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ANTHOLOGY — Advocating for and supporting open source (Interview)

Nov 18, 2022

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Join Arun Gupta, VP at Intel known for his open-source advocacy, Chad Whitacre from Sentry, and AWS's Ricardo Sueiras as they share insights from All Things Open 2022. They dive into Intel's long-standing commitment to open source, discuss the importance of empathy in tech communication, and highlight strategies for cultivating an open source culture within companies. The trio also navigates community engagement, funding dynamics, and the critical role of storytelling in reshaping tech narratives.

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INSIGHT

Non-Technical Skills in Open Source

Non-technical skills are crucial in open source, acting as a force multiplier to technical abilities.
Kindness and gratitude are particularly important and often overlooked.

ADVICE

Be Kind

Be kind, be a nice person.
Focus on improving your mental well-being through mindfulness and other practices.

ADVICE

Mental Mirror

Use your spouse and boss as a "mental mirror" for feedback on how you operate.
Be open to this feedback, as they often have valuable insights.

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This week we’re taking you to the hallway track of All Things Open 2022 in Raleigh, NC. Let’s set the stage, here’s what we like do when we go to conferences — we setup our podcast studio at our booth where all the other vendors are and we talk to everyone we can. We give out t-shirts, stickers, pins, high fives…and it’s a blast.

Today’s anthology episode from ATO features: Arun Gupta (VP and GM of Open Ecosystem Initiatives at Intel), long-time friend Chad Whitacre (Head of Open Source at Sentry), and Ricardo Sueiras (Principal Advocate in Open Source at AWS).

The common denominator for each of these conversations is advocating for and supporting open source. Special thanks to Todd Lewis and team for inviting us to come back to ATO. We enjoyed meeting long time fans and new ones too.

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Featuring:

Arun Gupta – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
Chad Whitacre – GitHub, X
Ricardo Sueiras – GitHub, LinkedIn, X
Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

Arun Gupta

open.intel

Chad Whitacre

Ricardo Sueiras

AWS Open Source

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!