Stories

Nicolas Steenhout explores the intersection of accessibility and open source

julia ferraioli: Hello, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli, my pronouns are she/her, and I am based in Seattle, Washington. I’m recording this for Open Source Stories. And I will pass it off to Amanda to introduce herself. amanda casari: Hi, my name is amanda casari. I am speaking with Julia and Nic today. And I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories from northern Vermont, in New England, USA. And it’s still nice and snowy out here.

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Eriol Fox on open source design

julia ferraioli: Hello, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her. I am coming to you for Open Source Stories on a very drizzly, rainy day in Seattle, which is why I have a ton of lights on in the background not only to grow some basil and mint, but also to make it not dark. And I’m here today with Eriol Fox. And Eriol, would you like to introduce yourself?

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Samson Goddy on the power of centering open source on community needs

Amanda Casari: My name is Amanda Casari. My pronouns are she/her. Today is 23, October 2021. I’m speaking with Samson Goddy, who I met at PyCon two years ago now — I think it was 2019, in Cleveland, Ohio. I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories in what looks pretty dark, but it’s actually a beautiful sunny-ish day here in New England. My first memory of a computer — my uncle worked for IBM in the early 1980s.

Stories

Dawn Wages on being an ethical open source engineer

julia ferraioli: Welcome to Open Source Stories. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I am sitting in my office in Seattle on a very windy day. So hopefully my internet will not cut out. I am talking to Dawn Wages today. Dawn, would you like to introduce yourself? Dawn Wages: Hi, so happy to be here. I am in Philadelphia. It is cloudy, but pretty nice out today, so I am not worried about my internet.

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Dawn Wages on being an ethical open source engineer

julia ferraioli: Welcome to Open Source Stories. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I am sitting in my office in Seattle on a very windy day. So hopefully my internet will not cut out. I am talking to Dawn Wages today. Dawn, would you like to introduce yourself? Dawn Wages: Hi, so happy to be here. I am in Philadelphia. It is cloudy, but pretty nice out today, so I am not worried about my internet.

Stories

Joe Beda on open source as a positive sum game

Amanda Casari: Hello, my name is Amanda Casari. My pronouns are she/her. Today is October 21, 2021. I’m speaking with Julia Ferraioli and with Joe Beda. Julia, I know from our project, opensourcestories.org and then Joe, this is my first time meeting, I guess “in person” online. We are recording this conversation for Open Source Stories and I’m currently in, it looks like a cave but I promise it’s an office, in New England that just needs better lighting.

Stories

Richard Littauer talks about birds, hats, and commitments

julia ferraioli: Hi, everyone. My name is Julia Ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I am here today on a very, very rainy afternoon in Seattle, recording this for Open Source Stories. And I’m joined today by Richard Littauer. And I am really excited to chat with you, Richard. Do you want to introduce yourself a little bit? Richard Littauer: Sure. I’m excited to be here as well. Thank you for inviting me.

Stories

Richard Littauer talks about birds, hats, and commitments

julia ferraioli: Hi, everyone. My name is Julia Ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I am here today on a very, very rainy afternoon in Seattle, recording this for Open Source Stories. And I’m joined today by Richard Littauer. And I am really excited to chat with you, Richard. Do you want to introduce yourself a little bit? Richard Littauer: Sure. I’m excited to be here as well. Thank you for inviting me.

Stories

Richard Littauer talks about birds, hats, and commitments

julia ferraioli: Hi, everyone. My name is Julia Ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I am here today on a very, very rainy afternoon in Seattle, recording this for Open Source Stories. And I’m joined today by Richard Littauer. And I am really excited to chat with you, Richard. Do you want to introduce yourself a little bit? Richard Littauer: Sure. I’m excited to be here as well. Thank you for inviting me.

Stories

Richard Littauer talks about birds, hats, and commitments

julia ferraioli: Hi, everyone. My name is Julia Ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I am here today on a very, very rainy afternoon in Seattle, recording this for Open Source Stories. And I’m joined today by Richard Littauer. And I am really excited to chat with you, Richard. Do you want to introduce yourself a little bit? Richard Littauer: Sure. I’m excited to be here as well. Thank you for inviting me.

