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Ricardo Sueiras, an Open Source advocate at AWS, sheds light on his 20-year journey with OSS. He speaks about some challenges he faced in integrating open source software into a conservative company and developing an understanding and advocacy team for open source technology there. Sueiras talks about his interest in teaching and sharing about open source, his experience with DJing and Apache Airflow, a workflow orchestrator. Referencing AWS project Cedar, an open source domain-specific language for authorization, Sueiras explains its use, function, and process of development. He also discusses the versatility enabled by open source, allowing users to tweak things as needed.    00:00 Introduction and Meeting 00:32 Journey into Open Source 02:21 Overcoming Resistance to Open Source 02:50 Educating Legal and Procurement Teams about Open Source 03:16 Building an Advocacy Team for Open Source 05:43 The Story of DJ Tasty Taste 10:16 Exploring Cedar: An Open Source Project 16:33 Apache Airflow: A Workflow Orchestrator 20:32 Conclusion and Future Plans Resources: AWS open source newsletter Airflow container orchestration demo (GitHub) Guest: Ricardo Sueiras Over 30 years spent working in the technology industry, and over 20 years working with open source. I help customers solve business problems with open source technologies and cloud. Currently I am a Developer Advocate at AWS focusing on open source.

In this KubeCon interview, Keith Mattix, engineering lead at Microsoft, talks about his experience and involvement in the open source community and the Istio project. He discusses his work in upstream service mesh and related technologies in the Kubernetes networking space. The conversation delves deeply into the evolution of open source offerings, highlighting the development and application of the Gateway API and the GAMMA Initiative. Maddox shares his vision for the future of these projects and talks about the value that developments in the open source ecosystem bring to end users.   00:00 Introduction and Guest Background 01:26 Role and Involvement in Open Source 01:55 Understanding Service Mesh 05:18 Istio's Journey in CNCF 07:19 Benefits of Open Source Collaboration 09:58 Gateway API Version 1.0 and Its Importance 13:55 Collaboration with the Gateway API Community 14:23 Future Goals for Gateway API 14:49 The Need for Standardization in Mesh Implementations 16:07 The Importance of User Adoption 16:43 Excitement for Open Source 18:09 The Impact of Infrastructure Improvements 20:10 The Importance of Kubernetes 21:51 Closing Remarks and Future Aspirations Guest:    Keith Mattix is a Senior Engineer on the Open Service Mesh team at Microsoft Azure. As a maintainer of the Service Mesh Interface CNCF project, Keith is a founding lead of the GAMMA initiative under Kubernetes SIG Network. Keith has written a lot of code that’s led to some interesting side quests, and he’s passionate about sharing those lessons and experiences with others. His love of distributed systems is eventually consistent.

In this interview, Fiona Whittington, a representative from Major League Hacking (MLH), discusses the organization's mission to empower the next generation of developers. With a community of over 150,000 developers each year, MLH is influencing the future of technology by helping their members gain hands-on experience with open source development. Fiona shares that while interest in open source is at an all-time high, many students face the barrier of getting started. The conversation concludes with Fiona’s advice for community leaders to show value and encourage contributions from people at any skill level.  00:00 Introduction and Guest Presentation 00:28 Understanding Major League Hacking (MLH) 02:00 Barriers to Open Source Contribution 03:41 Addressing Imposter Syndrome in Tech 05:08 The Importance of Non-Code Contributions 07:57 The Evolution of Open Source 11:49 The Future of Open Source 12:16 Advice for Newcomers to Open Source 13:42 Personal Journey into Open Source 17:37 The Gap Between Classroom and Industry 18:08 Hacktoberfest 19:18 Conclusion Guest: Fiona Whittington is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Major League Hacking (MLH), where she supports 150,000 aspiring technologists each year. In college, she founded the award-winning nonprofit TechTogether (acquired 2022) credited in part for increasing the representation of women in collegiate hackathons globally by 18%. Her work for TechTogether has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Boston Globe. Fiona previously worked in marketing at Red Hat and Armored Things (now Lambent).

Amid the bustling atmosphere of KubeCon, podcast hosts Adam and Jarod share insights from their experiences podcasting for a technical audience. They also share their interests, among them software, business, and the lives of individuals involved in open source projects.  00:00 Introduction and KubeCon Experience 00:22 Podcasting Journey and Evolution 00:53 The Birth and Growth of a Podcast Network 05:57 The Art of Podcasting and Engaging with Guests 08:23 Excitement in the Open Source World 20:43 The Impact and Future of Podcasting Resources: Podcasts for developers |> Changelog Guests: Jerod Santo co-hosts The Changelog, crashes JS Party, and takes out the trash (his old code) once in a while. Adam Stacoviak is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Changelog.

