Head of Ericsson Software Technology; Father, Husband, Open Source Advocate - tweets are mine and may not reflect views of my employer

Joined December 2007
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Have you already seen the MOSE podcast episode with @claredillon about InnerSource, and how it relates to #opensource? Check it out here: buff.ly/3E5uLAw Follow the podcast on: YouTube - buff.ly/3ZTzY5H RSS - buff.ly/4iRM0VS or podcast platforms
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New MOSE podcast episode is now live! @kelseyhightower talks about incentives to invest in OSS, decision making, avoiding maintainer burnout: buff.ly/4atCp3x Follow the podcast on: YouTube - buff.ly/3ZTzY5H RSS - buff.ly/4iRM0VS or podcast platforms
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21 Sep 2023
Open-source is the world's software supply chain. While well-intended, the European Union's Cyber Resilience Act as currently drafted, has the probable effect of devastating European organizations who rely on this resource. linuxfoundation.org/blog/ope…
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17 Sep 2022
"The EC has revealed a Cyber Resilience Act that will require manufacturers of connected devices to secure them properly before shipping, disclose and fix flaws promptly, and guarantee fixes will flow for five years." theregister.com/2022/09/16/e… #iot #cybersecurity
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24 Aug 2022
Trying out LinkedIn articles. Today I took a look at the history of CVE-2022-1587 and compared how different distros rolled out the fixes and how different scanners represent the findings. If you like boring, dry, technical archaeology, this is for you! linkedin.com/pulse/cve-tales…
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7 Nov 2021
Liquor store clerk: I’m going to need to see some age verification Me: I implemented the sockets API for Honeywell’s computer division using Bill Joy’s UC Berkeley research paper Liquor store clerk: enjoy your beverage sir.
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Anyone interested in herding cats for @projectsigstore? They are looking for a DevRel engineer (thanks to bootstrap funding from @RedHat @chainguard_dev @Google & others)
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You might want to pay attention to @luis_in_brief, he knows his stuff, is FOSS from head to foot, and is a nice guy to boot. I'd follow him, if I were you (which I'm not): Setting new expectations for open source maintainers buff.ly/3ATWQns
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Be humble. Be teachable. The universe is bigger than your view of the universe. There's always room for a new idea. Humility is necessary for growth. 🧠
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17 Aug 2021
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13 Aug 2021
Security is my top concern regarding Open Source. While the value FOSS brings is staggering, the inconsistent security posture of FOSS projects make the work of the OpenSFF and this new allstar tool important additions to the ecosystem. venturebeat.com/2021/08/11/o…

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13 Aug 2021
This Brookings Institute post does a good job highlighting the influence of open source projects on AI Policy. The same can be said for many/most of the modern software platforms in use today from Cloud, to Robotics, to Telecom, etc. brookings.edu/research/how-o…
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Fuuuck. If true, this is staggeringly bad. krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/…
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16 Mar 2021
Important highlight: TWO Election Interference EO reports dropped today. Section 1(a) report by the @ODNIgov & Section 1(b) report by @DHSgov @CISAgov @FBI @TheJusticeDept. 1(a) looks at the intel, 1(b) looks at any material affect on election systems & campaigns/political orgs.
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My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week's attack on the Capitol.
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19 Dec 2020
Enormous xylophone in the woods of Kyushu, Japan plays a Bach tune when a wooden ball rolls down each "key." An impressive piece of engineering.
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