Stories

Elana Hashman on the evolution of open source

Amanda Casari: My name is Amanda Casari, my pronouns are she/her. Today is November 18. And I’m speaking with Elana Hashman, who I originally met, I think PyCon, maybe in like 2019, because we started nerding out together over open source and its complexities. We are recording this conversation for Open Source Stories. I am in an office in New England, which is lit much better now than it was a few weeks ago.

Stories

Samson Goddy on the power of centering open source on community needs

Amanda Casari: My name is Amanda Casari. My pronouns are she/her. Today is 23, October 2021. I’m speaking with Samson Goddy, who I met at PyCon two years ago now — I think it was 2019, in Cleveland, Ohio. I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories in what looks pretty dark, but it’s actually a beautiful sunny-ish day here in New England. My first memory of a computer — my uncle worked for IBM in the early 1980s.

Stories

Joe Beda on open source as a positive sum game

Amanda Casari: Hello, my name is Amanda Casari. My pronouns are she/her. Today is October 21, 2021. I’m speaking with Julia Ferraioli and with Joe Beda. Julia, I know from our project, opensourcestories.org and then Joe, this is my first time meeting, I guess “in person” online. We are recording this conversation for Open Source Stories and I’m currently in, it looks like a cave but I promise it’s an office, in New England that just needs better lighting.

Stories

Russell Keith-Magee's journey to open source

Julia Ferraioli: My name is Julia Ferraioli, and my pronouns are she/her. Today is October 5 2021. And I’m speaking with Russell Keith-Magee, who is a committed technologist, core developer on the Django project, and the founder of the beware project. I’m recording this conversation for open source stories in a rather Spartan office that I still haven’t decorated after moving in. And my first memory of a computer is actually playing Wheel of Fortune on MS DOS, if you can believe that.

Stories

Russell Keith-Magee's journey to open source

Julia Ferraioli: My name is Julia Ferraioli, and my pronouns are she/her. Today is October 5 2021. And I’m speaking with Russell Keith-Magee, who is a committed technologist, core developer on the Django project, and the founder of the beware project. I’m recording this conversation for open source stories in a rather Spartan office that I still haven’t decorated after moving in. And my first memory of a computer is actually playing Wheel of Fortune on MS DOS, if you can believe that.

Stories

Emma Irwin and open source maintainership

julia ferraioli: Hi, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I’m recording this for Open Source Stories. I’m here with Emma. Emma, would you like to introduce yourself? Emma Irwin: Hi, julia. Hi, everyone. My name is Emma Irwin. My pronouns are she and her and I am coming from Vancouver Island here today to talk to you. Thank you. julia ferraioli: Exciting. I’ve never been to Vancouver Island.

Stories

Richard Littauer talks about birds, hats, and commitments

julia ferraioli: Hi, everyone. My name is Julia Ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I am here today on a very, very rainy afternoon in Seattle, recording this for Open Source Stories. And I’m joined today by Richard Littauer. And I am really excited to chat with you, Richard. Do you want to introduce yourself a little bit? Richard Littauer: Sure. I’m excited to be here as well. Thank you for inviting me.

Stories

Eriol Fox on open source design

julia ferraioli: Hello, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her. I am coming to you for Open Source Stories on a very drizzly, rainy day in Seattle, which is why I have a ton of lights on in the background not only to grow some basil and mint, but also to make it not dark. And I’m here today with Eriol Fox. And Eriol, would you like to introduce yourself?

Stories

John Minnihan and the genesis of hosted source control

julia ferraioli: My name is julia ferraioli. It is a lovely gray day here in Seattle. And I’m recording this with John for Open Source Stories. John, would you like to introduce yourself? John Minnihan: Sure. I’m John Minnihan. Some people might know me as the motorcycle goofus from Twitter. I’ve moved from Twitter to elsewhere recently. I might also be known as the founder of Freepository. It was the first hosted source control system and service.

