa. And basically, that is how I started. So, this particular Open Source Festival that just completed for 2023 was not my first, although I was a keynote for this particular one. I had attended Open Source Festival in 2020, where I shared as a workshop speaker, and I shared more about improving Linux experience for African users. And one of the demos I did was basically showcasing the GNOME Project to the users. VICTORIA: I love that. And maybe you can say more about what the GNOME Project is and the kind of impact it can have on communities like the one that you're from. REGINA: One of the things with GNOME Project, in some way, it's a desktop application, a desktop application that features in the Linux operating system. So, like you know, we have the Windows operating system, and then we have user-friendly desktop that allows us to be able to basically use Windows without going through command lines all the time. GNOME is like that desktop application to Linux operating system. So, it's a feature of distros of Linux that decides to basically use it. So, what does it do to a community like mine? I think it is very clear, usability, and allows people as well to be able to contribute to the GNOME shell. Like any other open-source projects, one of the things is that you don't just become a user. But also, you can contribute to the innovation of that particular project, so not just having to be consumers of products but also become creators of those products by contributing to what the community is doing. So, I think what it has done to a community like mine is basically given people the opportunity and the free will to become creators for something that is quite unique to the Linux operating system and allowing them to also become part of a community, bringing diversity to the global community globally. VICTORIA: So, how does GNOME benefit as a project from having these additional communities in areas where they may not have had before? REGINA: I think the key thing here is diverse voices. The key thing here is bringing in people to create more diverse GNOME Projects. And it's not a buzzword. I think creating better technologies is allowing for diverse users' views to be heard. So, before I came into the GNOME project, they had presence around Europe and the U.S. but not so much around Asia and Africa. What this means is that the design, the usability, the culture around the community is not going to be that that is very friendly towards these communities that they are not part of, these communities that doesn't really know what is happening in the GNOME Project. So, having to bring in diversity, bringing in somebody like myself, community like myself, into the GNOME Project, what this means is that there will be more opportunities for GNOME to evolve around what they have in the previous years into something that is more global, something that is more inclusive, you know, a project that allows people to become contributors and designers of the GNOME shell. So, I would say this: when I got into the board...this is my second time in the board. We've had several discussions around how to bring in diversity into the GNOME Project and also allow users, newcomers to feel welcomed in the GNOME Project. And that is a discussion and an action that is basically progressive here. We are having these conversations because I have now come into the project. There is now space for the GNOME Project to see that we need to be more inclusive. We need to be more diverse in our approach, in our design, in the basically way we listen to users right now. So, this was not the case before I came in. So, it's basically just allowing more diversity into the GNOME Project. VICTORIA: I love that. And I think there's been a lot of studies and evidence that have shown that projects and companies with more inclusive and more diverse voices perform better business-wise afterwards. So, it's not only, like, a moral imperative but just smart business decisions. REGINA: Yes, yes, yes, yes. Yes. VICTORIA: And I'm curious, as a community organizer myself [chuckles], what surprised you about the early stages of starting up this community in Africa, or maybe even joining the board of this community now that you've become there? Anything that surprised you in the process there? REGINA: I think one of the first things that surprised me is that it was more like I was the only one that knows that GNOME exists [laughs]. So, it's me having to first always explain, giving onboarding sections to newcomers to basically explain to them what the GNOME Project is, and doing multiple demos to show how the GNOME desktop works within Linux. And I thought that people would just know these things and people would just understand how the Linux project works. So, that basically surprised me because I had to always have to...even up until now, I always have to more, like, introduce, guide, and explain what GNOME is and help users to basically or newcomers basically decide if it is something that they will want to contribute to, right? So, that's one thing that surprised me. And I think the second thing that surprised me was mainly about when I came into the GNOME Project; for a project that global, I thought that there would be some certain level of diversity around the projects. And I thought that I would see more of people like myself or more of people from maybe, you know, Asia or something like that. But I realized that that wasn't the case. Instead, I remember when I was being introduced to the project, I was introduced to other two Africans, and that made us three. And it was shocking for me that there was less presence for Africans within the GNOME Project. And I think that's one of the basic motivation for me to build a community in Africa and to see that they know that a project like GNOME exists. VICTORIA: I love that, and it reminds me of when I was running DevOps groups with Women Who Code and DevOps DC, how frequently you have to do just a 101, like, a 101, like, here's the basics. Here's the introduction. And getting really good at that and just knowing you're going to have to keep doing that and to bring in new people. Yeah, that's interesting; that was the point for you. Mid-Roll Ad: When starting a new project, we understand that you want to make the right choices in technology, features, and investment but that you don't have all year to do extended research. In just a few weeks, thoughtbot's Discovery Sprints deliver a user-centered product journey, a clickable prototype or Proof of Concept, and key market insights from focused user research. We'll help you to identify the primary user flow, decide which framework should be used to bring it to life, and set a firm estimate on future development efforts. Maximize impact and minimize risk with a validated roadmap for your new product. Get started at: tbot.io/sprint VICTORIA: I'm curious; maybe we can dive more into open source in general and how it can be more inclusive and more diverse. Because I think what I see with open source is, you know, often, it's people doing maintenance on their own free time. They're not getting paid for it. And, of course, there's all the existing access and issues with enabling women to be more into technology careers. So, I'm curious if you have anything else that you think we should talk about with open source and how to make it more inclusive and have more voices at the table. REGINA: One of the things here is...and I feel like discussion there is a progressive discussion as open-source communities begin to grow, open-source ecosystem continues to grow. So, one of the things here is, basically, having programs that is geared towards under-representation people within the open-source ecosystem. And this program, I feel like, should be a program that encourages some certain level of incentives, you know, stipends for people that are going to be contributing. Because, like I said, in the past, open source has thrived more within Europe and the U.S. area. But in these areas, there are certain levels of opportunities that is presented. It's either the maintainer has good jobs, or they have projects that pays them on the side. So, they could easily give their free time to open-source contribution. But looking at the economy side of things and problems we have within areas like Africa and Asia, if you see people contributing or you want people to contribute to open source, there must be some other level of motivations that would get them to basically contribute to your project. So, there are programs like Outreachy. Outreachy is basically a program that helps women to contribute to open source, and they are paid a certain level of stipends at the end of three months, at the end of their contribution. We need to have more of such programs to encourage inclusive contribution into open source-projects. Because this way, we get more people that would not necessarily have an opportunity to become open-source contributors to come in to contribute. And also, [inaudible 18:29] more diverse voices in the open-source ecosystem. Another thing here is also that we need to also talk about one of the problems within open source at the moment, which is that we have less women representation, and I'm very glad you're very deep within community and Women Who Code as well. So, you will basically relate with this one. So, there are less women within the open-source ecosystem. And even the women that are contributing––they have challenges within the ways they are treated amongst maintenance. They have challenges even with how to prioritize what they are doing and to be able to also give their time to open source. So, these all challenges we need to begin to, you know, address them by giving voices to women within open source and helping them to solve some of these problems that they have within, you know, the communities that they are serving in. Another thing is to have representation in leadership, and I really cannot stress this enough. When I mean representation, it's having more women leaders because this is where the gap is here at the moment. I think the Linux Foundation had a particular research; I'm not very sure about the year. But it shows that we have about 93% of men in the open-source ecosystem, and that tells you what is left of women, you know, the percentage of women that we have within the open-source ecosystem. So, there's a whole lot of work we need to do to bring in more inclusiveness, to bring in more women into the open-source ecosystem. I'm not particularly sure about the exact statistics for that research, but I know it's around that range. Another thing is that we should encourage communities, open-source communities, to have separate channels where diverse voices can basically have their views about their community, so whether it is having to have a pool of questions geared towards, how do you think we are diverse? How diverse are we in this community? What can we do better? You know, taking metrics of your community is one way we can also bring in inclusivity into the open-source ecosystem. One of the last thing here that I would mention is events also––open-source events, has to also be conscious around people that are attending their events, around the different races, the different genders. This matrix needs to be taken to basically help to solve and bring more inclusivity into open-source community and open-source events. VICTORIA: You raised a lot of really great points there. And I won't even try to recap them all because I think I'll miss them [laughs]. But I think you're spot on with everything. It resonates with me, especially, like, working through Women Who Code; what you'll see is there's lots of people interested in joining. There's a drop-off rate around the mid-level of your career because of some of the things that you mentioned, the way that they're treated in the environments and in the communities, and not seeing a path forward to leadership. So, I think you're spot on with everything that you said there. And I'm curious; I want to make sure we make time to also talk about OpenKids Africa and your founding of that. And what was the goal or the idea behind it? REGINA: The idea behind it was basically my journey into tech. If you recall, I said I started my journey into tech after my bachelor's degree in public administration. And I felt like I could have done more with technology if I was aware about technology a bit more earlier in life. So, I wanted to create something and to build something that would give children an opportunity to have better career choices and possibly become technologists, or software engineer, or robotics engineer, or developers in future. But giving them the opportunity to know that this set of careers exist and they could actually make their choices from it. So, I grew up in Nigeria, like I said. And at the time I grew up, the trending careers were doctors, engineers, lawyers. And my parents actually wanted me to be a lawyer because, at the time, they believed that I was very good at arguments [chuckles]. I could argue a lot. And that basically quickly transcends to I can be a better lawyer. And also because lawyers, in those times, lawyers were very respected in the society. Now, don't get me wrong, lawyers are still respected. But at that time, it felt as though being a lawyer or being a doctor is the only way you're ever going to have a career in Nigeria. Having to feel like I disappointed my parents because I couldn't get into law...I had a diploma. I did a diploma in law program, but I did not get into my degree. So, I had to do something close, which was the public administration I took. Having to go through those whole process in my career and then finish my bachelor's and realizing that I was a bit better in a technology career, I felt like it was a bit late for me and that I would have taken a better chance at my career choices if I had known about technologies earlier. So, this is the motivation of creating OpenKids Africa is basically giving children an opportunity to know what they can do with technology, to know how technology cuts across different careers, and to make them realize that technology is no longer an option in your career choices; it's something that needs to be part of your career journey, whether they want to become doctors, whether they want to become technologists in future. Whatever they want to become, they need to have this basic foundation to thrive. So, that's basically what brought about OpenKids Africa. And my target is basically children in rural communities. And so, we are teaching children in rural communities several skills: how to code, how to understand basically foundational courses within technology. Recently, we went to different schools and giving them an experience of how virtual reality looks like. And it was really fun for these children because, like I said, they are in rural communities. They don't even have these opportunities in the first place, and except it is provided to them here. So, that's basically what we're doing. We're giving children in rural community an opportunity to experience technology and to make better career choices in the future. VICTORIA: I love that. And so, you found that the kids are really excited about learning about computers. Do you feel that the parents agree that technology is a good path for them to follow and study? REGINA: Well, I think that that's another part of OpenKids Africa. So, when I started OpenKids Africa, I wanted to explore the rural community and understand, basically, what are the unique cases that we have here? So that's part of those...I was exploring, basically. We found that some of the children would tell us that, "I like this, but my mom or my parent would not allow me to do this. They will not allow me to know how to use computers or to become maybe a technologist in future because my mom or my dad thinks I should be a doctor," and all of that. So, we had to remodel our strategy in a way that we now go to parents' associations in schools in rural communities. And we talk to them about technology, benefits of technology, and how they can encourage their children to learn technology, and also the future career choices for their children. And when we do this, when we speak to parents, we see the excitement of "Oh, so, my child can actually become this with this technology thing." And we also give them safety measures because, of course, there's so many things on the internet here. And there's safety tips for parents to know about, even if they want to allow their children to basically use computers and all of that, child control and all of those things. So, by talking to parents, we've realized that we have to have a two-model approach in OpenKids Africa, where we don't just teach the children and encourage the teachers to learn more about technology, but we also have to talk to the parents to allow their children to basically explore technology careers in the future, and also, showing them the opportunities that it will pose to them. So yeah, to be honest, this is one of the surprising things that I found, and it has continued to surprise me as a founder of OpenKids. VICTORIA: Well, that's, I think, a very common thing for founders is that you think you have one set of users, but there's actually another one [laughs] where it impacts you. REGINA: Exactly. Exactly [laughs]. VICTORIA: That's wonderful. Are you excited about on the horizon with either the GNOME Project or OpenKids Africa? REGINA: I will start with the GNOME Project. Right now, we are looking towards things like the Global Inclusive Initiative. And it's basically an initiative that we are looking to put together all the communities we have globally, giving more voices to diverse users to be able to contribute into GNOME. That is something on the pipeline that we're looking to plan. And I'm also excited for OpenKids Africa. So, right now, we are exploring how to get teachers in rural communities involved with what we're doing and basically train them separately as well to know the benefit of technology to children. So, the target teachers here are teachers that basically...early child education teachers and helping them to understand how to teach technology to children, and how to inspire children to appreciate technology innovation we have around the world, innovations like virtual reality, you know, robotics, and all of that. So, I'm really excited about that one because I feel like if you can tell the teachers how these things are and the benefits, and then they can better pass the message across to the children, making our work more easier when we have workshops and demos to do in schools, yeah. VICTORIA: And I've actually gotten this question quite a few times from people, which is, how do you get kids interested in learning [laughs] technology and learning how to code? REGINA: I think it's basically having a practice that is more child-friendly, co-creative. So, co-creation is basically, you are not the only one doing it. You're involving the children in it as well, and you give them the real-life experiences. So, for instance, when we went to talk about virtual reality to children, and we showed them what virtual reality does in the presentation, we engage with the kids. We make them give us their own ideas. We even go as far as allowing them to draw what they see and give us what they think about it. But we don't stop there. We get virtual sets and show them exactly...give them a real-life experience of what virtual reality is. So, children are very, very creative, and they also have a very fast mind to pick pictures. But not only that, they can also store experiences very, very fast. So, we utilize every area that makes children excited in our workshops. After we are done, we do practices, and we give them gifts as well for engaging in those practices. So yeah, we just co-creation [laughs]. VICTORIA: Wow. And you're doing so much because you have a full-time job. You're on the board for GNOME Project, and you have your non-profit, OpenKids Africa. So, how do you find a right balance in your life of work, and extra stuff, and your regular life [laughs]? REGINA: Honestly, I would say that the word balance I wouldn't use balance for me at the moment because I feel like I've not basically found the balance I'm looking for, but I've been able to prioritize. So, what that means is that I've been able to know what is important part-time and know when to take certain engagements. So, my full-time job is more, like, a priority right now because, of course, we need a job to be able to sustain our lives. So, I take that as my priority. And I have different schedule of days for other things like the GNOME community and working with my team in OpenKids Africa. So, I would say I'm quite lucky to have a very good team. And also, being part of GNOME board, the commitments are not as demanding as you would expect, you know, maybe a regular board. There are fixed schedules on things, and they have flexible time for contribution as well. I'm also part of the GNOME Africa community. And I recently just on-boarded a community manager because I realized that I need more, like, to take a step back so that I don't get burned out and all of that. So, I think it's basically prioritizing for me at the moment to gain the balance that I'm looking for. So, I think if I have a conversation with you maybe months after now, I would be able to know what balance feels like. So, I'm really experimenting with prioritizing at the moment. VICTORIA: We'll have to check back in in a few months and see how things are going. But I think that's a very honest answer, and I appreciate that. And I think that probably relates to how a lot of people feel, honestly, even having less on their plate that it's hard to find that balance. So, I appreciate you sharing that. And I wonder, too, if you had any advice for yourself. If you could go back in time, either when you were first starting on your journey or when you were first starting on either of these projects, what advice would you give yourself? REGINA: I think one of the things...I will talk about first starting on my technology career. I didn't have the opportunities that many young people had at the time because I didn't come from a background where my parents had the finances to basically give me the opportunity to learn technology the way I wanted to. But, I was able to make do with the resources I had at the time to learn and to basically grow. So, an advice I will give to my younger self and to anybody that wants to come into technology that do not have the resources, I would say leverage open-source tools as much as you can because now I realize that that's basically what helped me. And also, allow yourself to grow; it will always get better. Advice I would give to somebody coming into an open-source project like me at the GNOME Project. I think that one of the things that...understand why you're contributing to that project, and always seek to be treated fairly, always seek to be treated nicely. And also treat other people nicely and fairly as well. I think if we have these both balance, we'll have a better, healthy community within open source. And don't be scared to share your view. Don't be scared to basically be yourself wherever you are found in the community that you're representing. And if I would like to add: OpenKids Africa, for me, if anyone would be...it's, I would say, it's still young because we are going, I think, about our third year now. So, I will say it's still young. But what I would say to any founder that wants to basically found a non-profit or do something in the society, I think, is just to get your motivation, understand why you're doing them, and be open-minded to what you'll learn along the way. That's it. VICTORIA: I think that's great. Yeah, I love that. And I like that you mentioned that there are open-source tools out there. I'm trying to use those more, and I think I always try to iterate that for people, too, is, like, there's free training. There's free resources. There's free tools. And there are lots of people who want to see you succeed, no matter your background, or where you're from, or what you look like. So, I think that that's a really powerful message. So, I appreciate that. And do you have anything else that you would like to promote? REGINA: I think before that, I would like to learn more about the Women Who Code. As a community builder, what basically surprised you the most? VICTORIA: Yeah. So, what I loved about Women Who Code is that it was really aimed at helping women get started in careers in technology and maintaining careers in technology. So, I think what was interesting for me...I think I started doing it back in 2017 or 2018, and I just loved it. I loved going to a tech meetup with a room where it's all women [laughs]. Because, normally, and I'm sure you've had this experience, you go to a tech meetup, and you're maybe one of two, at the best, of women in the group. I just really enjoyed that. And I've been really surprised and happy to see how the women, including myself, who started running the meetups, and doing trainings, and helping other women learn how to code have really advanced in their career and become directors, or engineering managers, or really senior contributors in different companies. So, I think that that was a really interesting and surprising thing for people is, like, well, if you want to grow in your career, it helps to be active in your community and to be someone that people know and to have those connections. And I think it still surprises me to this day how my network that I got from investing in all of those meetups and all that time is still paying off [laughs]. Like, I could still, like, reach back into my network and find someone who is an expert on a particular subject or works at a company that I want to talk to or something like that. So, I think that that's been a really wonderful aspect of it. REGINA: Wow, that's quite interesting. And I really think, also I agree with you. One of the beautiful things around communities and meetups is basically networks, the people that you get to meet, the people that you get to know along the way. VICTORIA: Absolutely. Yeah, and those are the people that you want to keep working with. So, it helps you find jobs. It helps you find people to hire if you're hiring. It's worth it. Like [laughs], it can feel like, ugh, am I really going to go to this meetup [laughter], like, after work, after a long day? And, you know, maybe the topic is even something I'm not interested in. But it does pay off if you keep showing up and continue to invest in it. Yeah, I think that's smart. And make people feel safe, too. I think that was a big part of it is, you know, going to a meetup and meeting someone maybe like me who's nice and friendly and wants to hear your voice. I think that has a big impact for people, especially if they're, you know, the only woman at their company. And now they have a whole set of friends [laughs]. That's, yeah, how powerful that can be for people. REGINA: Exactly. Exactly. And you just said one of the most important things, and that's basically making people feel safe, making them welcomed as well. Interesting. Thank you for sharing that one because I was quite curious, and I wanted to really learn more. VICTORIA: Yeah, I'm very lucky. And we actually had the CEO and founder of Women Who Code on our podcast lately. So, you're in good company [laughs]. REGINA: Nice. VICTORIA: Yeah, it's wonderful. Do you have any other questions for me? REGINA: My last question, and I'm going to be asking again that I will be inviting you on my podcast as well [inaudible 37:32] [laughs] VICTORIA: Yes. Of course, yes. Absolutely. Send me the details. I'd be happy to join. All right. Well, thank you so much again for joining us. I really appreciate your time. And for our listeners, you can subscribe to the show and find notes along with a complete transcript for this episode at giantrobots.fm. If you have questions or comments, email us at hosts@giantrobots.fm. And you can find me on Twitter @victori_ousg. This podcast is brought to you by thoughtbot and produced and edited by Mandy Moore. Thank you for listening. See you next time. AD: Did you know thoughtbot has a referral program? If you introduce us to someone looking for a design or development partner, we will compensate you if they decide to work with us. More info on our website at tbot.io/referral. Or you can email us at referrals@thoughtbot.com with any questions. 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Back again with governance... part two! (See also: part one!) Here we talk about some organizations and how they can be seen as "templates" for certain governance archetypes.Links:Cygnus, CygwinMastodonAndroidFree Software Foundation, GNUSoftware Freedom Conservancy, Outreachy, Conservancy's copyleft compliance projectsCommons ConservancyF-DroidOpen CollectiveLinux Foundation501(c)(3) vs 501(c)(6)StitchtingFree as in FreedomLKML (the Linux Kernel Mailing List)Linus Doesn't ScaleSpritely Networked Communities InstitutePython and the Python Software Foundation, PyCon, the Python Package IndexPython PEPs (Python Enhancement Proposals), XMPP XEPs, Fediverse FEPs, Rust RFCsBlender, Blender Foundation, Blender Institute, Blender StudioBlender's historyElephants DreamMozilla Foundation and Mozilla CorporationDebian, Debian's organizational structure, and Debian's constitutionEFFOh yeah and I guess we should link the World History Association!

