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Read article: Meet Sovereign Tech Fellow Jan Kowalleck
Open source maintainer Jan Kowalleck began his journey with OWASP CycloneDX by fixing a single bug. That small step led to becoming Project Co-Lead, mentoring new contributors, and helping shape the international standard for software transparency. In this interview, Jan shares how he balances maintenance and community building, why SBOMs are key to software security, and what it takes to guide a fast-growing open source project.
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Read article: Meet Sovereign Tech Fellow Matthias Klumpp
Open source maintainer and PhD candidate Matthias Klumpp first got curious about Linux as a teenager with a very slow internet connection but big passion for computer systems. That curiosity sparked a journey into open source that continues to this day. In this interview, Matthias shares how coding for fun evolved into maintaining critical infrastructure for millions of users and why strong maintainership is essential for collaboration in diverse communities.
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Read article: Meet Sovereign Tech Fellow Hugo van Kemenade
Hugo van Kemenade is a leading voice in the Python community. The projects he maintains are downloaded over 280 million times a month, including libraries used in NASA missions. In this interview, Hugo shows how his passion for contributions has developed into future-proofing the entire Python ecosystem.
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Read article: Meet Sovereign Tech Fellow Stefan Eissing
Open source maintainer Stefan Eissing has been building connections since the days of dial-up modems. From tinkering with mailbox networks in the 1980s, Stefan’s journey reflects the belief in collaboration without borders. In this interview, he shares how early grassroots tech shaped his philosophy, what led him to leave commercial development for full-time open source, and what it means to contribute to projects like curl today.
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Read article: Meet Sovereign Tech Fellow Sarah Hoffmann
Open source maintainer Sarah Hoffmann loves to discover beautiful places in real life – and in code. Learn more about Sarah's journey in open source in this in-depth interview, from the technologies she works on, and the challenges she faces to her experiences working with an international volunteer community.
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Read article: Meet the Sovereign Tech Fellows
Jan, Sarah, Hugo, Matthias, Stefan, and Denis are the first cohort of the Sovereign Tech Fellowship. Let’s welcome the six maintainers in the Sovereign Tech Agency’s one-year pilot program to support critical digital infrastructure and the people who work on it.
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Read article: What open source maintainers shared with us
We conducted a survey in the spring, asking the community a wide range of questions to help shape the new fellowship for maintainers. This 12-month program supports the people who work on critical digital infrastructure. Here are some of the insights we uncovered.
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Read article: Apply to the Fellowship for Maintainers
Apply by 20 October 2024 to join the pilot of the fellowship for maintainers, a new one-year program to support critical digital infrastructure and the people who work on it.
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Read article: Introducing the Fellowship for Maintainers
We're thrilled to share details about our fellowship pilot program. Launching in Q4 2024, this new initiative aims to address a critical challenge in the open source ecosystem: supporting the dedicated individuals who keep our digital infrastructure running.