Stories

Eriol Fox on open source design

julia ferraioli: Hello, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her. I am coming to you for Open Source Stories on a very drizzly, rainy day in Seattle, which is why I have a ton of lights on in the background not only to grow some basil and mint, but also to make it not dark. And I’m here today with Eriol Fox. And Eriol, would you like to introduce yourself?

Stories

Josh Simmons and open source diplomacy

Amanda Casari: Hi, my name is Amanda Casari, my pronouns are she/her. Today is Tuesday, October 19 2021, and I’m speaking with Julia Ferraioli and Josh Simmons. Julia – I work with on the Open Source Stories project. And I met Josh, I think originally on Twitter and then we just have been fans of each other’s work. And now we’re getting to know each other better. I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories in what feels like a cave, but is actually just a room that needs more lighting in New England.

Stories

Nicolas Steenhout explores the intersection of accessibility and open source

julia ferraioli: Hello, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli, my pronouns are she/her, and I am based in Seattle, Washington. I’m recording this for Open Source Stories. And I will pass it off to Amanda to introduce herself. amanda casari: Hi, my name is amanda casari. I am speaking with Julia and Nic today. And I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories from northern Vermont, in New England, USA. And it’s still nice and snowy out here.

Stories

Nicolas Steenhout explores the intersection of accessibility and open source

julia ferraioli: Hello, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli, my pronouns are she/her, and I am based in Seattle, Washington. I’m recording this for Open Source Stories. And I will pass it off to Amanda to introduce herself. amanda casari: Hi, my name is amanda casari. I am speaking with Julia and Nic today. And I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories from northern Vermont, in New England, USA. And it’s still nice and snowy out here.

Stories

Samson Goddy on the power of centering open source on community needs

Amanda Casari: My name is Amanda Casari. My pronouns are she/her. Today is 23, October 2021. I’m speaking with Samson Goddy, who I met at PyCon two years ago now — I think it was 2019, in Cleveland, Ohio. I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories in what looks pretty dark, but it’s actually a beautiful sunny-ish day here in New England. My first memory of a computer — my uncle worked for IBM in the early 1980s.

Stories

Josh Simmons and open source diplomacy

Amanda Casari: Hi, my name is Amanda Casari, my pronouns are she/her. Today is Tuesday, October 19 2021, and I’m speaking with Julia Ferraioli and Josh Simmons. Julia – I work with on the Open Source Stories project. And I met Josh, I think originally on Twitter and then we just have been fans of each other’s work. And now we’re getting to know each other better. I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories in what feels like a cave, but is actually just a room that needs more lighting in New England.

Stories

Russell Keith-Magee's journey to open source

Julia Ferraioli: My name is Julia Ferraioli, and my pronouns are she/her. Today is October 5 2021. And I’m speaking with Russell Keith-Magee, who is a committed technologist, core developer on the Django project, and the founder of the beware project. I’m recording this conversation for open source stories in a rather Spartan office that I still haven’t decorated after moving in. And my first memory of a computer is actually playing Wheel of Fortune on MS DOS, if you can believe that.

Stories

Nicolas Steenhout explores the intersection of accessibility and open source

julia ferraioli: Hello, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli, my pronouns are she/her, and I am based in Seattle, Washington. I’m recording this for Open Source Stories. And I will pass it off to Amanda to introduce herself. amanda casari: Hi, my name is amanda casari. I am speaking with Julia and Nic today. And I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories from northern Vermont, in New England, USA. And it’s still nice and snowy out here.

Stories

John Minnihan and the genesis of hosted source control

julia ferraioli: My name is julia ferraioli. It is a lovely gray day here in Seattle. And I’m recording this with John for Open Source Stories. John, would you like to introduce yourself? John Minnihan: Sure. I’m John Minnihan. Some people might know me as the motorcycle goofus from Twitter. I’ve moved from Twitter to elsewhere recently. I might also be known as the founder of Freepository. It was the first hosted source control system and service.

