Category Archives: open source

CASH Music: What, Why and Where You Fit In

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

So, I’ve mentioned my many side projects. Like in my penultimate post. And the time has come to talk about another one, namely CASH Music. I sit on CASH’s Board and provide guidance regarding outreach to the open source community, … Continue reading →

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Going Forth and Doing Good with Sahana

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

I have recently accepted an appointment to the Board of the Sahana Software Foundation (SSF), a humanitarian free and open source software project. The SSF is dedicated to the mission of saving lives by providing information management solutions that enable organizations and … Continue reading →

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Notes and More: Press Training for Community Projects

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

I was fortunate enough to attend Jennifer Cloer’s session at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit earlier this month, and her talk Press Training for Community Projects was incredibly useful. Before I say anything else, I want to thank Jennifer profusely for … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on POSSCON

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

Yet another post in the spirit of better late than never. This year’s Palmetto Open Source Software Conference (POSSCON) was my first time attending, and I have to admit that it was quite different than many conferences I’ve attended in … Continue reading →

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Heading to POSSCON & UMass Amherst

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

March has been the month of many travels. Thinking back on things, it seems March is always a busy month for travels, but it’s been quite the month. Not to mention that I’ll be starting off April with a trip … Continue reading →

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Research Into Recruiting and Retention in FOSS Projects

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

I was recently contacted by Andreas Schilling, a PhD student at Bamberg University, regarding his research into recruiting and retention for Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) projects. Andreas and I did a one hour interview, and he was kind … Continue reading →

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New Resource on Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

I’ve been on the Advisory Board of the Open Source Business Resource for some time, and though I contributed an article two years ago, this month I was fortunate enough to be the Guest Editor for the December issue on … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Grace Hopper 2010

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

I attended the Grace Hopper conference for the first time this year, and it was an incredibly inspiring four days for me. You can find more extensive notes on the sessions on the conference wiki, and the #ghc10 Tweet stream … Continue reading →

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