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Advocates of open source inclusiveness felt sidelined this March when the Free Software Foundation (FSF) reelected Richard Stallman to its board of directors. And this week, the FSF doubled down on this controversial decision in a statement on the election of Stallman. This move echoes a lot of the issues that the open source community continues to reckon with, including a toxic environment toward women and an overall lack of transparency. In this piece, we chronicle the response over the last three weeks of the tech community to this decision and talk about the very large steps the open sour...

Andy Thurai is an accomplished IT executive, strategist, advisor, and evangelist with 25-plus years of experience in executive, technical, and architectural leadership positions at companies such as IBM, Intel, BMC, Nortel, and Oracle. He also advises many start-ups. He has been a keynote speaker at major conferences and served as host for many webcasts, podcasts, webinars, and video chats. Andy has written more than 100 articles on emerging technology topics for publications such as Forbes, The New Stack, AI World, VentureBeat, and Wired magazine. Andy’s topics of interest and expertise in...

2) Work with Local Angel Groups and Accelerators The best networks are those of your neighborhood angels and accelerators. Recommendations from them typically go to the top of the stack. Don’t be afraid to ask your angel investors for warm intro’s to VC’s. WRAL Techwire has a great directory of local Angels and Accelerators. 3) Connect with Venture Fellows With a quick LinkedIn message including the amount of your current raise and a contact email, reaching out to VC Fellows is an easy way to put your startup on a list of potential investment opportunities. Many other venture fello...

Glue42 Releases New Version of its Open-Source Platform - Newly released Glue Core version 2.0 highlights continuing demand for open-source software in capital markets and further closes the gap between open-source and full enterprise-class software; - Demonstrates that web-based desktop interop has come of age and can be used for both simple and complex use-cases with no additional license cost or need to install software; - Levels the playing field for remote traders across all size firms with access to a customizable, single launch point, reducing manual tasks by as much as 50 percent. N...

Over the last decade, technology companies have been easing past traditional oil and gas conglomerates to become the wealthiest industry in the world. And yet, despite that vast wealth, there is still a massive tech talent gap. And now there’s a growing trend of tech workers coming together to call for greater unionization in this sector. This is moving beyond petitions and signed letters from staff, to increased walkouts, employee resource groups, and even formal trade unions. On January 4, the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU) launched with 230 members, instantly making it the biggest tech uni...