Stories

Dawn Wages on being an ethical open source engineer

julia ferraioli: Welcome to Open Source Stories. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I am sitting in my office in Seattle on a very windy day. So hopefully my internet will not cut out. I am talking to Dawn Wages today. Dawn, would you like to introduce yourself? Dawn Wages: Hi, so happy to be here. I am in Philadelphia. It is cloudy, but pretty nice out today, so I am not worried about my internet.

Stories

John Minnihan and the genesis of hosted source control

julia ferraioli: My name is julia ferraioli. It is a lovely gray day here in Seattle. And I’m recording this with John for Open Source Stories. John, would you like to introduce yourself? John Minnihan: Sure. I’m John Minnihan. Some people might know me as the motorcycle goofus from Twitter. I’ve moved from Twitter to elsewhere recently. I might also be known as the founder of Freepository. It was the first hosted source control system and service.

Stories

Aaron Patterson on open source game changers

Julia Ferraioli: Hello, my name is Julia Ferraioli. This is October 14 2021. Time has no meaning anymore. I’m sorry. I am here with Amanda Casari and Aaron Patterson. Aaron is our storyteller for today. I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories in my office in Seattle, Washington, where it’s strangely sunny right now, which is really weird. I will pass it off to Amanda to introduce herself. Amanda Casari: Hi, my name is Amanda Casari.

Stories

Joe Beda on open source as a positive sum game

Amanda Casari: Hello, my name is Amanda Casari. My pronouns are she/her. Today is October 21, 2021. I’m speaking with Julia Ferraioli and with Joe Beda. Julia, I know from our project, opensourcestories.org and then Joe, this is my first time meeting, I guess “in person” online. We are recording this conversation for Open Source Stories and I’m currently in, it looks like a cave but I promise it’s an office, in New England that just needs better lighting.

Stories

Aaron Patterson on open source game changers

Julia Ferraioli: Hello, my name is Julia Ferraioli. This is October 14 2021. Time has no meaning anymore. I’m sorry. I am here with Amanda Casari and Aaron Patterson. Aaron is our storyteller for today. I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories in my office in Seattle, Washington, where it’s strangely sunny right now, which is really weird. I will pass it off to Amanda to introduce herself. Amanda Casari: Hi, my name is Amanda Casari.

Stories

Emma Irwin and open source maintainership

julia ferraioli: Hi, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I’m recording this for Open Source Stories. I’m here with Emma. Emma, would you like to introduce yourself? Emma Irwin: Hi, julia. Hi, everyone. My name is Emma Irwin. My pronouns are she and her and I am coming from Vancouver Island here today to talk to you. Thank you. julia ferraioli: Exciting. I’ve never been to Vancouver Island.

Stories

John Minnihan and the genesis of hosted source control

julia ferraioli: My name is julia ferraioli. It is a lovely gray day here in Seattle. And I’m recording this with John for Open Source Stories. John, would you like to introduce yourself? John Minnihan: Sure. I’m John Minnihan. Some people might know me as the motorcycle goofus from Twitter. I’ve moved from Twitter to elsewhere recently. I might also be known as the founder of Freepository. It was the first hosted source control system and service.

Stories

Richard Littauer talks about birds, hats, and commitments

julia ferraioli: Hi, everyone. My name is Julia Ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I am here today on a very, very rainy afternoon in Seattle, recording this for Open Source Stories. And I’m joined today by Richard Littauer. And I am really excited to chat with you, Richard. Do you want to introduce yourself a little bit? Richard Littauer: Sure. I’m excited to be here as well. Thank you for inviting me.

Stories

Eriol Fox on open source design

julia ferraioli: Hello, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her. I am coming to you for Open Source Stories on a very drizzly, rainy day in Seattle, which is why I have a ton of lights on in the background not only to grow some basil and mint, but also to make it not dark. And I’m here today with Eriol Fox. And Eriol, would you like to introduce yourself?

