Sep 17, 2009 6:02pm GMT
Atlanta Linux Fest Friday, 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... 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 Ubunt... 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 wh... 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 u... 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 Librar... more »
ZaReason's Take on Netbooks and the Linux Retail MarketSep 03, 2009 10:26pm GMT
Today Carla Schroder posted an interview with Cathy Malmrose, CEO of Linux OEM ZaReason. Cathy answers Carla's questions about Linux netbook demand (how big is it and what do people want in a netbook) and working directly with hardware manufacturers. And while you're over there checking out the ZaReason website, you might want to snag a Friends Help Friends Use Linux t-shirt, available excl... more »
ROSE Blog Interviews: Meike Reichle, Debian DeveloperSep 03, 2009 4:18pm GMT
In this interview, Meike Reichle, a Debian developer living in Germany, offers some practical tips for finding a job in the world of free and open source software. Q: Who are you? A: My name is Meike Reichle, I live in Hildesheim, Germany, am currently 27 years old and work at the University of Hildesheim's Department of Computer Science and at Pengutronix, a company that offers Embedded... more »