Guest Karen M. Sandler Panelists Richard Littauer | Justin Dorfman Show Notes In this episode of Sustain, hosts Richard and Justin welcome Karen Sandler, Executive Director of the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC). Karen shares her journey from engineer to lawyer, and how her personal health condition led her to the world of open source. She discusses her role at SFC, the importance of Copyleft licenses, and the organization's diversity initiative, Outreachy. Karen also shares her personal experience with her defibrillator pacemaker, emphasizing the need for more control over technology. The conversation then turns to SFC's role as a fiscal sponsor, its support for alternatives to proprietary software, and its work in enforcing Copyleft licenses. The episode concludes with a discussion about SFC's ongoing lawsuit with Vizio over Copyleft license obligations. Hit download to hear much more! [00:01:46] Karen discusses her background and how she got involved in open source and her role at the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC). [00:04:44] Karen shares her personal experience with her defibrillator pacemaker, emphasizing the need for more control over technology. [00:09:34] Richard wants to know about how Software Freedom Conservancy came about, and if she helped found it. [00:10:58] Karen goes onto explain SFC's role as a fiscal sponsor, its support for alternatives to proprietary software, and its work in enforcing Copyleft licenses. [00:12:52] Justin is curious to find out the status of the Vizio lawsuit, so the group discusses SFC's ongoing lawsuit with Vizio over Copyleft license obligations. [00:15:08] Karen explains the difference between Copyleft and Copyright, emphasizing the importance of Copyleft. [00:17:30] Why is this lawsuit so important? Karen explains how companies like Vizio are not sharing source code under the terms of the Copyleft license. [00:26:54] Richard shares the news he read about how Japan says, “AI Model Training Doesn't Violate Copyright,” and Karen shares her thoughts and how it could be playing a role with things like Microsoft Co-pilot and its effect on Open Source Code. [00:31:55] We find out what software freedom means to Karen and the importance of holding companies accountable for their responsibilities under Copyleft licenses. Quotes [00:03:43] “Our technology may not be made for us, and what are we going to do when it's not.” [00:12:29] “It was never our purpose to just be a fiscal sponsor. It was our purpose to support software freedom.” [00:13:32] “The really deep thinking about licensing and whether or not how it works out to have non Copyleft licensing and Copyleft Licensing, how that impacts the longevity of a community and the ability to maintain the software as open source.” [00:17:10] “There's so much promise in devices where you can get access to the software because you can create alternative builds, you can do really cool stuff with them.” [00:19:42] “It's really the downstream recipients who are the ones who are hurt by the lack of compliance.” [00:24:03] “We're in it for the long haul. Going to do this slog so that we can come out at the other end and do our best and see if we can get a good result for software freedom.” [00:25:49] “Almost no business models rely on proprietary source code anymore. Very few are like royalty based.” [00:29:54] “I don't care about Copyleft necessarily. It's a strategy to get us to that goal of software freedom.” Spotlight [00:31:55] Justin's spotlight is py-cord, which allows you to create Discord bots. [00:35:49] Richard spotlights Kevin Kelly, and the Tim Ferriss Show podcast episode he was on. [00:36:20] Karen shares a personal spotlight, the late Marina Zhurakhinskaya. Marina helped found Outreachy and passed away just over a year ago. 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Guests Omotola Eunice Omotayo | Jan Ainali Panelist Richard Littauer Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! Today, Richard's live at FOSS Backstage 2023 in Berlin, and on this episode, he's joined by two guests. His first guest is Omotola Eunice Omotayo, who works as a community manager and organizer for Outreachy, which is a fellowship under Software Freedom Conservancy. She gave a talk about “Contributor engagement and monetization opportunities” at the event. They discuss the number of applications Outreachy received, the number of interns, and how she manages to keep up with social media and meetings with each intern. Finally, we learn about the HUGE open source community in Africa and OSCA. Richard's next guest is Jan Ainali, who's here to discuss a card game. Seriously! The Governance Game is a card game designed to encourage discussion about governance in open-source code bases. The game was created by publiccode.net, which helps public organizations collaborate on developing software for public purposes. The game includes starting states, bugs, and scenarios that are based on calamities observed in the real world. Jan also talks about the Foundation for Public Code, what they do, and how they are funded. Download this episode now to learn more! Links SustainOSS (https://sustainoss.org/) SustainOSS Twitter (https://twitter.com/SustainOSS?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) SustainOSS Discourse (https://discourse.sustainoss.org/) podcast@sustainoss.org (mailto:podcast@sustainoss.org) Richard Littauer Twitter (https://twitter.com/richlitt?lang=en) FOSS Backstage 2023 (https://foss-backstage.de/) Omotola Eunice Omotayo Twitter (https://twitter.com/elegant_tolly?lang=en) Omotola Eunice Omotayo LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/omotola-omotayo-9406b8162) Outreachy (https://www.outreachy.org/) Open Source Community Africa (OSCA) (https://oscafrica.org/) She Code Africa (https://shecodeafrica.org/) Jan Ainali Twitter (https://twitter.com/Jan_Ainali?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Jan Ainali LinkedIn (https://nl.linkedin.com/in/janainali) Jan Ainali Website (https://ainali.com/) Foundation for Public Code (https://publiccode.net/) The Governance Game (https://governancegame.publiccode.net/) Signalen (https://signalen.org/) Credits Produced by Richard Littauer (https://www.burntfen.com/) Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Show notes by DeAnn Bahr Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Special Guests: Jan Ainali and Omotola Eunice Omotayo.