Christine Abernathy, a long-time open source community leader, discusses her involvement with the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) and her interest in the intersection of security and AI. Abernathy notes the potential dangers and exploits that AI and machine learning can face and suggests strategies to mitigate risks. 00:00 Introduction and Guest Background 00:18 Discussion of the Intersection of Security and AI/ML 00:55 Exploring the Role of the Open Source Security Foundation 01:50 The Process of Creating a Talk on AI and Security 03:17 Security Concerns Specific to AI and Machine Learning 08:58 Methods for Mitigating Security Risks in AI 16:13 The Role of Government Regulation in Data Privacy 19:37 The Importance of Education in Data Security 20:34 The Value of Participation in Foundations like OpenSSF Resources: Fortifying the Future: Tackling Security Challenges in AI/ML Applications | PPT (slideshare.net)   Guest: Christine Abernathy is an open source community leader who has been instrumental in growing open source presence for companies like F5 and Facebook. Prior roles included Developer Advocate Parse, Facebook Platform and Partner Engineer, Mobile. Before Facebook, Christine headed up engineering at Mshift, a mobile banking software provider, delivering iOS/Android apps and mobile browser-based products. Prior experiences include co-founding Clickmarks, a mobile and enterprise middleware provider.  

In this episode, host Katherine Druckman chats with Nikhita Raghunath, a Staff Software Engineer at VMWare leading the Kubernetes engineering team. Nikhita shares her journey into open source contribution, her experiences with Kubernetes, and the importance of diversifying roles in open source communities beyond coding. She also discusses the challenges many face when contributing to open source, from time constraints to language barriers, and provides practical advice on navigating these hurdles. The conversation takes an exciting turn as Nikhita expresses her enthusiasm about the intersection of AI and cloud native technology and their potential to benefit each other. She concludes the episode with valuable advice for new contributors, emphasizing the importance of personal research and initiative when approaching open source projects. This episode is a must-listen for those interested in open source contribution, Kubernetes, and the future of AI in cloud native technology. 00:00 Introduction and Guest Background 01:23 Journey into Programming 03:29 Getting Involved in Open Source 12:27 Challenges in Open Source Contribution 16:43 Advice for New Contributors 18:59 Addressing Limitations in Open Source Communities 22:00 Exciting Developments in Open Source Technology 24:32 Final Thoughts and Advice for New Contributors   Guest: Nikhita Raghunath is a senior member of technical staff at VMware, a member of the Kubernetes Steering Committee, and is responsible for the overall governance of the Kubernetes project. She is also a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Ambassador and an international public speaker.

In this conversation from the All Things Open Conference, Miško Hevery, known as the creator of Angular and currently the CTO at Builder.io, explains what Builder.io does and the role of the Qwik JavaScript framework in web development. He describes how Builder.io enhances existing infrastructures with a drag-and-drop capability using Qwik and Qwik's performance-oriented features.  00:00 Introduction and Guest Background 00:15 Understanding Builder.io 02:09 Exploring Qwik 02:51 The Problem of Hydration in Web Development 03:36 How Qwik Addresses Hydration and Performance Issues 04:07 The Importance of Lazy Loading 13:04 The Role of AI in Web Development 16:11 The Qwik Community and Its Evolution 17:40 Advice for Potential Qwik Users 19:13 Preview of AllThingsOpen Talk 20:47 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Resources: Qwik Documentation Guest: As CTO, Miško Hevery oversees the technology division that powers the Builder.io applications and software. Before joining Builder.io, he created Open Source platforms for Google, including Angular, AngularJS and was co-creator of Karma. While at Google, he focused on improving testing culture and than transitioned to focusing on improving the web. Miško started his career designing digital circuits and moved to databases, full-stack development and finally, front-end frameworks, giving him a unique perspective. He understands all of the layers from the web down to a transistor. In addition to Google, he worked for tech powerhouses Adobe Systems and Sun Microsystems. He holds an MS/BS from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

In this podcast, Isovalent's Liz Rice discusses her involvement with several open source projects, such as the Cilium project and the eBPF platform. With the graduation of Cilium in the CNCF, Liz explains its networking and security capabilities and how it benefits the cloud-native ecosystem. She also dives into eBPF and discusses the implications of AI. The talk concludes with an exploration about open source communities, recommendations regarding emerging trends in the open source world, and Liz's anticipation for the future of Cilium and the impact of eBPF. 00:00 Introduction and Guest Background 01:10 Understanding Cilium and its Role in Networking 02:15 Exploring the Origins and Impact of eBPF 04:21 Insights into the eBPF Summit and Community Events 08:00 The Role of Open Source in Technology Development 12:40 The Intersection of AI and Open Source 18:21 Future Developments in Cilium and Open Source 21:02 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Guest: Liz Rice is Chief Open Source Officer with eBPF specialists Isovalent, creators of the Cilium cloud native networking, security and observability project. She was Chair of the CNCF’s Technical Oversight Committee in 2019-2022, and Co-Chair of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in 2018. She is also the author of Container Security, published by O’Reilly. She has a wealth of software development, team, and product management experience from working on network protocols and distributed systems, and in digital technology sectors such as VOD, music, and VoIP. When not writing code, or talking about it, Liz loves riding bikes in places with better weather than her native London, competing in virtual races on Zwift, and making music under the pseudonym Insider Nine.  

