Adam JacobGoodbye Open Core — Good Riddance to Bad RubbishThis morning, Chef Software announced that it will be releasing 100% of its software as Open Source, under the Apache License. Going…Apr 2, 2019Apr 2, 2019
Adam JacobinSustainable Free and Open Source CommunitiesFree Software is the only winner in Elastic NV vs AWSAt the heart of Open Source beats Free Software values. The AWS announcement that they are launching the Open Distro for Elasticsearch, an…Mar 12, 20199Mar 12, 20199
Adam JacobMonorepo: please do!You should choose a monorepo because the default behavior it encourages in your teams is visibility and shared responsibility, especially…Jan 3, 201916Jan 3, 201916
Adam JacobThe Non-Compete Software MovementIt’s officially a trend — when a company needs to protect its business model from a perceived threat, and does so via licensing, it calls…Dec 21, 20182Dec 21, 20182
Adam JacobinSustainable Free and Open Source CommunitiesWe need Sustainable Free and Open Source CommunitiesSustainable Free and Open Source software is not about business models, it’s about building sustainable communities.Dec 13, 20181Dec 13, 20181
Adam JacobIntroducing The Community CompactThe recent conversations around the difficulties in finding a sustainable open source business model are close to my heart. I have spent…Aug 27, 20182Aug 27, 20182
Adam JacobAmbient RacismWatching the events of Charlottesville, and the aftermath, has brought out so many of the small, simple things I was raised around that I…Aug 20, 2017Aug 20, 2017
Adam JacobSongs for ResistanceRecently, Lin-Manuel Miranda (of Hamilton fame) put together a playlist called “Rise Up Eyes Up Wise Up” — on a recent road trip home, we…Feb 8, 2017Feb 8, 2017
Adam JacobBetween the World and MeTa-Nehsi Coates’ book, Between the World and Me, was an insightful, empathetic, and frame-shifting book for me. My life has no shortage of…Apr 8, 20161Apr 8, 20161
Adam JacobHow to get more autonomyI had the delightful opportunity to speak at Automacon, doing a version of my Chef Style Devops Kungfu talk. One of the things I talk about…Sep 17, 20153Sep 17, 20153