JupyterCon 2023, the conference on all things Jupyter was held in Paris between 10-12 May 2023, followed by 2 days of hands-on "sprints". Jupyter is a very popular open source platform with tools such as Jupyter notebook/lab and driven by a very active community. There were a number of excellent talks from a range of different subjects. I had the pleasure to meet and talk to a number of people, see the interview list below.Order of Interviews: Leah Silen and Arliss Collins from Numfocus  02:04Franklin Koch (MyST) from Curvenote 04:59Nicolas Thiery (Paris-Saclay) 09:13Sarah Gibson (2i2c) 13:19Ana Ruvalcaba (Jupyter Executive Council) 18:57Fernando Perez (Jupyter Executive Council) 23:48Raniere de Silva (Gesis) 29:56Linkshttps://jupyter.org Jupyter projecthttps://jupyter.org/enhancement-proposals/79-notebook-v7/notebook-v7.html# Release notes for the new Jupyter Notebook v7https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting_started/changelog.html#v4-0 Release notes for JupyterLab v4.0 (further incremental updates of v4 are available)https://www.youtube.com/@JupyterCon YouTube channel for JupyterCon 2023https://cfp.jupytercon.com/2023/schedule/ JupyterCon 2023 schedulehttps://www.outreachy.org Outreachy project https://numfocus.org Numfocus projecthttps://data.agu.org/notebooks-now/ Notebooks Now initiativehttps://myst-tools.org MyST tool for scientific and technical communicationUpcoming RSE conferences:https://rsecon23.society-rse.org UK RSE conference in Swansea 5-8 Sep 2023https://hidden-ref.org/festival-of-hidden-ref/ Hidden Ref in Bristol, UK, 21 Sep 2023https://un-derse23.sciencesconf.org Unconference of the German RSE society deRSE in Jena 26-28 Sephttps://us-rse.org/usrse23/ 1st face to face US RSE Conference in Chicago 16-18 Oct 2023Support the Show.Thank you for listening and your ongoing support. It means the world to us! Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/codeforthought Get in touch: Email mailto:code4thought@proton.me UK RSE Slack (ukrse.slack.com): @code4thought or @piddie US RSE Slack (usrse.slack.com): @Peter Schmidt Mastadon: https://fosstodon.org/@code4thought or @code4thought@fosstodon.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pweschmidt/ (personal Profile)LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeforthought/ (Code for Thought Profile) This podcast is licensed under the Creative Commons Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Guests Smera Goel | Dotan Horovits Panelist Richard Littauer Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! On this episode, Richard is at the FOSS Backstage 2023 that is held in Berlin every year. Today, Richard has two guests joining him. He meets up with Smera Goel who was featured on Episode 3 of our Sustain Open Source Design Podcast. Richard catches up with her and what has been going on the past year and a half. Smera is a Product Designer and an Outreachy Mentor for Fedora. She is also the Mentor Project Representative for Fedora, in charge of looking after the participation of Fedora in different mentorship programs such as Outreachy and Google Summer of Code. Smera works for a startup in Berlin that has some open-source offerings, and she got her job from an open-source design job board. Richard and Smera discuss mentoring mentors and mentees in the context of software sustainability. Richard's next guest is Dotan Horovits, who's the Principal Developer Advocate at Logz.io. and he tells us about his own podcast called "OpenObservability Talks." He explains the dominance of closed-source vendors in the observability space, which has led to a siloed and vendor-locked situation. They also discuss how observability is important for cloud-based web applications and large production systems and how open-source projects should have an open door to the CNCF and how collaborations between different foundations can be beneficial. Download this episode to hear more! Links SustainOSS (https://sustainoss.org/) SustainOSS Twitter (https://twitter.com/SustainOSS?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) SustainOSS Discourse (https://discourse.sustainoss.org/) podcast@sustainoss.org (mailto:podcast@sustainoss.org) Richard Littauer Twitter (https://twitter.com/richlitt?lang=en) FOSS Backstage 2023 (https://foss-backstage.de/) Smera Goel Website (https://smera.notion.site/) Smera Goel LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/smera-goel/) Fedora (https://getfedora.org/) Sustain Open Source Design Podcast-Episode 3-Smera Goel on Designing in the Fedora Project, Outreachy, and India (https://sosdesign.sustainoss.org/3) Dotan Horovits LinkedIn (https://il.linkedin.com/in/horovits) Dotan Horovits Twitter (https://twitter.com/horovits) OpenObservability Talks Podcast (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/openobservability) Logz.io (https://logz.io/hp-sandbox/) OpenObservability Talks on the podcast apps (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/openobservability) OpenObservability Talks on YouTube (videocast) (https://www.youtube.com/@openobservabilitytalks) Is “vendor owned open source” an oxymoron? (https://horovits.medium.com/is-vendor-owned-open-source-an-oxymoron-b5486a4de1c6) Open Source for Better Observability (https://horovits.medium.com/open-source-for-better-observability-8c65b5630561) Credits Produced by Richard Littauer (https://www.burntfen.com/) Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Show notes by DeAnn Bahr Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Special Guests: Dotan Horovits and Smera Goel.

Guest Yadira Sánchez Benítez Panelists Richard Littauer | Amanda Casari | Leslie Hawthorn Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! The podcast where we talk about sustaining open source for the long haul. Today we have joining us, Yadira Sánchez Benítez, who's been on this podcast before, and we decided to bring her back since there's so much more we wanted to discuss with her. Yadira is a lecturer in Data Science in London at UAL. She's also a creative technologist, examining the role technology plays in our everyday lives and ecosystems, engaging, and actively dismantling the tech-violent pipelines reinforcing hegemonic structures and reimagining and co-creating spaces where technologies and art are pluriversal and liberatory, which we'll learn more about today. Also, Yadira tells us about her Fellowship with the Software Sustainability Institute, what open source means in community work, her work with other communities that have language barriers to get them more involved, and she talks about the importance of being aware of privileges we hold in different spaces. Download his episode now to learn more! [00:02:29] Yadira explains how she gets paid for what she does, how she got into that position, and her Fellowship with the Software Sustainability Institute. [00:05:36] We hear some examples of what hegemonic control of open source production is in the aspect of community work. Also, Yadira tells us a little bit about AlterMundi, based in Argentina, that's doing amazing work in the area of open source from a different perspective. [00:09:45] We find out if there's a way for people who want to learn more to get better engaged with what's coming out in these communities across Central and South America. [00:13:04] Leslie saw Yadira's really cool wearables and electronic art in her portfolio and wonders if she'll see her at a future Chaos Communications Congress Conference to show them off, and she tells us more about her creative work. [00:19:31] Amanda wonders what Yadira's experience has been working in statistical processes or data centered processes that are taken over by larger groups, and she shares her thoughts on how practitioners can work together to prevent this kind of weaponization. [00:24:26] Richard wonders how we can work with people who are in tech and don't have roots to indigenous areas, and what can we do in tech to help heal those wounds and accept that he's as legitimate a person as anyone else. [00:28:29] Yadira shares thoughts on how to easily help decolonize your open source projects or how to make it easier for people who don't have the privilege. [00:34:59] Find out where you can follow Yadira and her work on the web. Quotes [00:06:31] “We rely a lot in documentation and platforms to propagate the work that we do. However, when you work with communities that may not have fast internet or access to these platforms, that doesn't work.” [00:26:19] “We need to be more aware of the privileges we hold in different spaces and times.” [00:26:57] “How can I act in solidarity with people when I'm in a position of power or privilege?” [00:29:28] “It's very important to ask the question – open source for whom and for what?” Spotlight [00:36:46] Amanda's spotlight is an essay, Apache Appropriation by Natives in Tech. [00:37:13] Leslie's spotlight is the Outreachy program. [00:37:41] Richard's spotlights are the Middlebury Abenaki course and the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation. [00:38:19] Yadira's spotlight is a talk on YouTube: Indigenous Futures: A Conversation with Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil-Twenty Summers 2022. Links SustainOSS (https://sustainoss.org/) SustainOSS Twitter (https://twitter.com/SustainOSS?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) SustainOSS Discourse (https://discourse.sustainoss.org/) podcast@sustainoss.org (mailto:podcast@sustainoss.org) Richard Littauer Twitter (https://twitter.com/richlitt?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Amanda Casari Twitter (https://twitter.com/amcasari?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Leslie Hawthorn Twitter (https://twitter.com/lhawthorn) Yadira Sánchez Benítez Twitter (https://twitter.com/Yadira_Sz) Yadira Sánchez Benítez LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadira-sanchez/) Yadira Sánchez Benítez Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/descuartizadorahack/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D) Yadira Sánchez Benítez Website (https://pueblerina.glitch.me/) Sustain Podcast-Episode 121: FOSS Backstage 2022 with Cornelius Schumacher, Yadira Sánchez Benítez, & Thomas Fricke (https://podcast.sustainoss.org/121) Software Sustainability Institute (https://www.software.ac.uk/) APC Association For Progressive Communication-AlterMundi (https://www.apc.org/en/member/altermundi) Chaos Computer Club (https://www.ccc.de/en/) Milpa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milpa) Three Sisters (agriculture) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(agriculture)) Apache Appropriation (https://blog.nativesintech.org/apache-appropriation/) Outreachy (https://www.outreachy.org/) Middlebury Language Schools-Abenaki (https://www.middlebury.edu/language-schools/languages/abenaki) Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation (https://abenakitribe.org/) Indigenous Futures: A Conversation with Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil-Twenty Summers 2022 (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VXbGmHG6X8) Credits Produced by Richard Littauer (https://www.burntfen.com/) Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Show notes by DeAnn Bahr Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Special Guest: Yadira Sánchez Benítez.

