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Combating Apathy in [Free and Open Source] Communities — Part 3

Posted on June 15, 2010 by herlo

This article is a part of a three part series, if you haven’t read the first part and second part, you really should. How do we address this problem?  Who does it? In other words, how do small to medium … Continue reading →

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Combating Apathy in [Free and Open Source] Communities — Part 2

Posted on June 8, 2010 by herlo

This article is a part of a three part series, if you haven’t read the first part, you really should. Why don’t more people actually volunteer 2-3 hours per month? One word, Apathy.  Yes, apathy. I believe apathy is what … Continue reading →

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Combating Apathy: How to Keep a [Free and Open Source] Community Alive

Posted on June 1, 2010 by herlo

This June will mark the fourth anniversary of the creation of the Utah Open Source Foundation.  In October, we will be hosting approximately 500 attendees at the fourth annual Utah Open Source Conference. What started out as a simple idea … Continue reading →

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Slides and Video: My Presentation at PodCampSLC 2010

Posted on March 30, 2010 by herlo

Last Friday was PodCampSLC 2010 at Neumont University, put on by my good friend Mr. Thom Allen.  He did a bang up job as usual, it was a great event. I spent the morning at PodCampSLC 2010, including my presentation … Continue reading →

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News: The future of SLLUG Daytime

Posted on March 20, 2010 by herlo

For the past several months the fine folks at BetaLoftSLC have been hosting SLLUG Daytime and it’s been going pretty well.  However, this month I was informed that BetaLoftSLC will be closing their doors at the end of March. I … Continue reading →

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Software Freedom Day: What I’ll be Doing!

Posted on September 18, 2009 by herlo

So tomorrow is Software Freedom Day.  And because I’ve been a big slacker this year, I didn’t get the time to set up an event as I had hoped.  However, because others in our community are awesome and didn’t want … Continue reading →

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UTOSC 2009: Breakfast is served!

Posted on September 3, 2009 by herlo

As part of my effort to help out folks coming in for the Utah Open Source Conference 2009, we have filled up our household with out-of-towners. However, when I asked my awesome sweetie , Jennifer, about food, she had this … Continue reading →

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Presenting at Ignite Salt Lake 3 – Free Software Abounds

Posted on August 9, 2009 by herlo

It’s been a little while since I posted on this blog, but I really need to get back into the habit again. The reason I’m posting is that I have been accepted as a speaker for Ignite Salt Lake 3 … Continue reading →

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Event: Geek Lunch Today @ 12:30pm

Posted on May 29, 2009 by herlo

I’m going to this month’s Geek Lunch in Salt Lake at My Thai.  If you’ve never been there, the lunch specials are not only cheap, but tasty!  If you’re near the Salt Lake area today around 12:30 to 2:00, come … Continue reading →

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Hack Night Reborn: UTOS-ConMan needs some features

Posted on May 27, 2009 by herlo

So, you don’t know what I am talking about?  Not sure where this is all leading?  Well, if you are interested in learning Python and Django or are an artistic hacker, we need you. Last year, we started a project … Continue reading →

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