December 2017 - Arch-women - lists.archlinux.org

[arch-women] Diversity & Inclusion in Open Source
by Emma Irwin 06 Feb '18

06 Feb '18

Hi Arch Women , Someone in the Fedora women's list suggested I reach out. My name is Emma, and I work on Diversity and Inclusion at Mozilla. Last year we invested in a lot of research to better understand <https://medium.com/mozilla-open-innovation/a-time-for-action-innovating-for…> what we mean by diversity and inclusion, with a number of recommendations coming out of that. Two of those recommendations were to build metrics that matter, <https://medium.com/mozilla-open-innovation/reflection-inclusive-organizing-…> and to invest in ways of collaborating with other individuals and open projects - to really generate change. To those goals I want to ask *if you would be wiling to share our survey <https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/diversity-inclusion-in-open-source-survey/2…> *with your community, and whether anyone representing this group would be available for an interview with our researcher - who is looking into how we might form a collaborative for D&I in open source. Thanks for your time, and of course happy to take questions or provide more information on our work! 2018 for sure is all about taking our research, and driving real change this year - would love to learn from you as well! -Emma -- Emma Irwin Community Development Open Innovation Team

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[arch-women] Fwd: [FOSSRIT] The Net Neutrality Fight Is Not Over
by Justin W. Flory 14 Dec '17

14 Dec '17

Hi all, I saw this message on another list and thought it was helpful. Since I know many in the open source community are following this closely, I thought the below advice was helpful. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [FOSSRIT] The Net Neutrality Fight Is Not Over Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 13:47:20 -0500 From: Nate Levesque <ngl3477(a)rit.edu> Reply-To: ngl3477(a)rit.edu To: fossrit(a)lists.fedorahosted.org Howdy, FOSSers! The FCC passed the Restoring Internet Freedom proposal, which *repeals* net neutrality rules in a 3-2 vote, to nobody's great surprise. While the result is disappointing, this is not where net neutrality ends! We need to make a lot of noise and support organizations that are fighting on our behalf. Some 80+% of people support net neutrality so know that popular opinion is on our side. Where we go from here is uncertain but it's not over. Fights for net neutrality are already gearing up and lawsuits are being filed. The New York Attorney General announced he will sue the FCC, and other organizations will likely follow suit. * * *Here's how you can help:* Visit https://www.battleforthenet.com/. They're still in the fight, and they're now gathering support for Congress to overrule the FCC. Consider donating to the ACLU, EFF, FreePress, and other pro net neutrality organizations. Write to your government reps about net neutrality (this site helps! https://www.mailmygov.com/) - even if they're on your side. Use ResistBot (text 50409) to fax them. Make sure to make an informed vote in your next election. Don't forget about your local officials! If you have a municipal network, independent ISP, or mesh network in your community (or infrastructure that could support one of those), help fight for it in your community and get involved if possible. Make noise! Don't stop talking about net neutrality online and off. Join protests if there's one local to you. The worst thing we can do now is be quiet. We need to make sure that nobody forgets and our elected officials can't ignore us. *Do it for the Internet we know and love.* -- Nate Levesque RIT Software Engineering '16 /http://www.natelevesque.com / ngl3477(a)rit.edu <mailto:ngl3477@rit.edu>

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[arch-women] hiring Dev Operations Engineer at EFF
by Amiee Kushner 11 Dec '17

11 Dec '17

https://www.eff.org/opportunities/jobs/operations-engineer *Operations Engineer* The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is seeking applicants for the full-time position of Operations/DevOps Engineer to join our Technical Operations team and help build the infrastructure that lets EFF defend civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. We work to ensure that rights and freedoms are enhanced and protected as our use of technology grows. The EFF's Technical Operations team designs and maintains our systems and networks while also providing hardware and software technical support for our staff. The ideal candidate must work well with a very busy staff with varying levels of technical expertise. Because our team benefits from close communication with each other and the with other teams at EFF's San Francisco office, *working remotely is not an option*. Responsibilities: * Monitor and improve the performance and reliability of production GNU/Linux platforms, network infrastructure, services, and network-attached devices like PBX and conference systems. Maintain the corresponding documentation * Develop and implement process improvements in the way we build, secure, and maintain our infrastructure over its life-cycle from design through deployment, operation, and retirement * Scale and standardize systems through automation * Participate in on-call rotation and incident response efforts, perform blameless postmortem reporting * Respond to support requests within team-defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs). This includes working closely with other teams to design and adapt systems for changing program and operational requirements * Communicate effectively about technical issues with non-technical parties Minimum Qualifications: * Deep respect for user privacy and organizational security * 3 years of system administration, site reliability engineering, or other ops experience in a Unix-like environment * Experience collaborating on engineering projects and processes * Ability to debug and optimize code, and automate routine tasks * Understanding of common algorithms, data structures, and basic software design * Experience in one or more of: C, Python, Go, Bash / POSIX shell, Rust, PowerShell, Perl * Experience operating cloud infrastructure including the configuration and maintenance of virtual servers & load balancers * Experience with TCP/IP network design * Experience with relational database administration Bonus Qualifications: * 5 years of experience operating servers running Unix-like operating systems * Experience in a large-scale or mission-critical production service environment * Experience with a managed cluster environment (such as Kubernetes, Mesos, Docker Swarm) * Knowledge of multiple programming languages * Experience with orchestration tools like SaltStack, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc. * A history of open-source contributions (bug reports, pull requests, projects / packages) * Experience with network hardware and network hardware configuration orchestration * Experience using, designing, and implementing CI/CD pipelines * Experience with SSO, SAML, OAuth and other industry standard AuthN/AuthZ solutions * Experience with fleet management in a mixed environment (GNU/Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, etc.) EFF is a really great place to work <https://www.eff.org/pages/working-at-eff>. We offer a supportive and empowering environment, along with an excellent benefits package including housing cost assistance, student loans assistance, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 403(b)(7) retirement savings program with matching, paid time off, holiday benefits, paid parental leave, a dog-friendly workplace, and more. As an advocacy organization, EFF is committed to being part of a diverse community. Diversity of life experiences makes a big difference in how we identify and litigate legal issues, design privacy-enhancing software, and organize our activism. To that end, we deliberately seek applicants with different perspectives, identities, and experiences to build a diverse and inclusive workplace to better inform our advocacy and defense of freedom in our digital world. EFF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply. *Limited Visa Support: *We welcome applications from all qualified applicants. However, this job requires U.S. work authorization. EFF may be able to provide support obtaining a visa in appropriate circumstances. *Interested in joining the team? Apply <https://hr.eff.org/symfony/web/index.php/recruitmentApply/applyVacancy/id/43>*** <https://hr.eff.org/symfony/web/index.php/recruitmentApply/applyVacancy/id/43>*here **with: * * A cover letter introducing yourself and telling us why you want to work at EFF. * *A resume in PDF format with links to recent work.* Apply Now <https://hr.eff.org/symfony/web/index.php/recruitmentApply/applyVacancy/id/43>

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