Allison Randal

Allison Randal
Occupation Programmer, Author
Employer Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Known for Parrot, Perl

Allison Randal is a software developer and author. She was the chief architect of the Parrot virtual machine, a member of the board of directors for The Perl Foundation,[1] a Director of the Python Software Foundation from 2010 to 2012,[2] and the Chairman of the Parrot Foundation.[3] She is also the lead developer of Punie, the port of Perl 1 to Parrot. She is co-author of Perl 6 and Parrot Essentials and the Synopses of Perl 6. She was employed by O'Reilly Media. From August 2010 till February 2012, Randal was the Technical Architect of Ubuntu at Canonical.[4][5] She is currently a director of the Open Source Initiative[6] and since May 2015 has been its President.[7]

In 2009, Randal was chair of O'Reilly's Open Source Convention (OSCON).[8] She was elected a fellow of the Python Software Foundation in 2010.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Perl Foundation's Who's Who list
  2. ↑ "History of PSF Officers and Directors". Python Software Foundation. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Parrot Foundation
  4. ↑ New Job, New Blog by Allison Randal Aug. 20, 2010
  5. ↑ Randal, Allison. "Allison Randal: Open Source Strategist". LinkedIn. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "OSI Board Changes 2014". 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  7. ↑ Phipps, Simon. "Handing On The Baton". Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Allison Randal - O'Reilly Radar
  9. ↑ "PSF Membership Roster". Python Software Foundation. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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