Guest Marie Nordin Panelists Richard Littauer | Memo Esparza | Django Skorupa Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain Open Source Design! The podcast where we talk about sustaining open source with design. Learn how we, as designers, interface with open source in a sustainable way, how we integrate into different communities, and how we as coders, work with other designers. On this episode, we are excited to have joining us Marie Nordin, who's the Code of Conduct Specialist working out of Red Hat's Open Source Program Office. She was introduced to FOSS the Fedora Project and Open Source Design through an Outreachy internship, and we're going to talk more about how useful this internship is at getting people into open source. You'll hear Marie's passion for supporting underrepresented people into open source, especially in project management, graphic design, and mentorship, and explains how she utilized the Outreachy program, and shares advice on where to begin if you're interested in becoming a mentor. We'll also learn about the Fedora community and how that works for interns and new designers, and she speaks more about the need for project and program management at Fedora. Go ahead and download this episode now! [00:02:20] We hear Marie's journey of how she got into open source and how she got involved in Outreachy. [00:09:06] Marie tells us how she pays it forward by being a mentor to people who may be in a similar spot. [00:12:39] Marie discusses the interactions she had working at Fedora, the Code of Conduct she implemented at Fedora, what her focus is right now, and what she's excited about. [00:16:35] Django brings up rough jobs being very important and taking an intense roll, and Marie talks about putting mental health at the forefront in community care taking and how she's focusing on this in the future. [00:20:02] We learn how delegation and prioritizing are key things to have to take care of yourself and the community well-being. [00:21:02] We hear more about the mentorship process and how Marie utilized the Outreachy program, and she tells us about the Fedora design team mentorship. [00:23:25] If you're interested in mentoring people but not sure where to begin, Marie shares some advice on how you can do that. [00:24:47] Marie explains how the Fedora community works for interns and young designers to get involved, the teams, active designers, and internships they have. Also, we hear about the need for people at Fedora doing project and program management. [00:32:39] Find out where you can follow Marie online. Quotes [00:16:47] “I just jumped into this community management world not really having a ton of experience with community management. Luckily, I'm empathic and intuitive by nature but that also brings on a lot of emotional weight especially when you're in a position like this.” [00:17:23] “You can't take care of other people without taking care of yourself.” [00:17:37] “You have to be able to set boundaries, like not getting notifications on your phone.” [00:18:02] “There's work-life balance, but if you do something you love, it's hard to stop. But if you don't stop, you're forced to stop.” [00:23:51] “I'm trying to pass on the mentorship skills to other people. It doesn't come naturally.” Spotlight [00:30:29] Django's spotlight is Penpot. [00:31:09] Marie's spotlight is Outreachy. [00:32:05] Memo's spotlight is Metalabel. Links Open Source Design Twitter (https://twitter.com/opensrcdesign) Open Source Design (https://opensourcedesign.net/) Sustain Design & UX working group (https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/design-ux-working-group/348) SustainOSS Discourse (https://discourse.sustainoss.org/) Sustain Open Source Twitter (https://twitter.com/sustainoss?lang=en) Richard Littauer Twitter (https://twitter.com/richlitt?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Memo Esparza Twitter (https://twitter.com/memo_es_) Django Skorupa Twitter (https://twitter.com/djangoskorupa) Marie Nordin LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/riecatnor) Marie Nordin Twitter (https://twitter.com/rie_cat) Outreachy (https://www.outreachy.org/) Red Hat (https://www.redhat.com/en) Fedora Project WIKI Flock (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Flock) Penpot (https://penpot.app/) Metalabel (https://www.metalabel.xyz/) Matrix-Creative Freedom Summit (https://matrix.to/#/) Fedora Community Blog-Creative Freedom Summit (https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/youre-invited-to-the-creative-freedom-summit-hosted-by-the-fedora-design-team/) Fedora Design Team Matrix/Element Channel (https://matrix.to/#/#design:fedoraproject.org) Fedora Design Team Gitlab (https://gitlab.com/fedora/design/team) Fedora Design Team Forum (https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/tag/design) Creative Freedom Summit Blog (https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/youre-invited-to-the-creative-freedom-summit-hosted-by-the-fedora-design-team/) Creative Freedom Summit Matrix/Element Channel (https://matrix.to/#/#creativefreedom:fedora.im) Creative Freedom Summit PeerTube Channel (https://peertube.linuxrocks.online/c/creativefreedom/videos) Open Source Summit EU: Mental Health in Community Caretaking Panel (https://osseu2022.sched.com/event/15z6W/panel-discussion-mental-health-in-community-caretaking-monica-ayhens-madon-independent-karen-hixson-karen-hixson-lpc-ruth-ikegah-chaoss-amy-marrich-red-hat) Community Caretaking Linktree (https://linktr.ee/community_caretaking) Other Links Fedora Design Team Matrix/Element Channel: https://matrix.to/#/#design:fedoraproject.org Gitlab: https://gitlab.com/fedora/design/team Forum: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/tag/design Creative Freedom Summit Event details: January 17-19th, 2023. The event will be streamed in the Element and on the Peertube channels.  Blog Post: https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/youre-invited-to-the-creative-freedom-summit-hosted-by-the-fedora-design-team/ Matrix/Element Channel: https://matrix.to/#/#creativefreedom:fedora.im PeerTube Channel: https://peertube.linuxrocks.online/c/creativefreedom/videos Open Source Summit EU: Mental Health in Community Caretaking Panel Sched session: https://osseu2022.sched.com/event/15z6W/panel-discussion-mental-health-in-community-caretaking-monica-ayhens-madon-independent-karen-hixson-karen-hixson-lpc-ruth-ikegah-chaoss-amy-marrich-red-hat Community Caretaking Linktree: https://linktr.ee/community_caretaking Credit to: Monica Ahyens-Madon, Ruth Ikegah, Amy Marrich, Leslie Hawthorne, Karen Hixson Credits Produced by Richard Littauer (https://www.burntfen.com/) Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Show notes by DeAnn Bahr Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Monica Ahyens-Madon Ruth Ikegah Amy Marrich Leslie Hawthorne Karen Hixson Special Guest: Marie Nordin.

April Bowler joins the show to talk about her origin story, from her first career and taking a break to raise her kids, to discovering that she was actually really interested in software development while helping her daughter plan for college.We discuss her journey learning to code and the encouragement and help she received along the way from the tech community around her. The challenges of debugging and the love/joy relationship developers have with their code. Finally, we talked about the communities that helped her along the way: Code Newbie, The Collab Lab and Outreachy.Discussed LinksCode NewbieThe Collab LabOutreachyApril's Twitter: @A_Bowler2

Guest Anjana Vakil Panelists Richard Littauer | Justin Dorfman Show Notes On today's episode, Richard and Justin have joining them as their guest, Anjana Vakil, who's a Freelance Developer, Software Engineer, and Developer Advocate doing some amazing stuff in the world. Anjana takes us through her journey into tech that started out at the Recurse Center, which led her to Outreachy, the internship she did as a Software Engineer at Mozilla, which was pivotal in shaping her career, and how diversity scholarships she received helped her as well. She explains why sharing what she learned as an educator is so important to people who are trying to learn new skills, and we hear some of the great benefits of why people should sponsor an Outreachy project. Download this episode to learn more! [00:02:37] Anjana fills us in on the Recurse Center and Outreachy. [00:06:11] We learn what Anjana studied at the Recurse Center when she was there. [00:09:25] We hear if licensing ever came up for Anjana as something she was interested in along her journey, and how she interfaced with open source code as she started learning about all these things you could do with computer languages. [00:14:02] Richard wonders if Anjana thinks support is necessary in order to get involved in open source and keep the fire alive of learning, and she tells us how she feels about equity in open source, getting people into it, and how to make it happen. [00:21:12] Anjana shares tips for people who are in open source projects that want to help out and why it's so important to help people. [00:27:00] We learn how having the internship with Mozilla was so pivotal in shaping Anjana's career. [00:31:42] Anjana shares how working at Mozilla was a formative time in her tech career and how sharing what she learned with other people was such a great accountability moment. She also talks about the benefits of sponsoring an Outreachy project. [00:40:45] Find out where you can follow Anjana online. Quotes [00:17:31] “Programs like Outreachy and Recurse Center show a way to level the playing field and make it more accessible for those who have constraints on their time or finances.” [00:19:00] “Another great source of help, that I got along the way, was diversity scholarships to attend conferences in the tech space.” [00:34:55] “It really takes so many different hats to successfully run a sustainable, large open source project.” [00:39:12] “Coding is a human interaction.” Spotlight [00:42:10] Justin's spotlight is Warp. [00:42:46] Richard's spotlight is Irvin Hwang. [00:43:19] Anjana's spotlight is Outreachy. Links SustainOSS (https://sustainoss.org/) SustainOSS Twitter (https://twitter.com/SustainOSS?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) SustainOSS Discourse (https://discourse.sustainoss.org/) podcast@sustainoss.org (mailto:podcast@sustainoss.org) Richard Littauer Twitter (https://twitter.com/richlitt?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Justin Dorfman Twitter (https://twitter.com/jdorfman?lang=en) Anjana Vakil Twitter (https://twitter.com/AnjanaVakil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Anjana Vakil GitHub (https://github.com/vakila) Anjana Vakil YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=anjana+vakil) Recurse Center (https://www.recurse.com/) Outreachy (https://www.outreachy.org/) Bang bang con (https://bangbangcon.com/) Sustain Podcast-Episode 78: Stormy Peters: Sustaining FLOSS at Microsoft's Open Source Programs Office (“Mentions Outreachy”) (https://podcast.sustainoss.org/78) Sustain Podcast-Episode 72: Eriol Fox on Open Source Design and Sustain (“Mentions Outreachy”) (https://podcast.sustainoss.org/72) Warp (https://www.warp.dev/) Irvin Hwang (https://irvin.quest/) Credits Produced by Richard Littauer (https://www.burntfen.com/) Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Show notes by DeAnn Bahr Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Special Guest: Anjana Vakil.

Panelists Richard Littauer | Eriol Fox | Memo Esparza | Georgia Bullen Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain Open Source Design! The podcast where we talk about sustaining open source with design. Learn how we, as designers, interface with open source in a sustainable way, how we integrate into different communities, and how we as coders, work with other designers. On today's episode, we wanted to have a reintroduction to us as a group and find out what's going on with us and what we're all doing these days since we don't get to talk very much. Also, this is the last podcast of the 2022 season, and it's truly been an exciting one for us. So, on this last episode, we're going to talk a little bit about some past things we discussed before, current events of the day, stuff we're working on, and then we'll discuss some cool things we would like to happen on this podcast for the 2023 season which is only a few months away. Go ahead and download this episode now to find out more! [00:03:34] Each panelist shares things they've been thinking about lately to do with Open Source Design, things they've been working on a personal level around open source and their design efforts. Eriol starts by telling us what they've been doing to help out the Open Source Design Community with internships, fellowships, and supporting the mentoring process. [00:09:22] Eriol talks about the challenges they've had, ways people could help out, and where people can follow along. [00:12:20] Richard tells us his story, what he's doing with Open Source Collective, and how he's figuring out how to help open source projects to spend the money they got. [00:16:31] Georgia brings up topics for the future and talks about community development that is a design process, and how she thinks about what we could do more of is to take a challenge like Eriol talked about with designing an internship program and to make it a collaborative thinking space by talking with other people. [00:17:39] We find out what Memo is up to with his work, growing the design team at Open Collective, things he's focusing on, and ideas with what he would like to see happen on the podcast next season. [00:20:50] Memo tells us some other cool stuff he's working on. [00:23:58] Georgia brings up having future conversations to have about what it takes to serve the design industry with tools. [00:26:11] Memo shares his thoughts about expanding our circles further, and Georgia fills us in on everything that's going on in her world at Simply Secure. [00:36:05] Find out where you can reach out to the discourse, podcast, and panelists to find out more and if you are interested in talking to us about ideas for this podcast. Links Open Source Design Twitter (https://twitter.com/opensrcdesign) Open Source Design (https://opensourcedesign.net/) sosdpodcast@sustainoss.org (mailto:sosdpodcast@sustainoss.org) Sustain Design & UX working group (https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/design-ux-working-group/348) SustainOSS Discourse (https://discourse.sustainoss.org/) Sustain Open Source Twitter (https://twitter.com/sustainoss?lang=en) Richard Littauer Twitter (https://twitter.com/richlitt?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) richard@oscollective.org (mailto:richard@oscollective.org) Eriol Fox Twitter (https://twitter.com/EriolDoesDesign?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) eriol@simplysecure.org (mailto:eriol@simplysecure.org) Georgia Bullen Twitter (https://twitter.com/georgiamoon?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) georgia@simplysecure.org (mailto:georgia@simplysecure.org) Memo Esparza Twitter (https://twitter.com/memo_es_) memo@opencollective.com (mailto:memo@opencollective.com) Outreachy (https://www.outreachy.org/) Google Summer of Code (https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/) Open Source Design Discourse (https://discourse.opensourcedesign.net/) Open Source Design-Open Collective (https://opencollective.com/opensourcedesign) Deciding on how to use your money-Open Source Collective (https://docs.oscollective.org/guides/deciding-on-how-to-use-your-money) Tech Policy Design Lab (https://techlab.webfoundation.org/) What's next for ‘Simply Secure'? Part 1: Revisiting our name and identity (https://simplysecure.org/blog/simply-secure-rebranding-survey/) What's next for ‘Simply Secure'? Part 2: Refreshing our name and identity (https://simplysecure.org/blog/simply-secure-refreshing-our-name-and-identity-part-2/) Usable Software Ecosystem Research (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1db9akanLAcsFQvR4eZIzMjW_D8F2YRGSwnMUlURTg7c/viewform?edit_requested=true) Credits Produced by Richard Littauer (https://www.burntfen.com/) Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Show notes by DeAnn Bahr Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/)

Some Element demos: an early version of Element X with Sliding Sync, the new Mobile UI for Element is coming very soon, and a PoC of messages bookmarks by Outreachy intern Usman. 00:00 Hello and welcome to Matrix Live! 00:27 Early iteration of Sliding Sync in Element X 01:21 New mobile UI trailer 02:49 Message bookmarks ✍️ https://matrix.org/blog/2022/08/15/the-matrix-summer-special-2022 (This Week in) Matrix