Stephen Augustus, the Head of Open Source at Cisco, shares his experiences and insights about contributing to and maintaining open source projects including Kubernetes and OpenSSF Scorecard. Stephen highlights the importance of building sustainable practices and the value of having product, program, and project management skills in open source projects. Discussions delve into the inner workings of the Kubernetes project, the role and functionality of the OpenSSF Scorecard, and the process of incorporating new contributors and projects. He further emphasizes the importance of transparency and intentionality in corporations' involvement in open source projects. 00:00 Introduction and Guest Background 00:22 Stephen's Journey into Open Source and Kubernetes 05:41 The Success Factors of Kubernetes 06:09 Maintaining the Maintainers: The Balance of Work in Open Source 06:28 The Role of Corporations in Open Source 09:03 The Overwhelming Nature of Open Source Contribution 10:10 The Impact of Kubernetes on Other Open Source Projects 10:59 The Increasing Complexity in Full Stack Development 12:29 The Importance of Open Source Project Management 20:27 OpenSSF Scorecard  Guest: Stephen Augustus is a Black engineering director and leader in open source communities. He is the Head of Open Source at Cisco, working within the Strategy, Incubation, & Applications (SIA) organization. For Kubernetes, he has co-founded transformational elements of the project, including the KEP (Kubernetes Enhancements Proposal) process, the Release Engineering subproject, and Working Group Naming. Stephen has also previously served as a chair for both SIG PM and SIG Azure. He continues his work in Kubernetes as a Steering Committee member and a Chair for SIG Release. Across the wider LF (Linux Foundation) ecosystem, Stephen has the pleasure of serving as a member of the OpenSSF Governing Board and the OpenAPI Initiative Business Governing Board. Previously, he was a TODO Group Steering Committee member, a CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation) TAG Contributor Strategy Chair, and one of the Program Chairs for KubeCon / CloudNativeCon, the cloud native community’s flagship conference. He is a maintainer for the Scorecard and Dex projects, and a prolific contributor to CNCF projects, amongst the top 40 (as of writing) code/content committers, all-time. In 2020, Stephen co-founded the Inclusive Naming Initiative, a cross-industry group dedicated to helping projects and companies make consistent, responsible choices to remove harmful language across codebases, standards, and documentation. He has previously held positions at VMware (via Heptio), Red Hat, and CoreOS. Stephen is based in New York City.

Join Katherine Druckman as she dives into the whimsical world of Kubernetes with Karen Chu and Matt Butcher, the creative minds behind the "Illustrated Children's Guide to Kubernetes." Discover how a playful presentation with stuffed animals evolved into a beloved book series simplifying complex tech concepts. Listen as they introduce their latest character's adventure into the speedy realm of WebAssembly (Wasm). From the origins of Phippy the giraffe to their shared love of Drupal, this episode is a delightful journey through the intersection of technology, creativity, and community. Don't miss out on this fun-filled tech talk! Resources: Fermyon Presents: Phippy’s Field Guide to Wasm Phippy & Friends Guests: Karen Chu is the Head of Community at Fermyon, where she’s building the community around the next wave of cloud computing. As a long time open source contributor in the cloud native ecosystem, she spent her previous life at Microsoft Azure focused on creating inclusive and welcoming spaces around Kubernetes, Helm, Brigade, DeisLabs, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), andthensome. Together with Matt Butcher, she created The Illustrated Children’s Guide to Kubernetes book series. When she’s not connecting dots in the community, you can find her pursuing photography, making ceramics, cooking, and sipping on chai in NYC. Matt Butcher is co-founder and CEO of Fermyon, the serverless WebAssembly in the cloud company. He is one of the original creators of Helm, Brigade, CNAB, OAM, Glide, and Krustlet. He has written or co-written many books, including Learning Helm and Go in Practice. He is a co-creator of the Illustrated Children’s Guide to Kubernetes series. These days, he works mostly on WebAssembly projects such as Spin, Fermyon Cloud and Bartholomew. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy. He lives in Colorado, where he drinks lots of coffee.