Chris DiBona

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Chris DiBona (born October 1971) is the open source program manager at Google. This job includes running the Summer of Code program, and managing projects on Google Code. Prior to joining Google he was an editor at Slashdot, and co-founded Damage Studios. He also co-edited Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution and Open Sources 2.0.^[1].

Contents 1 FLOSS Weekly 2 TechTV 3 References 4 External links

[edit] FLOSS Weekly

He formerly co-hosted FLOSS Weekly (a podcast that was spun off from the popular This Week in Tech) with Leo Laporte. The show premiered on April 7, 2006, and features prominent guests from the free software/open source community. He also appears on This Week in Tech from time to time. On July 29th 2007, Laporte announced that due to commitment issues, Chris was stepping down as host of Floss weekly. Taking his place were several other hosts including Randal Schwartz, John "Maddog" Hall and Jeremy Allison. Laporte also noted that he hopes to post the show on a regular basis, henceforth.

[edit] TechTV

Chris DiBona was a Linux commentator on TechTV's The Screen Savers, during 2004 and parts of 2005. His stories concentrated on fun applications and consumer use of Linux.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Chris DiBona's Weblog
• His IMDB Entry

Interviews

• BBC interview
• Chris DiBona talks Google at Linux Format.
• Interview with Google's Chris DiBona on Summer of Code at Groklaw
• Interview with Chris DiBona: How does it feel to be a Linux evangelist? at Linux Gazette
• Interview with Chris DiBona on IT Conversations
• Linux Link Tech Show interview (audio), 2006
• Chris DiBona on Cranky Geeks
• Interview with Chris DiBona (audio), 2006 on LugRadio