Stories

Dawn Wages on being an ethical open source engineer

julia ferraioli: Welcome to Open Source Stories. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I am sitting in my office in Seattle on a very windy day. So hopefully my internet will not cut out. I am talking to Dawn Wages today. Dawn, would you like to introduce yourself? Dawn Wages: Hi, so happy to be here. I am in Philadelphia. It is cloudy, but pretty nice out today, so I am not worried about my internet.

Stories

Emma Irwin and open source maintainership

julia ferraioli: Hi, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I’m recording this for Open Source Stories. I’m here with Emma. Emma, would you like to introduce yourself? Emma Irwin: Hi, julia. Hi, everyone. My name is Emma Irwin. My pronouns are she and her and I am coming from Vancouver Island here today to talk to you. Thank you. julia ferraioli: Exciting. I’ve never been to Vancouver Island.

Stories

Nicolas Steenhout explores the intersection of accessibility and open source

julia ferraioli: Hello, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli, my pronouns are she/her, and I am based in Seattle, Washington. I’m recording this for Open Source Stories. And I will pass it off to Amanda to introduce herself. amanda casari: Hi, my name is amanda casari. I am speaking with Julia and Nic today. And I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories from northern Vermont, in New England, USA. And it’s still nice and snowy out here.

Stories

John Minnihan and the genesis of hosted source control

julia ferraioli: My name is julia ferraioli. It is a lovely gray day here in Seattle. And I’m recording this with John for Open Source Stories. John, would you like to introduce yourself? John Minnihan: Sure. I’m John Minnihan. Some people might know me as the motorcycle goofus from Twitter. I’ve moved from Twitter to elsewhere recently. I might also be known as the founder of Freepository. It was the first hosted source control system and service.

Stories

Eriol Fox on open source design

julia ferraioli: Hello, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her. I am coming to you for Open Source Stories on a very drizzly, rainy day in Seattle, which is why I have a ton of lights on in the background not only to grow some basil and mint, but also to make it not dark. And I’m here today with Eriol Fox. And Eriol, would you like to introduce yourself?

Stories

Elana Hashman on the evolution of open source

Amanda Casari: My name is Amanda Casari, my pronouns are she/her. Today is November 18. And I’m speaking with Elana Hashman, who I originally met, I think PyCon, maybe in like 2019, because we started nerding out together over open source and its complexities. We are recording this conversation for Open Source Stories. I am in an office in New England, which is lit much better now than it was a few weeks ago.

Stories

Joe Beda on open source as a positive sum game

Amanda Casari: Hello, my name is Amanda Casari. My pronouns are she/her. Today is October 21, 2021. I’m speaking with Julia Ferraioli and with Joe Beda. Julia, I know from our project, opensourcestories.org and then Joe, this is my first time meeting, I guess “in person” online. We are recording this conversation for Open Source Stories and I’m currently in, it looks like a cave but I promise it’s an office, in New England that just needs better lighting.

Stories

Emma Irwin and open source maintainership

julia ferraioli: Hi, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I’m recording this for Open Source Stories. I’m here with Emma. Emma, would you like to introduce yourself? Emma Irwin: Hi, julia. Hi, everyone. My name is Emma Irwin. My pronouns are she and her and I am coming from Vancouver Island here today to talk to you. Thank you. julia ferraioli: Exciting. I’ve never been to Vancouver Island.

Stories

Dawn Wages on being an ethical open source engineer

julia ferraioli: Welcome to Open Source Stories. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I am sitting in my office in Seattle on a very windy day. So hopefully my internet will not cut out. I am talking to Dawn Wages today. Dawn, would you like to introduce yourself? Dawn Wages: Hi, so happy to be here. I am in Philadelphia. It is cloudy, but pretty nice out today, so I am not worried about my internet.

Stories

Emma Irwin and open source maintainership

julia ferraioli: Hi, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I’m recording this for Open Source Stories. I’m here with Emma. Emma, would you like to introduce yourself? Emma Irwin: Hi, julia. Hi, everyone. My name is Emma Irwin. My pronouns are she and her and I am coming from Vancouver Island here today to talk to you. Thank you. julia ferraioli: Exciting. I’ve never been to Vancouver Island.

