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Open Source Is Not a Licence, It's a Political Act
Photo Credit: Mike Gifford I spent last week at the UN in New York for Open Source Week — four days of sessions covering AI, Digital Public Infrastructure, OSPOs, community-led open-source work, and a hackathon. I work for amazee.io, which sits at the intersection of open-source hosting and AI infrastructure, so I had skin in the game. We have clients that are squarely in the middle of this conversation. What I heard at the UN was not a typical technology conference. It was a
matthew88236
Jun 278 min read


19 Years on Drupal.org
Nineteen years ago, I created my account on Drupal.org . I didn’t know then that Drupal would become a constant thread running through my professional life, my volunteer work, and a good portion of my identity. I certainly didn’t expect to still be here nearly two decades later, still contributing, still arguing for better decisions, still excited about where this project can go. But here we are. I joined Drupal in a different era. There were fewer people, fewer processes and
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Feb 63 min read


What I Bring to the Board: Nonprofit Governance that’s Grounded and Real
If you’ve watched my latest campaign video — “My Nonprofit Governance Experience” — you already know this isn’t theoretical for me. I’ve...
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Jun 24, 20252 min read


AI, Ethics, and Open Source: Why We Can’t Sit This One Out
Text that reads" AI, Ethics, and Open Source" with the image of a head within a head. The one on the inside looks like a circuit. This...
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Jun 16, 20253 min read
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