We talked about: Jessica's background Giving a talk at a tech conference about coffee Jessica's transition into tech (How to get started) Going from learning to actually making money Landing your first job in tech Does your age matter when you're trying to get a job? Challenges that Jessica faced in the beginning of her career Jessica's role at PyLadies Fighting the Imposter Syndrome Generational differences in digital literacy and how to improve it Events organized by PyLadies Jessica's beginnings at PyLadies (organizing events) Jessica's experience with public speaking The impact of public speaking on your career Tips for public speaking Jessica's work at Ecosia Discrimination in the tech industry (and in general) Finding Jessica online Links: Ecosia's website: https://www.ecosia.org/ Ecosia's blog: https://blog.ecosia.org/ecosia-financial-reports-tree-planting-receipts/ PyLadies Berlin: https://berlin.pyladies.com/ PyLadies' Meetup: https://meetup.com/PyLadies-Berlin Code Academy: https://www.codecademy.com/ Freecodecamp: https://www.freecodecamp.org/ Coursera Machine Learning: https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning ML Bookcamp code: https://github.com/alexeygrigorev/mlbookcamp-code/tree/master/course-zoomcamp Google Summer code: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ Outreachy website: https://www.outreachy.org/ Alumni Interview: https://railsgirlssummerofcode.org/blog/2020-03-17-alumni-interview-jessica Python pizza: https://python.pizza/ Pycon: https://pycon.it/en Pycon 2022: https://2022.pycon.de/ Join DataTalks.Club: https://datatalks.club/slack.html Our events: https://datatalks.club/events.html

Felipe Borges é Senior Software Engineer no Desktop Team da Red Hat. Ele é responsável por diversos componentes no projeto GNOME tais como o GNOME Boxes, GNOME Connections e vários dos paineis de configurações no GNOME Settings. Interessado na sustentabilidade da comunidades de software livre, Felipe também é membro do Board of Directors da Fundação GNOME e gerencía a participação do projeto em programas como o Google Summer of Code e Outreachy. Além disso, ele colabora para remediar a fragmentação do Linux no desktop participando de projetos como o Fedora Silverblue e Flatpak. Links Twitter do Felipe Blog do Felipe GUADEC FOSDEM VALA Linux Música Don L OsProgramadores Site do OsProgramadores Grupo do OsProgramadores no Telegram Canal do Youtube do OsProgramadores Twitter do Marcelo Pinheiro Edição do Episódio por: Thiago Costa Barbosa

Getting Started with Open Source as a Beginner | Prathima Kadari | TGV Episode #171 Genre: IT and Software, Open Source Software, Embedded Systems and Automation. Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance. "Source code" is the part of software that most computer users don't ever see; it's the code computer programmers can manipulate to change how a piece of software—a "program" or "application"—works. Programmers who have access to a computer program's source code can improve that program by adding features to it or fixing parts that don't always work correctly. Tune in to know how open source works is different from Commercially off the shelf software (COTS) and also various advantages, facts and trivia about open source contribution.  In the episode:  Pratima's top 3 skills for a better professional journey. (2:25) Introduction to open source software. (3:19) Difference between Open Source and COTS. (5:27) Advantages of contributing towards open source. (6:50) Prerequisites to start open source contribution (9:55) Ways to get indulged and start with open source (12:25) Top open source programs right now (17:33) Rapid fire questions (18:35) Advice from Pratima for aspiring open source beginners (22:28) Trivia on Video games (24:22) ABOUT PRATHIMA KADARI: Pratima is a proactive, goal-oriented professional and is highly experienced in automation and embedded software industry. She has a specialization in embedded system software and is passionate towards contributing to open source software through various platforms. She is also an avid traveler and loves to explore new technologies.  Connect with Prathima Kadari on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prathima-kadari Connect with the hosts: Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/mwlite/in/naveensamala  Sudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar  Youtube: https://youtu.be/PO7Kk_yNkzM  Open Source Platforms:  Git: https://git-scm.com/ GitHub: https://github.com/ MIT: https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm Google: https://opensource.google/   Open source Programs: Google Summer of Code (GSoc): https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/student-signup/ MLH Fellowship: https://fellowship.mlh.io/ Outreachy: https://www.outreachy.org/ LetsGrowMore: https://letsgrowmore.in/ Hacktoberfest: https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/ DevIncept: http://devincept.com/  #opensource, #itandtechnology, #automation, #opensourcecontribution, #software, #github, #git, #gsoc, #careerdevelopment, #naveensamala, #tgv, #theguidingvoice, #cots, #oss, #opensourcesoftware, #softwaredevlopment, #projectopportunities  

Guest Smera Goel Panelists Justin Flory | Memo Esparza | Richard Littauer Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain Open Source Design! On this podcast, we will talk about sustaining open source with design. Learn how we, as designers, interface with open source in a sustainable way, how we integrate into different communities, and how we as coders, work with other designers. Joining us today, our guest is Smera Goel. Smera was previously an open source design intern through the Outreachy Internship Program and contributed with the Fedora Project on a couple of different projects and other things throughout the open source academia world that we'll be talking about with her. Also, we will learn about the Infographics project, the Fedora Zine project that she started, and what role mentorship plays in working together with other people collaboratively on design projects. Go ahead and download this episode now to find out more, and if you're interested please subscribe! [00:02:36] Smera tells us how she discovered the design world, what got her into this kind of work, and all about the Outreachy Program and the Fedora Project. [00:05:14] We learn from Smera how she always loved being an artist and loved tech since she was a child, and the process of picking your college major in India. [00:07:22] Richard wonders when Smera joined Outreachy and was involved in Fedora, did she have any difficulties being a designer in that community and not just being a coder, and how did she manage the two competing interests. [00:08:54] Smera talks about the Infographics project, what some of the goals were for it, and how it was such a helpful tool for all the different projects. [00:12:12] Memo wonders what is the magical thing that makes Smera so excited, besides being a designer. She also tells us what kind of things she does in her everyday life and the connection process with the Fedora Project. [00:16:01] Richard asks Smera if she can talk about using Hindi or other languages, if there is awareness for open source at her university in India, and if she feels like it's becoming more well-known in the student world of technology. [00:19:30] Smera shares with us her idea of open source design as a professional job or as a business, as opposed to just being something she does with her volunteer time. [00:21:33] We learn all about the Fedora Zine project that Smera started, how she managed all the different feedback and ideas that people came with, and how she turned it into something that she shared back with the community. [00:23:18] Richard wonders what Smera is super excited about in the future when she has her free time back and how is going to bring her particular version of open source design. [00:25:01] Smera explains what role mentorship plays in terms of the design process and working together with other people collaboratively on design projects. [00:27:56] Find out where you can follow Smera on the internet. Spotlight [00:28:30] Justin's spotlight is the announcement of the new research from the Ford and Sloan Foundation funding. [00:29:03] Memo's spotlight is Spline. [00:29:46] Richard's spotlight is his mentor, Alexis Palmer. [00:30:31] Smera's spotlight is Fedora Design, especially Fedora Badges, Zine, and Infographics. Links Smera Goel Twitter (https://twitter.com/SmeraGoel) Smera Goel Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/smera-goel/) Fedora Project Commops Infographic (https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/commops/_images/infographic-2020.png) Fedora Project Diversity & Inclusion Infographic (https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/diversity-inclusion/_images/infographic-2020.png) Outreachy (https://www.outreachy.org/) Tech Crunch- “$1.3M in grants go toward making the web's open-source infrastructure more equitable.” (https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/03/1-3m-in-grants-go-towards-making-the-webs-open-source-infrastructure-more-equitable/?soc_src=tcapp) Spline (https://spline.design/) Alexis Palmer (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NVxAbD8AAAAJ&hl=en) Fedora Badges (https://badges.fedoraproject.org/) Fedora Zine (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Zine) Fedora Pagure Infographics (https://pagure.io/design/issue/685) Open Source Design Twitter (https://twitter.com/opensrcdesign) Open Source Design (https://opensourcedesign.net/) Sustain Open Source Twitter (https://twitter.com/sustainoss?lang=en) Credits Produced by Richard Littauer (https://www.burntfen.com/) Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Show notes by DeAnn Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Special Guest: Smera Goel.

Guest Stormy Peters Panelists Eric Berry | Justin Dorfman | Richard Littauer Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! Our amazing guest today is Stormy Peters, Director of the Open Source Programs Office at Microsoft and long-time advocate of free and open source software. Stormy tells us how she started her journey into open source and how she got involved with the OSPO at Microsoft. We find out about the impact of Duane O’Brien’s FOSS Fund, what Stormy is doing at Microsoft to help other nonfinancial ways of supporting communities and building great open source ecosystems of communities, and about how they support Outreachy. Also, Stormy fills us in on where she thinks open source is going in the future, her team’s goals, and their focus on cultural change. Download this episode now to find out much more! [00:01:16] We find out how Stormy got into open source. [00:02:40] Stormy tells us how she got involved with the Open Source Program Office at Microsoft, if she ever found herself defending open source more so than today, and if she ever thought Microsoft would be in a position they are now of how much they’ve given back to open source. [00:04:14] Richard is curious how Stormy feels about sustain, how the process has been like for her, how has it been to see the change from just being a licensing issue to being a culture, and if she thinks most people are paid for open source. [00:08:45] Eric wonders what the overall mentality was for Stormy when she got to Microsoft regarding supporting open source and if it’s changed since she’s been there. [00:12:17] Eric asks Stormy if in five years our whole development environment is on Microsoft platform if we’re going to get locked in and is that going to cause the same type of negative frustration as he is with Apple right now. [00:13:40] Richard wonders if tools are owned by Microsoft how will that affect his development and how will affect the open source ecosystem if very large corporations become the main stakeholders in open source and direct the projects in their own ways, and Stormy replies and also explains how the people get paid. [00:16:10] Justin wonders how much impact Duane O’Brien’s program FOSS Fund has made in the way they operate and the rest of the bigger OSPO’s out there. We also learn what she’s doing at Microsoft to help other nonfinancial ways of supporting communities and building great open source ecosystems of communities. [00:18:53] Stormy fills us in on who makes up their team of employees at OSPO Microsoft and where you can go to see what they are doing. [00:20:12] Richard is curious where Stormy sees the role for OSPO’s for universities, governments, cities, and anything that’s not a large corporation. She also tells us about how they support Outreachy. [00:23:08] We learn from Stormy where she thinks open source is going in the future and why she thinks a Copyleft is dropped out of the parlance. [00:25:49] Stormy tells us how she sees Ethical Source progressing and if she sees it being a major player with people or as being a movement that will cause the same tensions that GPL used to cause. [00:27:24] Richard wonders if Microsoft has a mapping of what resources they have used of what code is in their system, what open source packages they depend on, and how they are actively working towards giving back to them as a whole down the stack. [00:29:12] Eric asks Stormy what is on the forefront of her team’s mind right now, and she fills us in on her team’s goals. [00:29:56] Find out where you can follow Stormy on the internet. Quotes [00:01:53] “And this was just about the time that Linux was getting popular and they had not one, but two desktops that were popular, GNOME and KDE, and I thought surely we can collaborate on this like they do.” [00:03:42] “I’d like to joke now that I think Microsoft’s first contribution to open source was being the common enemy.” [00:04:54] “I think it’s still evolving, and I think it always will evolve and so I think it’s important that all of us continue to think about it and figure out what the new models look like.” [00:05:32] “I think a much larger majority than before get paid to work on open source.” [00:06:33] “So, I know when I was at Mozilla we consciously thought about this with Firefox OS, having people full-time on it and even more than full-time, as they worked extra hours to try to get out the door, could you still welcome people that only had two or three hours a week to work on it.” [00:08:56] “So to go back to the question about my career that it looked like it changed with this last move, I don’t think it did. To me, this was the next step in the path.” [00:09:27] “Microsoft, I think, is ideally positioned to make the next big change in open source software.” [00:12:33] “So it’s my job, extended team’s job, to make sure that Microsoft does open source well, and part of us being successful in open source is making sure we have active communities around our projects that are broader than us so that the projects are broader than us that we’re not creating that lock-in.” [00:14:51] “Microsoft uses a program called FOSS Fund that Duane O’Brien at INDEED started, where we let employees pick a project every month to give them $10,000, and the idea’s that’s not going to be enough money to support them forever but we just want to recognize some of the projects that we’re using that aren’t getting a lot of funding in other ways.” [00:15:54] “Those companies started doing contract work for an open source software project and now they work on open source software projects and other projects in general.” [00:16:34] “I think Duane’s a good thinker, like when COVID started, he started an effort to raise money for the events that were impacted, so I hope that’s empowering to a lot of people that one person can have a good idea that is a need and get people involved.” [00:17:44] “So, we’re unofficially giving Azure Credits to a number of open source software projects. I’m trying to launch an official program by which people can apply to get Azure Credits whether it’s just do their builds or whether it’s to make sure that stuff runs on Azure.” [00:18:05] “We have a lot of Microsoft employees who work on projects on GitHub. I think it’s definitely over 30,000 Microsoft employees have linked their Microsoft identity to their GitHub identity.” [00:23:13] “I think if you’d asked me that like twenty years ago, I would not have realized that Copyleft would drop out of importance as much as it has.” [00:23:36] “I don’t know if I would make an accurate prediction, but I hope it’s to continue to make, not only to make more software available to more people, but to make it more possible for people that aren’t in tech careers to write code and make computers do what they need them to do.” [00:24:20] “I think it’s cause the fear has dropped out. In the beginning it was fear that I was going to have to open source something I didn’t want to and fear that somebody was going to take my stuff and take advantage of my stuff.” [00:29:17] “Our goal is to make sure that Microsoft business units can use open source software in their strategy, that they can consume open source, that they can open source things, and that they have all the tools and knowledge they need to do that.” Spotlight [00:30:41] Eric’s spotlight is Kombucha (KeVita). [00:31:29] Justin’s spotlight is Jekyll Admin. [00:32:04] Richard’s spotlight is Carl Boettiger. [00:33:04] Stormy’s spotlight is Educational Software Projects like Khan Academy and Internet-in-a-Box. Links Stormy Peters Twitter (https://twitter.com/storming) Stormy Peters Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stormy/) Microsoft Open Source (https://opensource.microsoft.com/) Microsoft Open Source Blog (https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/opensource/) FOSS Contributor Fund- Duane O’Brien blog post (https://engineering.indeedblog.com/blog/2019/07/foss-fund-six-months-in/) What is copyleft? By Ben Cotton (https://opensource.com/resources/what-is-copyleft) Outreachy (https://www.outreachy.org/) KeVita Kombucha (https://www.kevita.com/) Open Collective (https://opencollective.com/) Carl Boettiger (https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/people/carl-boettiger) Internet-in-a-Box (http://internet-in-a-box.org/) Khan Academy (https://www.khanacademy.org/) Credits Produced by Richard Littauer (https://www.burntfen.com/) Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Show notes by DeAnn Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Special Guest: Stormy Peters.