Stories

Eriol Fox on open source design

julia ferraioli: Hello, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her. I am coming to you for Open Source Stories on a very drizzly, rainy day in Seattle, which is why I have a ton of lights on in the background not only to grow some basil and mint, but also to make it not dark. And I’m here today with Eriol Fox. And Eriol, would you like to introduce yourself?

Stories

Emma Irwin and open source maintainership

julia ferraioli: Hi, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I’m recording this for Open Source Stories. I’m here with Emma. Emma, would you like to introduce yourself? Emma Irwin: Hi, julia. Hi, everyone. My name is Emma Irwin. My pronouns are she and her and I am coming from Vancouver Island here today to talk to you. Thank you. julia ferraioli: Exciting. I’ve never been to Vancouver Island.

Stories

Samson Goddy on the power of centering open source on community needs

Amanda Casari: My name is Amanda Casari. My pronouns are she/her. Today is 23, October 2021. I’m speaking with Samson Goddy, who I met at PyCon two years ago now — I think it was 2019, in Cleveland, Ohio. I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories in what looks pretty dark, but it’s actually a beautiful sunny-ish day here in New England. My first memory of a computer — my uncle worked for IBM in the early 1980s.

Stories

Joe Beda on open source as a positive sum game

Amanda Casari: Hello, my name is Amanda Casari. My pronouns are she/her. Today is October 21, 2021. I’m speaking with Julia Ferraioli and with Joe Beda. Julia, I know from our project, opensourcestories.org and then Joe, this is my first time meeting, I guess “in person” online. We are recording this conversation for Open Source Stories and I’m currently in, it looks like a cave but I promise it’s an office, in New England that just needs better lighting.

Stories

Josh Simmons and open source diplomacy

Amanda Casari: Hi, my name is Amanda Casari, my pronouns are she/her. Today is Tuesday, October 19 2021, and I’m speaking with Julia Ferraioli and Josh Simmons. Julia – I work with on the Open Source Stories project. And I met Josh, I think originally on Twitter and then we just have been fans of each other’s work. And now we’re getting to know each other better. I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories in what feels like a cave, but is actually just a room that needs more lighting in New England.

Stories

John Minnihan and the genesis of hosted source control

julia ferraioli: My name is julia ferraioli. It is a lovely gray day here in Seattle. And I’m recording this with John for Open Source Stories. John, would you like to introduce yourself? John Minnihan: Sure. I’m John Minnihan. Some people might know me as the motorcycle goofus from Twitter. I’ve moved from Twitter to elsewhere recently. I might also be known as the founder of Freepository. It was the first hosted source control system and service.

Stories

Dawn Wages on being an ethical open source engineer

julia ferraioli: Welcome to Open Source Stories. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I am sitting in my office in Seattle on a very windy day. So hopefully my internet will not cut out. I am talking to Dawn Wages today. Dawn, would you like to introduce yourself? Dawn Wages: Hi, so happy to be here. I am in Philadelphia. It is cloudy, but pretty nice out today, so I am not worried about my internet.

Stories

Elana Hashman on the evolution of open source

Amanda Casari: My name is Amanda Casari, my pronouns are she/her. Today is November 18. And I’m speaking with Elana Hashman, who I originally met, I think PyCon, maybe in like 2019, because we started nerding out together over open source and its complexities. We are recording this conversation for Open Source Stories. I am in an office in New England, which is lit much better now than it was a few weeks ago.

Stories

Samson Goddy on the power of centering open source on community needs

Amanda Casari: My name is Amanda Casari. My pronouns are she/her. Today is 23, October 2021. I’m speaking with Samson Goddy, who I met at PyCon two years ago now — I think it was 2019, in Cleveland, Ohio. I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories in what looks pretty dark, but it’s actually a beautiful sunny-ish day here in New England. My first memory of a computer — my uncle worked for IBM in the early 1980s.

