Adam Jacob·Apr 2, 2019Goodbye 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…
InSustainable Free and Open Source CommunitiesbyAdam Jacob·Mar 12, 2019Free 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…A response icon9A response icon9
Adam Jacob·Jan 3, 2019Monorepo: please do!You should choose a monorepo because the default behavior it encourages in your teams is visibility and shared responsibility, especially…A response icon16A response icon16
Adam Jacob·Dec 21, 2018The 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…A response icon2A response icon2
InSustainable Free and Open Source CommunitiesbyAdam Jacob·Dec 13, 2018We need Sustainable Free and Open Source CommunitiesSustainable Free and Open Source software is not about business models, it’s about building sustainable communities.A response icon2A response icon2
Adam Jacob·Aug 27, 2018Introducing The Community CompactThe recent conversations around the difficulties in finding a sustainable open source business model are close to my heart. I have spent…A response icon2A response icon2
Adam Jacob·Aug 20, 2017Ambient RacismWatching the events of Charlottesville, and the aftermath, has brought out so many of the small, simple things I was raised around that I…
Adam Jacob·Feb 8, 2017Songs 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…
Adam Jacob·Apr 8, 2016Between 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…A response icon1A response icon1
Adam Jacob·Sep 17, 2015How 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…A response icon2A response icon2