¿Quieres iniciarte en el código abierto pero no sabes por dónde empezar? ¿Ya eres colaborador y no entiendes por qué solo se aceptan algunas solicitudes de extracción? ¿Eres mantenedor y te sientes abrumado? En este episodio analizamos lo que implica el compromiso con un proyecto de código abierto. Acompañamos a nuestros héroes a medida que avanzan en su papel de colaboradores del código abierto: desde encontrar proyectos y contribuir a ellos, hasta desarrollar y mantener comunidades prósperas. Shannon Crabill nos cuenta cómo se inició en el código abierto en Hacktoberfest 2017. Existen muchas maneras de contribuir al código abierto. Vamos a verlas juntos.

Guest Eriol Fox Panelists Eric Berry | Justin Dorfman | Alyssa Wright | Richard Littauer Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! Today, we welcome regular Sustainer Eriol Fox, the Head of Design at Open Food Network, who is working on a fully funded PhD at Newcastle University, and also one of the hosts of Sustained Open Source Design Podcast. What is a design, and how does design fit into open source? Eriol tells us their thoughts on programming and one important thing you need as a user experience designer. Find out some of Eriol’s favorite toolsets, what Open Food Network is, and all the other things Eriol thinks about as a community-first person. Download this episode now to find out much more! [00:01:26] Eriol tells us what they mean by a Design PR. They also explain what they mean by design, since there are a lot of opinions on what design is. [00:04:36] Alyssa asks Eriol what’s the best way to speak about design and what’s the best way to speak about it without offending anyone. [00:09:47] Eriol tells us their thoughts about programming and if it requires an additional level of talent that just might come natural to some people and not to others. [00:14:33] Having been involved for over ten years in seeing the evolution of technologies come about, Eric asks Eriol if they have any preferences, and if they see the direction of technology leading to a way where everything is going to become modularized components. [00:10:06] Justin wonders what Eriol uses day to day for their tool set and if they only use open source tools. They mention one of their favorites being Penpot. [00:24:46] Alyssa wonders how Eriol applies these design guidelines when they think about map design. They mention checking out a fantastic designer, Justin Scherer. [00:27:57] Eriol tells us all about Open Food Network where they currently work. [00:30:20] Eriol tells us what else they like to do besides what they do now. [00:34:36] Find out all the places you can find Eriol online. Quotes [00:03:07] “And I think it does it a disservice to really talk about it as just a UI uplift ‘cause that really plays into this false narrative that design is just about making things look better. But what it is also doing is improving the experience for these users of a backend system, which is deeply complex.” [00:11:00] “And also I remember I was so fond of one of the backend developers I worked with in my first job, but he routinely would ask me what I was coloring in that day, which is tricky to hear as a designer, especially when you want to engage with a wider community of developers and people that do cool stuff with tech.” [00:12:17] “I really do think, and I know that there are some designers especially that would disagree with me, but I do think that one of the things that you really need, one of the only things you really need as a user experience designer is a curiosity for solving human problems and thinking about why people do the things that they do.” [00:13:03] “So you can operationalize a lot of the empathy process as well, so it’s not something that’s innate skill.” [00:29:15] “I’ve had conversations recently, as recent as this week, with my team about how when lots of PR’s get pushed by contributors or paid members of staff, they actually might be solving Tech Debt, but they might actually be creating user experience debt (UX Debt), and this was a very new term for them.” [00:31:02] “To get a bit mushy for a second, it really gave me the same kind of feelings that I had when I was really involved in my local community development project. So that’s why it felt incredibly natural to be part of the open source community and maybe why it feels like I’ve been around for a long time.” [00:34:11] “Maybe one day we’ll see as many projects that are design related in Outreachy and Google Summer of Code, and maybe even at some point we’ll see a whole scheme which is just for designers in open source.” Spotlight [00:35:47] Eric’s spotlights are the Open Source Design website and his 3D printer. [00:37:08] Justin’s spotlight is a notifier for GitHub browser extension by Sindre Sorhus. [00:37:47] Alyssa’s spotlight is Open Collective Open Web Docs. [00:38:28] Eriol’s spotlight is a piece of open source software called Jamulus. [00:39:45] Richard’s spotlight is one of his best friends, Simon Vansintjan Links Eriol Does Design (https://erioldoesdesign.com/) Eriol Fox Twitter (https://twitter.com/EriolDoesDesign?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Penpot (https://penpot.app/) Justin Scherer Twitter (https://twitter.com/justinschrr) Open Food Network (https://openfoodnetwork.net/) Sustain Open Source Design Podcast (https://sosdesign.sustainoss.org/) Sustain Open Source Design Podcast-Episode 1 (https://sosdesign.sustainoss.org/1) FOSS Backstage (https://foss-backstage.de/) Open Source 101 (https://opensource101.com/speakers/eriol-fox/) Eriol Fox- GitHub (https://github.com/Erioldoesdesign) Human Rights Centered Design (https://hrcd.pubpub.org/) Open Source Design (https://opensourcedesign.net/resources/) Notifier for GitHub browser extension by Sindre Sorhus (https://github.com/sindresorhus/notifier-for-github) Open Collective Open Web Docs (https://opencollective.com/open-web-docs) Jamulus (https://github.com/jamulussoftware) Credits Produced by Richard Littauer (https://www.burntfen.com/) Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Show notes by DeAnn Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Special Guest: Eriol Fox.

Panelists Venia Logan | Matt Snell | Saleh Abdel Motaal Guests Aastha Bist (https://podcast.chaoss.community/guests/aastha-bist) Tola Ore-Aruwaji (https://podcast.chaoss.community/guests/tola-ore-aruwaji) Shownotes [00:03:04] Aastha and Tola introduce themselves and talk about their projects. [00:05:21] Aastha and Tola tells us about their coding backgrounds and what interested them in their specific projects. [00:07:35] Aastha talks about the initial idea of her project and how it affects the CHAOSS metrics in the end. Tola tells us the idea of his project since it went in a different direction and how it came back around to metrics. [00:13:58] Saleh brings up how important it is to bring in the idea diversity and inclusion and how CHAOSS has managed to make a more inclusive open source body. [00:15:22] Aastha tells us how the idea for her project evolved from the start of Google Summer of Code, to the project end, and beyond. [00:21:03] Tola tells us about how his project got started. [00:26:59] Saleh touches on some of the common pains of developers. [00:29:34] Tola explains to us about the success with the translation process. [00:30:32] Venia asks Aastha and Tola what they enjoyed most about working on their projects and what the highlights were, and they explain. [00:34:51] Aastha and Tola tells us where the projects stand, how people can get involved, and what’s next. [00:39:38] Matt wants to know what Aastha and Tola’s next steps from here on out, with their projects and professional lives. Value Adds (Picks) of the week [00:43:16] Venia’s pick is ‘People Powered’ Book Club by Jono Bacon or any virtual book clubs around your local area. [00:43:57] Matt’s pick is a used amp for an old guitar-VOX Night Train. [00:44:28] Saleh’s pick is “Reflecting on My Autistic Self,” (Unlisted Medium Draft} [00:46:26] Aastha’s pick is conversations with my granddad. [00:47:52] Tola’s pick is protests in Nigeria- #EndSARS. Sponsor SustainOSS (https://sustainoss.org/) Links CHAOSS Project (https://chaoss.community/) CHAOSS Project Twitter (https://twitter.com/chaossproj?lang=en) CHAOSScast Podcast (https://podcast.chaoss.community/) CHAOSS Community Project Launch: CHAOSS Diversity & Inclusion Badging Program By Matt Snell (https://chaoss.community/blog-post/2020/09/15/diversity-inclusion-badging-program/) CHAOSS Overview of the D&I Badging (https://handbook.chaoss.community/badging/) Aastha Bist Blog (https://dev.to/bistaastha) Aastha Bist Twitter (https://twitter.com/BistAastha) Aastha Bist Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bistaastha/) Tola Ore-Aruwaji Twitter (https://twitter.com/thecraftman_) Tola Ore-Aruwaji Blog (https://medium.com/@thecraftman) Tola Ore-Aruwaji Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tola-ore-aruwaji-5a332314a/) Aastha Bist GSoC 2020 final work report-CHAOSS Badging Project (https://gist.github.com/bistaastha/204157113ac0e65c60e25fc0d5b2c834) Tola Ore-Aruwaji-My Outreachy Project-Crowdsourcing Translation for CHAOSS Diversity & Inclusion Badging (https://medium.com/@thecraftman/my-outreachy-project-crowdsourcing-translation-for-chaoss-diversity-inclusion-badging-b30dcc5a8bb0) Jono Bacon People Powered Book Club (https://www.jonobacon.com/books/peoplepowered/club/) VOX Night Train (https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/VOX_Night_Train_NT15H_Head_Review_) “Reflecting on My Autistic Self,” by Saleh Abdel Motaal (https://smotaal.medium.com/reflecting-on-my-autistic-self-cb7506975b) BBC News-“SARS ban: Nigeria abolishes loathed federal special police unit” (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54499497) Google Summer of Code (https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/) CHAOSS Mentorship Alumi (list of Mentees and their projects) (https://chaoss.community/chaoss-mentorship/) Special Guests: Aastha Bist and Tola Ore-Aruwaji.

Di episode kali ini, kami ngobrol bersama Eraulia Nadinda Rachmat atau yang biasa dipanggil Dinda. Dinda saat ini bekerja sebagai software engineer di Mercury Media Technology GmbH. Dinda bercerita tentang pengalamannya berpindah karir ke software engineering, mengikuti coding bootcamp, dan pengalamannya di program Outreachy. Kami juga ngobrol tentang functional programming dan pengalaman Dinda menggunakan bahasa pemrograman seperti Elm dan Elixir.

Di episode kali ini, kami ngobrol bersama Eraulia Nadinda Rachmat atau yang biasa dipanggil Dinda. Dinda saat ini bekerja sebagai software engineer di Mercury Media Technology GmbH. Dinda bercerita tentang pengalamannya berpindah karir ke software engineering, mengikuti coding bootcamp, dan pengalamannya di program Outreachy. Kami juga ngobrol tentang functional programming dan pengalaman Dinda menggunakan bahasa pemrograman seperti Elm dan Elixir.

