Congrats Lance Albertson for the inaugural Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom. There's nobody who deserves it more for all your work with OSU OSL. #fossy #foss25

Have you ever wondered where the people you engage with are located? Check out our brand new #voxpupuli community map, and add yourself if you'd like! voxpupuli.org/map/

Check it out, #VoxConf talks are posted! All talk times are in CEST, but don't forget that there's a virtual option so you can watch from anywhere. buff.ly/Pm0jMg7

Don't forget, the first #VoxConf will be held in Nuremberg, Germany on July 17th, along with the #Foreman birthday party. And if you can't make it in person, there's also a livestream option! Talk proposals will be accepted until June 20th, which is just a couple days away... buff.ly/jNfMnPj

So much for being developer first. #Perforce has sequestered away the #PDK, just like they did to #Puppet. It's an odd strategic move to make it harder for the best module authors in the #community to build content for your platform...

Things are moving fast for #OpenVox and building #community is top priority. Mark your calendars for mid July in Nürnberg, Germany for the very first VoxConf. It’s going to tag team along with the Foreman’s birthday party, so you’ll be able to attend both events at once! buff.ly/5LHjyZs

No un-notarized binaries ever! Today’s story is about wrestling with #MacOS’s #Gatekeeper so we can release a production-ready MacOS #OpenVox agent build.

Thanks to your support, the #OSL has some breathing room again! They could still use help with long term sustainability, so please keep working on those corporate sponsorships! #opensource #oss #funding #community buff.ly/8za8H9B

Have you been waiting for #OpenVox packages for #Windows? Well you're in luck because the OpenVox agent release 8.14.0 includes release candidates for both #Windows and #MacOS! Try them out and let us know how they work for you.

Quite a few people have raised concerns about #trademarks because of the #OpenVox name and the use of the #puppet command names and paths. We thought we'd explain why we don't have an #infringement concern, and our roadmap to changing paths in safe and non-disruptive ways.

If you've been waiting for the ability to rsync #openvox packages from #VoxPupuli, then I'm excited to announce that your wait is over! Thanks @genebean.bsky.social! buff.ly/oKfN6Ii

An #opensource #community is more than a bunch of people who happen to own wallets or purses. They're probably the foundation that your company built itself on.

"If all you could do with $product was what it came with, then nobody would ever buy it!" Learn about the importance of a content ecosystem and why the community that maintains it is irreplaceable. @binford2k.bsky.social #CfgMgmtCamp #community

"source available" is -not- the same as open source -- and your community deserves better from you. Strong words and some advice from Nick Burgan at #CfgMgmtCamp 2025. #opensource #oss

People are coming to grips with the idea that very few businesses include “provide something of value” as an actual business goal.... #cfgmgmtcamp #openvox #oss #opensource

Did you miss the panel talk on Forked Communities: Project Re-licensing and Community Impact at #FOSDEM? Our own @binford2k.bsky.social joined @geekygirldawn.bsky.social, @brian.proffitt.org, and Stephen Walli to chat about what happens when companies take project private.

We're off to #Belgium for #Fosdem https://buff.ly/4fKoRCO and #cfgmgmtcamp https://buff.ly/3PP9P3a, my favorite week of the year!

It’s time to start planning our migrations from #Puppet to #OpenVox. If you have more complex requirements or would just rather take on this bit of system surgery with an experienced professional at your side, we’re here to help. Check out our services for more info!

We’re excited to announce the first release of #OpenVox, the community-maintained #OpenSource implementation of #Puppet. This is functionally equivalent and should be a drop-in replacement. Be aware, of course, that it's not yet tested to the same standard as Puppet is.

We think that a well done fork actually leads to a better, stronger community and ecosystem. Being able to collaborate over shared interests as well as work out differences is how we build a product that takes all these needs into account. #puppet overlookinfratech.com/2025/01/08/t...

cfp.cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2025/sc... our Schedule is out there ... Don't forget to register !

⚠️ A Product company never has control over their #OpenSource user #community. They only have an illusion of it and by the time they realize this, it’s generally too late to recover.

It's time that #GhostEngineers got the recognition they deserve. In most companies, they're actually the backbone of truly high performing teams.