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3 | = About Me = | ||
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5 | Hi, all. I am interested in serving as a member of OSI's Board of Directors. I am an attorney with a [[broad base of business and legal experience>>url:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonysebro]] relating to patent law, copyright law, trademark law, nonprofit law, and business development. I currently serve as General Counsel for [[Software Freedom Conservancy>>url:https://sfconservancy.org]], a public charity dedicated to promoting, improving, developing, and defending free, libre, and open source software. Conservancy acts as the fiscal sponsor and corporate home of [[over 30 FLOSS projects>>url:https://sfconservancy.org/members/current/]]. As Conservancy's attorney, I'm responsible for addressing all of the legal issues facing our organization and our member projects; as such, I deal with nonprofit governance issues, trademark and copyright enforcement (including open source license compliance), employment law issues, and more. I enjoy working with and supporting the efforts of the 1,000+ developers that comprise Conservancy's member projects. I also proudly serve as a coordinator for [[Outreachy>>url:http://outreachy.org/]], a member project that helps people from groups underrepresented in free and open source software get involved by providing a supportive community for newcomers to contribute to throughout the year, and by offering focused internship opportunities twice a year with many FLOSS organizations. | ||
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8 | Prior to joining Conservancy, I worked in private practice, and in IBM's Technology & Intellectual Property group as a licensing and business development executive. | ||
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11 | When I'm not working for Conservancy, I dabble in songwriting and [[music production>>url:http://www.jahrockn.com/]], and participate in the masochistic ritual of rooting for Washington, DC-area sports teams. I'm also a lapsed cartoonist (it's been a while since I've done more than doodle, admittedly). I live in Harlem, New York, NY with my amazing wife, Beth. | ||
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13 | = Why I'm running = | ||
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15 | I appreciate and support the OSI's mission, and would like to provide my skills and expertise in volunteer capacity. I think my background in both nonprofit law and technology law (particularly as it relates to open source license interpretation and enforcement) would enable me to add value to OSI's board. | ||
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18 | I also see potential for the OSI to do more. For starters, I'd like to help OSI recruit more foundations and public charities outside of the open source/technology space for affiliate membership. The FLOSS foundation community is close-knit, but increasingly, organizations outside of our community are developing and/or using FLOSS to advance their charitable missions. I'd like to help OSI serve as a connector between NPOs pursuing a range of charitable missions who may not otherwise interact, and provide a platform for sharing best practices about the use and development of FLOSS. | ||
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21 | I also would like to help the OSI to coordinate with existing diversity initiatives to broaden the pool of participants and contributors to FLOSS. The OSI can take a leadership role in promoting inclusivity in FLOSS, which will result in healthier, more robust communities. | ||
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23 | = Contact Info = | ||
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25 | If you have any questions, feel free to ping me on IRC (keynote2k on freenode). Or, find me on Twitter ([[@keynote2k>>url:https://twitter.com/keynote2k]]). Thanks for your consideration! |