Isabel is a Software Engineer from Portugal, currently based in London, UK. She is passionate about contributing to Open Source and helping people feel less intimidated by it. She was a Google Summer of Code (GSoC) student and this year she is a GSoC mentor and admin with AnitaB.org Open Source. She is also one of the Community Leaders for AnitaB.org London chapter. LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/isabelcmdcosta Twitter: https://twitter.com/isabelcmdcosta Isabel shares some really useful insights about contributing to Open Source including tips on how to get started and how to get involved. Here are some really handy resources she mentions during the talk: Google Summer of Code: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ 24 Pull Requests: https://24pullrequests.com/ Hacktoberfest: https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/ Outreachy: https://www.outreachy.org/ Open Food Facts organization: https://github.com/openfoodfacts Open Data Kit organization: https://github.com/getodk Hire me (the first project she contributed to): https://github.com/fvcproductions/hire-me AnitaB.org Open Source on GitHub: https://github.com/anitab-org Overcoming blockers about contributing to Open Source: https://isabelcosta.github.io/posts/overcoming-blockers-about-contributing-to-open-source/

Anjana started by clarifying what Computational Linguistics is, and the research she did in this field. We then talked about idiomatic programming and echo-chambers, which led us to talking about communities. Anjana then described the coding retreat she did in 2015 and how it was a forming experience in her life. We finished the interview by talking about Developer Advocacy and Public Speaking.Anjana suffers from a debilitating case of curiosity, which led her from philosophy to English teaching to computational linguistics to software development. As a developer/advocate at Observable, she can often be found coding from her home base in San Francisco; that is, when she's not speaking at events around the world to share the joy of programming and promote a more diverse, equitable, and ethical tech industry. Ask her about the Recurse Center, Outreachy, and Mozilla TechSpeakers!Here are the links of the show:https://www.twitter.com/AnjanaVakilhttps://observablehq.comhttps://www.recurse.comhttps://www.outreachy.orgCreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany, who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr.Gift the podcast a ratingPlease do me and your fellow listeners a favor by spreading the word about this podcast. And please leave a rating on the podcasting platforms. This is the best way to increase the visibility of the podcast. Find all the links here: https://devjourney.info/subscribe.htmlPatreonFinally, if you want to help produce the podcast, support us on Patreon. Every cent you pledge will help pay the hosting billsSupport the show (http://bit.ly/2yBfySB)

Outreachy receives the second Open Source Community Grant from IBM, the LLVM project adds mitigations for Load Value Injection attacks, more bad news for the Linux-based Atari VCS console, and the Python Software Foundation seeks recurring sponsorships to support its software repository.

Outreachy receives the second Open Source Community Grant from IBM, the LLVM project adds mitigations for Load Value Injection attacks, more bad news for the Linux-based Atari VCS console, and the Python Software Foundation seeks recurring sponsorships to support its software repository.

The first live podcast of Free as in Freedom, hosted at SeaGL 2019 in November 2019. Hear questions from the studio audience and answers from Bradley and Karen. Show Notes: Segment 0 (00:38) Producer Dan speaks on mic to introduce that this is a live show. Segment 1 (01:17) This is a live show from SeaGL 2019, a community-organized FaiP (02:15) Carol Smith from Microsoft asked about being a charity in the USA under recent tax changes regarding tax deduction and, and asked about Conservancy's annual fundraiser which had completed by the time this show was released. (04:53) Deb took a photo during the show (07:30) A questioner asked about the so-called “ethical but-non-FOSS licenses”. Bradley gave an answer that is supplemented well by this blog post (10:15) and Karen mentioned at CopyleftConf 2020 there was a discussion about this. (15:15) The follow up question was also related to these topics (15:44). Eric Hopper asked about how Conservancy decides when a project joins, and what factors Conservancy considers in projects joining (18:14) A written questioner asked how to handle schools requiring proprietary software as part of their coursework. (22:00) Michael Dexter asked about Karen's teaching at Columbia Law School. (27:25) A written questioner asked about copyleft-next's sunset clause. (29:22) Karen mentioned “Copyleft, All wrongs reversed” as it appeared on n June 1976 on Tiny BASIC, which inspired the term copyleft to mean what it does today. (30:45) Karen spoke about the issues of copyright and trademark regarding Disney, that is supplemented by this blog post. (32:52) Carol Smith asked what Karen and Bradley thought were Conservancy's and/or FOSS' biggest achievements in the last decade. (35:20) Karen mentioned Outreachy was a major success. (37:08) A questioner asked about using the CASE Act to help in GPL enforcement. Bradley discussed how it might ultimately introduce problems similar to arbitration clauses. (41:42) Since the podcast was recorded, the CASE Act has also passed the Senate, but does not seem to have been signed by the President. (47:30) Bradley noted that Mako Hill has pointed out that FOSS has not been involved in lobbying enough. (48:10) A questioner in the audience asked about the Mozilla Corporation structure would allow Mozilla to do lobbying for FOSS. (50:57) Karen explained the Mozilla corporate legal structure (51:35). A questioner in the audience asked about Mako Hill's keynote and how individuals can help further the cause of software freedom. (54:53) Michael Dexter asked if software patents are still as much of a threat as they once were. (1:01:30) Carol asked about the supreme court hearing the Oracle v. Google case (1:09:04) Send feedback and comments on the cast to . You can keep in touch with Free as in Freedom on our IRC channel, #faif on irc.freenode.net, and by following Conservancy on identi.ca and and Twitter. Free as in Freedom is produced by Dan Lynch of danlynch.org. Theme music written and performed by Mike Tarantino with Charlie Paxson on drums. The content of this audcast, and the accompanying show notes and music are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 4.0 license (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The first live podcast of Free as in Freedom, hosted at SeaGL 2019 in November 2019. Hear questions from the studio audience and answers from Bradley and Karen. Show Notes: Segment 0 (00:38) Producer Dan speaks on mic to introduce that this is a live show. Segment 1 (01:17) This is a live show from SeaGL 2019, a community-organized FaiP (02:15) Carol Smith from Microsoft asked about being a charity in the USA under recent tax changes regarding tax deduction and, and asked about Conservancy's annual fundraiser which had completed by the time this show was released. (04:53) Deb took a photo during the show (07:30) A questioner asked about the so-called “ethical but-non-FOSS licenses”. Bradley gave an answer that is supplemented well by this blog post (10:15) and Karen mentioned at CopyleftConf 2020 there was a discussion about this. (15:15) The follow up question was also related to these topics (15:44). Eric Hopper asked about how Conservancy decides when a project joins, and what factors Conservancy considers in projects joining (18:14) A written questioner asked how to handle schools requiring proprietary software as part of their coursework. (22:00) Michael Dexter asked about Karen's teaching at Columbia Law School. (27:25) A written questioner asked about copyleft-next's sunset clause. (29:22) Karen mentioned “Copyleft, All wrongs reversed” as it appeared on n June 1976 on Tiny BASIC, which inspired the term copyleft to mean what it does today. (30:45) Karen spoke about the issues of copyright and trademark regarding Disney, that is supplemented by this blog post. (32:52) Carol Smith asked what Karen and Bradley thought were Conservancy's and/or FOSS' biggest achievements in the last decade. (35:20) Karen mentioned Outreachy was a major success. (37:08) A questioner asked about using the CASE Act to help in GPL enforcement. Bradley discussed how it might ultimately introduce problems similar to arbitration clauses. (41:42) Since the podcast was recorded, the CASE Act has also passed the Senate, but does not seem to have been signed by the President. (47:30) Bradley noted that Mako Hill has pointed out that FOSS has not been involved in lobbying enough. (48:10) A questioner in the audience asked about the Mozilla Corporation structure would allow Mozilla to do lobbying for FOSS. (50:57) Karen explained the Mozilla corporate legal structure (51:35). A questioner in the audience asked about Mako Hill's keynote and how individuals can help further the cause of software freedom. (54:53) Michael Dexter asked if software patents are still as much of a threat as they once were. (1:01:30) Carol asked about the supreme court hearing the Oracle v. Google case (1:09:04) Send feedback and comments on the cast to . You can keep in touch with Free as in Freedom on our IRC channel, #faif on irc.freenode.net, and by following Conservancy on on Twitter and and FaiF on Twitter. Free as in Freedom is produced by Dan Lynch of danlynch.org. Theme music written and performed by Mike Tarantino with Charlie Paxson on drums. The content of this audcast, and the accompanying show notes and music are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 4.0 license (CC BY-SA 4.0).

In this episode I do a week-end recap for the week of 1/20/2020 with the Hocking College Computer Science program.  Topics include: Outreachy applications will be opening in February.  Outreaching provides a great opportunity for paid internship experiences for the big names in tech.  The website at https://www.outreachy.org/ states that                      Interns work with experienced mentors from open source communities. Outreachy internship projects may include programming, user experience, documentation, illustration, graphical design,  data science, project marketing, user advocacy, or community event planning. Interns often find employment after their internship with Outreachy sponsors or in jobs that use the skills they learned during their internship. We expressly invite women (both cis and trans), trans men, and genderqueer people to apply. We also expressly invite applications from residents and nationals of the United States of any gender who are Black/African American, Hispanic/Latin@, Native American/American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander. Anyone who faces under-representation, systemic bias, or discrimination in the technology industry of their country is invited to apply. Hocking College's AWS Academy course has a come-back date for 1/31/2020!  This is free for all Hocking College students.   Interview with a couple of my web-dev students and their experience as a CodeMash volunteer was done!  It was a little nerve wracking for me as it was my first interview experience but it was a lot of fun.  It's also interesting hearing the different thoughts and takeaways from the two students.  They are definitely opposites in many ways (Ying and Yang) but they both have their own strengths and weaknesses that work well together.

Rob and Jason are joined by Satabdi Das. They first discuss a new Visual Studio update and an article written by Bjarne Stroustrup. Then Satabdi talks about debugging and why it's beneficial to write or give conference talks on difficult to fix bugs, she also talks about her work on a hardware emulator and static analyzers.   Satabdi has over 10 years of experience in C++. Currently she is working on a cloud based high performance file system in AWS. She has previously worked on an emulator, parser and static analyzer. She is also one of the co-founders of Boston Hack && Tell, a fun meetup for programmers to showcase their work. Long back she contributed to Gnome as an Outreachy intern. And not so long back she spent three months at Recurse Center learning assembly, debugger internals and distributed systems. News Visual Studio 2019 16.4.0 Released How can you be so certain? Bjarne Stroustrup Indicators: Activity Indicators for Modern C++ Links CppCon 2019: Satabdi Das "A Series of Unfortunate Bugs" How to debug long running programs Hack && Tell Boston The Recurse Center Sponsors Write the hashtag #cppcast when requesting the license here One Day from PVS-Studio User Support JetBrains  

Contributors kicked off with a great first episode: Juraci Paixão Kröhling joined us to talk about the Jaeger project - a distributed tracing solution built for cloud native infrastructure. Outreachy: https://www.outreachy.org/ Contributors is produced by Rackner, a consultancy focused on cloud native product development, DevSecOps, and Kubernetes - https://www.rackner.com/

Hello World! No episódio piloto do nosso podcast, conversamos com a Ana e Amanda sobre carreira de pessoas desenvolvedoras júnior. Será que dá pra ser júnior sabendo o basicão? Como crescer na carreira? Vem descobrir com a gente! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Dicas do

