EO2026 recap - part III - part I and part II
Emma Davidson - Open Source can have friends everywhere.
Entranced. That's how I felt as Emma took us on a narrative journey weaving together First Nations storytelling, economic critique, and personal leadership lessons to argue that the sustainability of open source depends on diversity, institutional funding, and radical kindness.
everythingopen
On Friday 23 January, I gave a talk about the OpenAustralia Foundation at EverythingOpen. I'm currently chair of the board. We run Five services that help people engage more fully in Australia's special and unique Democracy.
They are:
Part II - See Part I
Incredible. Everything Open is an evolution of linux.conf.au, an event I first attended 20 years ago in Dunedin. Whilst I've not been every year since then, I've been to most, and it was wonderful to say so many hellos to familiar faces yesterday.
Wow. This year is off to a racing start for me. We're already 12 days in, and my mind is abuzz with ideas, options, and potential for 2024.
Open unlocks the world's potential. That's the Red Hat Why.
And Open is my word for 2024. Just one little word. A word I've held tightly for many years now.
As session co-chair for the Everything Open conference I'm feeling drawn to explore more about what it means to different people, and how we "unlock" it for everyone.