Sep 21, 2009 7:16pm GMT
Check out what Gnome's Stormy Peters writes in her thoughtful blog post about "offending" vs. "encouraging" women in open source. She says, "There are a lot of groups that I'm not part of. Most of them have not offended me. I just don't feel any pull to join them." Well said. more »
A rare ROSE Blog listSep 20, 2009 11:50pm GMT
I woke up in Atlanta at 4:30AM and arrived in Portland, Oregon, 11 hours later. With my remaining two brain cells, I offer you this list:1. Atlanta Linux Fest was wonderful! A big thanks to all the organizers and volunteers – they really kept their cool, which is extra impressive considering about 600 people made appearances at the event throughout the day. If you missed this year's event, be s... more »
We're not in Kansas Anymore: Atlanta, Portland, and Columbus... or BustSep 17, 2009 6:02pm GMT
Atlanta Linux FestFriday, September 18th, I leave Kansas and head out to Atlanta for Atlanta Linux Fest 2009. On Saturday, September 19th (a.k.a. Software Freedom Day), I'll be talking in the morning about increasing the visibility of women in open source, and I'll make suggestions for how you can improve your own self promotional skills. Google's Ellen Ko will be talking about creating your ow... more »
ROSE Blog Interviews: Con-Techie.com's Kendra "Admin" SchaeferSep 16, 2009 3:28pm GMT
Con-Techie is a promising new site serving up geeky event news. Site admin Kendra "Admin" Schaefer shares her views on how the open source community should approach the growth of FOSS.Q: Who are you?A: My name is Kendra "Admin" Schaefer, abandoner of social networking accounts, surreptitious eater of last years' Halloween candy, FOSS graphic design advocate, and Ubuntu fan g... more »
Open Source Should Be Open To AllSep 14, 2009 3:50pm GMT
Ohio LinuxFest's Beth Lynn Eicher and Esther (Moose) Filderman sent me this article about increasing diversity in open source, and I'm so thankful they did. This year will be my first Ohio LinuxFest, and I'm delighted that I'll be speaking at the Diversity workshop. Although my talk covers how women can do a better job of promoting themselves, my talk really applies to anyone in open source who... more »
ROSE Blog Interviews: Emma Jane Hogbin, co-author of Front End DrupalSep 11, 2009 2:21pm GMT
Q: Who are you? A: Emma Jane Hogbin. I wear a lot of different hats but my main focus is to make technology suck less for businesses and "solo-preneurs." I do this through training and Web development (HICK Tech), technical writing (co-author of Front End Drupal) and advocacy/training (conference presentations and workshops). I also knit the Drupal socks and released the pattern under... more »
ROSE Blog Interviews: Sharon Moreland, Technology Consultant at the Northeast Kansas Library SystemSep 08, 2009 6:27pm GMT
In this interview, Sharon Moreland explains a few ways libraries in Kansas are using open source.Q: Who are you?A: Sharon Moreland. Technology Consultant at the Northeast Kansas Library System. I work closely with the NExpress Shared Catalog team to migrate public libraries into the Koha automated catalog, as well as to troubleshoot and maintain the catalog. Prior to coming to the Library Syste... more »