This hour we talk to Augustin aka Mr.WaddleSplash from the Haiku Project. The Haiku project is a Haiku is a free and open-source operating system compatible with the now discontinued BeOS. Its development began in 2001 under the name OpenBeOS, but rebranded as Haiku in 2004. We talk about the Project History and their aim for the future. Project Links: Website: https://www.haiku-os.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/haikuos IRC: irc://chat.freenode.net/haiku GSOC: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/organizations/5972111219228672/ Outreachy: https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/haiku/ --Side Notes-- --LUG Alert-- Already took place but keep an eye out for their future events: March 4 - Zürich, Switzerland : https://www.meetup.com/Embedded-GNU-Linux-Developer/events/xgtstpyzfbgb/ March 4 - Annapolis, MD : https://www.meetup.com/AnnapolisLUG/events/djjqhgyzfbgb/ March 5 - Montréal, Quebec : https://www.meetup.com/Linux-Montreal/events/kxlpjlyzfbhb/ March 5 - Chicago, IL : https://www.meetup.com/wclug-org/events/qnffmfyzfbhb/ March 5 - Dublin IR : https://www.meetup.com/Dublin-Linux-User-Group/events/259423935/ Upcoming: March 7 - Huntsville, AL : https://www.meetup.com/hsvlug/events/dbwqnpyzfbkb/ March 7 - Chelmsford, MA : https://www.meetup.com/linux-393/events/wkrshqyzfbkb/ March 7 - Akron, OH : https://www.meetup.com/Akron-Linux-Users-Group/events/qrnxmfyzfbkb/ March 7 - Saint Louis, MO : https://www.meetup.com/Saint-Louis-Unix-Users-Group/events/gmkjzpyzfbkb/ March 7 - Fort Wayne, IN : https://www.meetup.com/Fort-Wayne-Linux-Users-Group/events/rpxvnpyzfbkb/ March 8 - Moscow Russia : https://www.meetup.com/Moscow-Linux-User-Group/events/xbgccqyzfblb/ March 9 - Lawrence, KS : https://www.meetup.com/Lawrence-Linux-User-Group/events/258918528/ March 9 - Perth Australia : https://www.meetup.com/Perth-Linux-Users-Group-PLUG/events/259321538/ March 9 - Delhi India : https://www.meetup.com/ilugdelhi/events/jkbtdqyzfbmb/ March 9 - McLean, VA : https://www.meetup.com/novalug/events/pjhmrqyzfbmb/ March 12 - Morgandown, WV : https://www.meetup.com/Bridgeport-WV-Linux-User-Group-Meetup/events/nbcvcpyzfbzb/ March 13 - London UK : https://www.meetup.com/londonlinux/events/dcsdmlyzfbrb/ March 14 - Landshut Germany : https://www.meetup.com/LALUG-Landshuter-Linux-User-Group-Stammtisch/events/gsmfnlyzfbsb/ March 14 - Phoenix, AZ : https://www.meetup.com/Phoenix-Linux-Users-Group/events/hhkbdlyzfbsb/ March 14 - Austin, TX : https://www.meetup.com/linuxaustin/events/jbxcnqyzfbsb/ March 14 - Raleigh, NC : https://www.meetup.com/trilug/events/zmzvnqyzfbsb/ March 18 - Seattle, WA : https://www.meetup.com/seattlelinux/events/cgrpkpyzfbxb/ March 19 - Lauderdale, FL : https://www.meetup.com/South-Florida-Linux-Users-Group-FLUX/events/dsxbqqyzfbzb/ March 20 - Jacksonville, FL : https://www.meetup.com/JaxLUG/events/258935524/ March 21 - Lancaster, PA : https://www.meetup.com/LancLUG/events/rcfmbnyzfbcc/ March 21 - Baltimore, MD : https://www.meetup.com/CharmCityLinux/events/259402356/ March 28 - NYC, NY : https://www.meetup.com/nylug-meetings/events/258140602/ March 29 - Syndey Australia : https://www.meetup.com/Sydney-Linux-User-Group/events/259189085/ March 29 - Grand Forks, ND : http://www.gfklinux.org -- Calls -- Chaz from NY - "How to disasble Ubuntu Keychain" Kyle from MSP - "WiFi / network diagnostic tools" Kyle from MSP - " NextCloud & Collabora" -- The Extra Credit Section -- For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard! This Episode's Podcast Dashboard (http://podcast.asknoahshow.com/117) Phone Systems for Ask Noah provided by Voxtelesys (http://www.voxtelesys.com/asknoah) Join us in our dedicated chatroom #AskNoahShow on Freenode! -- Stay In Touch -- Find all the resources for this show on the Ask Noah Dashboard Ask Noah Dashboard (http://www.asknoahshow.com) Need more help than a radio show can offer? Altispeed provides commercial IT services and they’re excited to offer you a great deal for listening to the Ask Noah Show. Call today and ask about the discount for listeners of the Ask Noah Show! Altispeed Technologies (http://www.altispeed.com/) Contact Noah live [at] asknoahshow.com -- Twitter -- Noah - Kernellinux (https://twitter.com/kernellinux) Ask Noah Show (https://twitter.com/asknoahshow) Altispeed Technologies (https://twitter.com/altispeed)

In their first interview, Chris and Serge interview Karen Sandler, Executive Director of Software Freedom Conservancy, Founder of Outreachy, and co-host of the Free as in Freedom podcast.Show Links:Software Freedom Conservancy (sfconservancy.org)Become a Software Freedom Conservancy Supporter! (sfconservancy.org)Free as in Freedom (faif.us)Git's Email from Karen (public-inbox.org)Gender Patch Study (livescience.com)Dark Hands and Soap Dispenders (mic.com)Audio from Software Freedom with Karen Sandler and Molly de Blanc at HOPE (hope.net)Video from Introduction to User Freedom at Debconf (youtube)The "Printer Story" (fsf)Ledger (the accounting system used by Conservancy) (ledger-cli.org)Beancount (the accounting system Conservnacy is considering) (furius.ca)Plain Text Accounting (plaintextaccounting.org)Gandi (the domain registrar that supports Conservancy) (gandi.net)

In their first interview, Chris and Serge interview Karen Sandler, Executive Director of Software Freedom Conservancy, Founder of Outreachy, and co-host of the Free as in Freedom podcast.Show Links:Software Freedom Conservancy (sfconservancy.org)Become a Software Freedom Conservancy Supporter! (sfconservancy.org)Free as in Freedom (faif.us)Git's Email from Karen (public-inbox.org)Gender Patch Study (livescience.com)Dark Hands and Soap Dispenders (mic.com)Audio from Software Freedom with Karen Sandler and Molly de Blanc at HOPE (hope.net)Video from Introduction to User Freedom at Debconf (youtube)The "Printer Story" (fsf)Ledger (the accounting system used by Conservancy) (ledger-cli.org)Beancount (the accounting system Conservnacy is considering) (furius.ca)Plain Text Accounting (plaintextaccounting.org)Gandi (the domain registrar that supports Conservancy) (gandi.net)

In their first interview, Chris and Serge interview Karen Sandler, Executive Director of Software Freedom Conservancy, Founder of Outreachy, and co-host of the Free as in Freedom podcast.Show Links:Software Freedom Conservancy (sfconservancy.org)Become a Software Freedom Conservancy Supporter! (sfconservancy.org)Free as in Freedom (faif.us)Git's Email from Karen (public-inbox.org)Gender Patch Study (livescience.com)Dark Hands and Soap Dispenders (mic.com)Audio from Software Freedom with Karen Sandler and Molly de Blanc at HOPE (hope.net)Video from Introduction to User Freedom at Debconf (youtube)The "Printer Story" (fsf)Ledger (the accounting system used by Conservancy) (ledger-cli.org)Beancount (the accounting system Conservnacy is considering) (furius.ca)Plain Text Accounting (plaintextaccounting.org)Gandi (the domain registrar that supports Conservancy) (gandi.net)

Podcast Description “I took an electronics class and there was a particular class of problems where they said: this is not the right formula to use, but we use it because it’s easy to understand. It’s like searching where the light’s good. So, we know specific things about diversity and inclusion that make sense and we keep going back to those things. But those aren’t necessarily the things that are going to solve the bigger problem. If we keep searching where the light is good, if we keep searching where we feel comfortable, then we’re never gonna find the right answer.”Sage Sharp is the founder of Otter Tech, which provides diversity and inclusion consulting. They provide training and advice around Code of Conduct enforcement. They are also a co-coordinator for Outreachy. Outreachy is a paid, remote internship program that pairs open source mentors with people from under-represented groups in tech. Sage has over 10 years experience in open source, and is the author of the Linux kernel USB 3.0 driver. Additional Resources OutreachyOtter Tech Diversity and Inclusion Consulting Twitter Sage Sharp Become a #causeascene Podcast sponsor because disruption and innovation are products of individuals who take bold steps in order to shift the collective and challenge the status quo.Learn more >All music for the #causeascene podcast is composed and produced by Chaos, Chao Pack, and Listen on SoundCloud. Listen to more great #causeascene podcasts full podcast list >

Heute mit Henrik Skupin (@whimboo) über's Arbeiten bei Mozilla. Google Summer of code: https://wiki.mozilla.org/SummerOfCode Outreachy: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Outreachy - https://www.outreachy.org/apply/ https://whatcanidoformozilla.org/ https://codetribute.mozilla.org/ Are we XBL still Picks Serde.rs json5 vs hjson vs json WTFPython Azul.rs

Looking to get into open source but not sure where to start? Are you a contributor trying to understand why only some pull requests get accepted? Or are you a maintainer who’s feeling overwhelmed? This episode looks at what it means to commit to an open source project. We follow our heroes as they progress through the roles of open source contributors: from finding projects and contributing to them, to building and maintaining thriving communities. Shannon Crabill shares how she got her start in open source at Hacktoberfest 2017, and Corinne Warnshuis describes how important it is to include people from all backgrounds to create good software. There are many ways to contribute to open source. Let’s walk through this together. For more about the characters, history, and stories of this episode, visit redhat.com/commandlineheroes. While there, check out how you can contribute to hero-engine and Command Line Heroes: The Game — all levels welcome.

Edward talks to Bradley Kuhn and Karen Sandler, the co-founders of the Software Freedom Conservancy, a non-profit that supports free and open source software projects, including git. Bradley Kuhn is a distinguished technologist at the Software Freedom Conservancy and he's worked on free software non-profits for many years, including co-founding the Conservancy with Karen. Karen Sandler is the Executive Director of the Software Freedom Conservancy, and she's most well-known for trying to find the source code for her pacemaker defibrillator. Show Notes Bradley Kuhn Karen Sandler, and on Twitter: @o0karen0o Software Freedom Conservancy, a not-for-profit charity that helps promote, improve, develop, and defend Free, Libre, and Open Source Software (FLOSS) projects, including git. Outreachy, a project by the Software Freedom Conservancy that provides three-month internships for people from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech. Git / Software Freedom Conservancy Status Report (2018) Git's Trademark Status and Policy libgit2 is joining the Software Freedom Conservancy It's easy to become a supporter of the Software Freedom Conservancy and help support that they do with git and other free and open source software projects. We're supporters - are you?

Future Designs, Mindset Tricks, Fitness Formulas, and More Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we’ve got future designs, mindset tricks, fitness formulas, and more. For all the links in this episode, check out the show notes at http://www.hacktheprocess.com/process-hacker-news-for-july-3-2018-future-designs-mindset-tricks-fitness-formulas-and-more/ Enjoy! Events Fund Club, a donation aggregator founded by Ashe Dryden, has announced their spotlight project of the month: Outreachy, which provides free and open source software internships to cis and trans gender folks and other underrepresented people in tech. Go donate today. On July 25, Jina Anne will be on the panel of Google Design’s Design is Systematic, a monthly speaker series on the future of design and creativity. Shackled by Adam Siddiq needs your vote to win TCK Publishing’s Reader’s Choice Awards 2018. TCK Publishing is run by another Hack the Process guest, Tom Corson-Knowles. Want to meet interesting people and have a chat with them over tea? Ankit Shah, the founder of Tea with Strangers, has taken the organization global. Go see if anyone is hosting a tea time in your part of the world. Media Paula Jenkins recently had Jill Stanton on Jumpstart Your Joy to share how she built up her business, Screw the 9 to 5, with her husband, and how they shifted their work life around to make more time for family. A child’s behavior does not need fixing according to Heather Chauvin. Listen to the latest episode of Mom is In Control to hear her explain how a child’s behavior is sometimes a reflection of our actions and reactions. Do you need pre-workout formula to get results? Listen to Malek Banoun’s answer in his latest video. He’s also offering people who fill out his fitness questionnaire a 12-week fitness program for free! Writing Rich Mironov put up a new article defining the different types of companies from B2B to enterprise and how their structural differences can affect the role of product managers. Tests have been around ever since educational institutions were created, but are they really doing students any good? Daniel Coffeen shares his thoughts about why tests kill thinking. Recommended Resources Bozoma Saint John, who was mentioned as one of the influences of the most recent Hack the Process guest, Sasha Ariel Alston, was included in a list of the world’s most influential CMOs of 2018 in Forbes. Congratulations, Bozoma! Everyone has a bad day once in a while, so here are 3 mindset tricks to get your positivity back from Brendon Burchard, a resource mentioned by Jay Wong. TV may be dead but social media thrives. Listen to this video of Gary Vaynerchuk at an event in France as he explains why social media is the best way to grab the attention of consumers. Tara Hunt and Malek Banoun both mentioned Gary in their interviews. Thanks for checking out this Process Hacker News update from Hack the Process. If you liked what you saw, please leave a comment to let us know what processes you’re hacking.

Love open source? Looking to break into the tech industry? Oracle's Vaishali Thakkar joins us to talk about how you can leverage your open source involvement to find work in the tech industry. We'll look at programs like Rails Girls Summer of Code and Outreachy that could be able to pay you as you upskill intro the industry alongside Vaishali's own professional journey.