Stories

Russell Keith-Magee's journey to open source

Julia Ferraioli: My name is Julia Ferraioli, and my pronouns are she/her. Today is October 5 2021. And I’m speaking with Russell Keith-Magee, who is a committed technologist, core developer on the Django project, and the founder of the beware project. I’m recording this conversation for open source stories in a rather Spartan office that I still haven’t decorated after moving in. And my first memory of a computer is actually playing Wheel of Fortune on MS DOS, if you can believe that.

Stories

John Minnihan and the genesis of hosted source control

julia ferraioli: My name is julia ferraioli. It is a lovely gray day here in Seattle. And I’m recording this with John for Open Source Stories. John, would you like to introduce yourself? John Minnihan: Sure. I’m John Minnihan. Some people might know me as the motorcycle goofus from Twitter. I’ve moved from Twitter to elsewhere recently. I might also be known as the founder of Freepository. It was the first hosted source control system and service.

Stories

Aaron Patterson on open source game changers

Julia Ferraioli: Hello, my name is Julia Ferraioli. This is October 14 2021. Time has no meaning anymore. I’m sorry. I am here with Amanda Casari and Aaron Patterson. Aaron is our storyteller for today. I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories in my office in Seattle, Washington, where it’s strangely sunny right now, which is really weird. I will pass it off to Amanda to introduce herself. Amanda Casari: Hi, my name is Amanda Casari.

Stories

Elana Hashman on the evolution of open source

Amanda Casari: My name is Amanda Casari, my pronouns are she/her. Today is November 18. And I’m speaking with Elana Hashman, who I originally met, I think PyCon, maybe in like 2019, because we started nerding out together over open source and its complexities. We are recording this conversation for Open Source Stories. I am in an office in New England, which is lit much better now than it was a few weeks ago.

Stories

Richard Littauer talks about birds, hats, and commitments

julia ferraioli: Hi, everyone. My name is Julia Ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her, and I am here today on a very, very rainy afternoon in Seattle, recording this for Open Source Stories. And I’m joined today by Richard Littauer. And I am really excited to chat with you, Richard. Do you want to introduce yourself a little bit? Richard Littauer: Sure. I’m excited to be here as well. Thank you for inviting me.

Stories

Eriol Fox on open source design

julia ferraioli: Hello, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli. My pronouns are she/her. I am coming to you for Open Source Stories on a very drizzly, rainy day in Seattle, which is why I have a ton of lights on in the background not only to grow some basil and mint, but also to make it not dark. And I’m here today with Eriol Fox. And Eriol, would you like to introduce yourself?

Stories

John Minnihan and the genesis of hosted source control

julia ferraioli: My name is julia ferraioli. It is a lovely gray day here in Seattle. And I’m recording this with John for Open Source Stories. John, would you like to introduce yourself? John Minnihan: Sure. I’m John Minnihan. Some people might know me as the motorcycle goofus from Twitter. I’ve moved from Twitter to elsewhere recently. I might also be known as the founder of Freepository. It was the first hosted source control system and service.

Stories

John Minnihan and the genesis of hosted source control

julia ferraioli: My name is julia ferraioli. It is a lovely gray day here in Seattle. And I’m recording this with John for Open Source Stories. John, would you like to introduce yourself? John Minnihan: Sure. I’m John Minnihan. Some people might know me as the motorcycle goofus from Twitter. I’ve moved from Twitter to elsewhere recently. I might also be known as the founder of Freepository. It was the first hosted source control system and service.

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Nicolas Steenhout explores the intersection of accessibility and open source

julia ferraioli: Hello, everyone. My name is julia ferraioli, my pronouns are she/her, and I am based in Seattle, Washington. I’m recording this for Open Source Stories. And I will pass it off to Amanda to introduce herself. amanda casari: Hi, my name is amanda casari. I am speaking with Julia and Nic today. And I’m recording this conversation for Open Source Stories from northern Vermont, in New England, USA. And it’s still nice and snowy out here.