Publications & Interviews
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Articles & Interviews
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2023
- VM Brasseur on free and open source ecosystems and culture; Open Source Stories; March 2023
2022
- Author spotlight: VM Brasseur; Devtalk; October 2022
- Grab the Mic! Tips to get started in DevRel speaking; Community Pulse podcast; March 2022
- Do you even OSPO?; Community Today podcast; March 2022
2021
- Open source is a community, not a brand; SDTimes; June 2021 (interviewed by Christina Cardoza)
- 7 Reasons to Use Git for Your Solo Projects; FOSSlife; May 2021
- How to Apply a License to Your Open Source Project; FOSSlife; April 2021
- Author and Open Source Advocate VM Brasseur: Internet Archive ‘Legitimately Useful’ for Lending and Preservation of Her Work; Internet Archive Blog; March 2021
- Sustainability for Open Source Projects: 4 Big Questions; FOSSlife; March 2021
- ‘It’s not OK’: Elastic takes aim at AWS, at the risk of major collateral damage; Protocol; January 2021 (interviewed by Tom Krazit)
- Pragmatic Hero’s Journey: Episode 02 - VM Brasseur; Pragmatic Hero’s Journey Podcast; February 2021
- Community perspectives on Elastic vs AWS; The Changelog (my interview starts around 1:24:00); February 2021
2020
- Interview with Dr. Jenn Barth; WPE; December 2020
- Open Source Drive-Thru Contributors; FOSSlife; October 2020
- VM (Vicky) Brasseur; Uses This; October 2020
- Why SeaGL?; SeaGL Blog; September 2020
- Meet our Keynoters: VM (Vicky) Brasseur; SeaGL Blog; September 2020
- How personality traits affect the open source development process; Functionize; September 2020
- 3 Questions to Ask Before Organizing an Online Conference; FOSSlife; August 2020
- 8 Tips for Attending Virtual Conferences; FOSSlife; August 2020
- OpenChain Webinar #7 – Lessons Learned + Future Leaders; OpenChain; July 2020
- An Easy Introduction to Open Source Projects; FOSSlife; July 2020
- Making open source work for you and your business; SDTimes; April 2020
- Open Source Moves From Rebel to Mainstream; Ozy Magazine; April 2020
- How to solve the complexities of open source; What the Dev? Podcast; March 2020
2019
- Open Source is Not A Business Model with VM Brasseur; Real World DevOps Podcast; May 2019
- How a fiscal sponsor can help your open source project grow; opensource.com; January 2019
- OSI weighs in on open-source licensing conflict; SD Times; January 2019
- 5 public speaking resolutions for 2019; opensource.com; January 2019
2018
- Contributing to Open Source; Pursuit Podcast; October 2018
- VM “Vicky” Brasseur on Open Source; Cross Cutting Concerns podcast; October 2018
- 4 best practices for giving open source code feedback; opensource.com; October 2018
- 6 tips for receiving feedback on your open source contributions; opensource.com; October 2018
- Contributing to Open Source; FLOSS Weekly Show; October 2018
- Fireside Chat with VM Brasseur; Arrested DevOps Podcast; October 2018
- Forge Your Future with Open Source and VM Brasseur; Hanselminutes Podcast by Scott Hanselman; September 2018
- VM Brasseur joins Joe to talk about her new book Forge Your Future with Open Source.; Late Night Linux; September 2018
- VM Brasseur gives the definitive overview of open source challenges; L8ist Sh9y Podcast; August 2018 (also on DZone; September 2018)
- Open source at 20: The ubiquity of shared code; SD times; July 2018; authored by Christina Cardoza
- Open Hardware: Good for Your Brand, Good for Your Bottom Line; Linux Journal; June 2018
- How to ensure high-quality talks for your conference; opensource.com; May 2018
- FOSS as a Part of a Corporate Sustainability Plan; Linux Journal; May 2018
- For project safety back up your people, not just your data; opensource.com; April 2018
- How to develop the FOSS leaders of the future; opensource.com; April 2018
- How to Submit the Best CFP of Your Life (And What to Do When It Gets Accepted); Community Pulse Podcast, April 2018
- Women in Open Source: Highlight Series; Fission.io, March 2018
- Fission.io interview with VM Brasseur; Twitter; March 2018
- Do I Have to Use a Free/Open Source License?; Linux Journal; March 2018
- 9 tech influencers you should know; opensource.com; March 2018; authored by Chris Short
- Dev Chats: VM (Vicky) Brasseur; Dev Chats blog by Sam Jarman; February 2018
2017
- What’s the difference between a fork and clone?; opensource.com; December 2017
- 7 tips for nailing your job interview; opensource.com; November 2017
- 5 tips for getting the biggest bang for your cover letter buck; opensource.com; October 2017
- Quit making these 10 common resume mistakes; opensource.com; October 2017
- 7 best practices for giving a conference talk; opensource.com; September 2017
- Jump-start your career with open source skills; opensource.com; August 2017
- Reverse mentoring: Is it right for IT? [interview]; The Enterprisers Project; August 2017
- Management tips for a thriving team [interview]; O’Reilly Media blog; August 2017
- The opensource.com Top 5 Video for the week ending August 4th: Recorded live at PyCon AU ; opensource.com; August 2017
- Opensource.com: IRC Commands Cheat Sheet [PDF]; opensource.com; July 2017
- What to know before you open source your project; opensource.com; June 2017
- Not playing around: Lessons from indie game developers; opensource.com; May 2017
- How to get started learning to program; opensource.com; April 2017
- A guide to packing and preparing for a tech conference; co-author with Deb Nicholson; opensource.com; April 2017
- 9 relevant topics for community leaders today; opensource.com; February 2017
- Gaming Out in the Open miniconference inspires developers; opensource.com; February 2017
- How to successfully enter the FOSS emerging market; opensource.com; January 2017
- A behind the scenes look at Exercism for improving coding skills; opensource.com; January 2017
- Improve your programming skills with Exercism; opensource.com; January 2017
2016
- Threat Stack Live at #LISA16: @vmbrasseur, Sr. Software Manager from @HPE on being safe to fail.; Periscope; December 2016
- 7 tech advent calendars for the holiday season; opensource.com; November 2016
- Internet Archive turns 20, gives birthday gifts to the world; opensource.com; November 2016
- Godot open source game engine helps power the future in West Virginia; opensource.com; August 2016
- HPE Built By You – VM Brasseur with What Makes an Open Source Project Successful; HPE Helion; July 2016
- The largest community FOSS conference you never heard of: OpenWest; opensource.com; July 2016
- Getting started with IRC; opensource.com; June 2016
- An IRC quickstart guide; opensource.com; June 2016
- “Business of Community” series; opensource.com; March 2016
- How community building can help an organization’s bottom line; March 21, 2016
- Why community managers must wade (not dive) into communities; March 23, 2016
- How to hurdle community management obstacles; March 25, 2016
- 16 resources for measuring open source community ROI; March 21, 2016
- How conference organizers can create better attendee experiences; opensource.com; January, 2016
- Interview with a Tech Manager: VM Brasseur; Towards a Remarkable Career, a Safari Books Online publication; January 7, 2016.
2015
- How the Internet Archive maintains an information super highway; opensource.com; November, 2015.