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Episode 19: Recovering Software Engineer to a Believer in Open Source with Gunner
Summary
Allen Gunn aka Gunner self-identifies as a recovering software engineer and CTO. After the dot-com bubble popped circa 2000 he founded a non-profit called Aspiration which is a values-driven nonprofit technology organization. For those lucky enough to have attended an event Gunner has facilitated will know, he has the gift of gab. He was so good on this episode that we asked him to become a permanent host/panelist and he said YES!
Panelists
Justin Dorfman | Pia Mancini | Richard Littauer | Eric Berry
Guest
Allen Gunn (Gunner) of Aspiration
Show Notes
01:10 Allen’s Background
02:32 Conferences
05:10 Allen’s Experience That Lead Him to Where He Is
09:01 Building Capacity Toward Sustainability
10:15 What You Would See at Allen’s Conferences
- Cognitive Dissonance
- Equitable Knowledge Transactions
13:30 Hard Conversations in Open Source Communities and How To Bridge Those Conversations at the Conferences
20:07 Self-Obsolescence
- Reading Suggestions
25:30 Control Takers vs. Love Bringers
29:55 Why Gunner is in Tech and not Politics
39:16 Gunner’s Thoughts on Sustainability
- Personal Sustainability
- Jamis Buck Talk on Burnout
Justin W. Flory's Episode Notes
Mentions
- Nadia Eghbal
- Brandon Keepers
- Cat Allman
Spotlights
Justin - Carbon - A simple PHP API extension for DateTime
Pia - CodeBuddies
Richard - HackMD
Eric - Bulk Insert Ruby Gem
Allen - Allied Media Project
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