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The World Runs on Open

Open Technology

Open Hardware

Open Finance

Open Innovation

Open Source

Open Tech Ecosystems Transform Industries

100%: of supercomputers use Linux

95%: of public clouds use Kubernetes

70%: of global mobile networks use ONAP

50%: of new vehicles use Automotive Grade Linux

Make a mark on an entire industry

“It’s one thing to create a great piece of software. It’s quite another to have it make a mark on the entire industry.“

“These are the companies and organizations whose work has had a significant impact on what others build, how they build it, and ultimately, who uses it: Apple, Facebook, Google, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, GitHub, Netflix, Red Hat, Slack, and the Linux Foundation.”

Free Software :: $5

I sold my first software distribution to the public over 30 years ago.

The CDs I sold were based on open blueprints I downloaded for free from the internet.

I walked around the “First Saturday” hacker’s market held under a highway overpass yelling: “Free Software, $5!”

Sometimes folks would come up and whisper (do you have any Microsoft Windows?), to which I’d reply:

Bill hasen’t give permission distribute or modify his software. However Linus and Richard encourage me to modify and pass on their blueprints without asking permission.

I was able to make about $300 that weekend. https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-dallas-morning-news/20070520/282553013809297

https://www.dallasobserver.com/best-of/2005/shopping-and-services/best-place-to-pick-up-sketchy-computer-freaks-6461225 > Started in 1969 as a get-together for ham radio enthusiasts, the sidewalk sale has had several locations, including under the Woodall Rodgers bridge between Routh Street and Central Expressway and in a parking lot on Ross Avenue. Under a bridge and in a parking lot? That’s sketchy enough right there. Nowadays a good portion of the sale takes place at night because, according to the sidewalk sale’s Web site, that is when the best “deals” often take place. Let’s see, computer shopping at night to get the best “deals”? This just gets better and better. What’s funny though, is that these guys love what they do and, as offended as they may pretend to be, they all probably like being called computer geeks when they are trying to sell the best “deal” of the night under a bridge.

Geeks from back in the day

The OG Hippie Hacker

I learned to code lisp from Richard Stallman.

(on a boat)

Founders of Open Source

Firm Foundations

Many years later, a Global Advisor:

Cloud Native Computing Foundation: Catalyst provides Certified Kubernetes

LF Public Health: NZ COVID App uses GAEN

Free Software Foundation: Public Money? Public Code!

Everyone in this room has used software from the these Foundations.

My mentor Dan Kohn, created the Open Heath Foundation to help public health authorities use open source software to fight COVID-19. He helped coordinate Google and Apple to create the exposure framework used by most of the world. I’m proud to say that code is used within New Zealand’s COVID tracing app, which is also open source.

Earlier this year, they worked with the US Government to help create an Open Programmable and Secure 5G End to End stack.

There is too much loss of productivity and innovation due to the absence of re-usable tools and data.

I think New Zealand is well placed to go further, together by curating local talent connected to the global ecosystem of innovation.

It’s the reason I’ve spent the last 10 years of my life in New Zealand.

Cloud Native Computing Foundation

NZ CNCF Certified Cloud

Catalyst Cloud announces CNCF certified Kubernetes platform

Public Health - GAEN+Bluetooth

NZ COVID Contract Tracing

Public Money? Public Code!

Modernising Public Infrastructure with Free Software

No artificial limits: Meet our own needs

Invest in local talent: Particularly our youth

The FSFE EU Video

Street Repairs in Tauranga

Investing in our Future

Our youth are the future!

Tauranga Teens: speaking overseas on cloud infrastructure

Cloud Native: from an early age

Beyond Us Impact: servant leaders of tomorrow

Invest $$$ in our Youth: They are our future

CNCF Support for Tauranga

The CNCF has offered to help onramp NZ students:

Curriculm and Training: for cloud native careers

Certifications: to demonstrate capabilities

Conference Passes: Online and local events!

Internship Programs: (Google Summer of code and others)

ii is Investing in you

We’d like to give you $100

To Study locally and online with friends

Connect with a mentor

Pass the Cloud Native Associate Exam

Join the Kubernetes Community

Local Boot-Camp : October 4th-8th

Attend KubeCon Virtual October 12th-16th (NZ)