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Interviews with Open-Source Leaders

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Feature interviews with prominent figures in the open-source community. The goal is to spotlight influential contributors, maintainers, and leaders who have made significant impacts on open-source projects. These interviews will provide valuable insights into their experiences, challenges, successes, and vision for the future of open-source software.

What You Can Do:
Identify Key Figures in the Open-Source Community: Research and compile a list of influential people in the open-source ecosystem who would make great interview subjects. These could include:

* Project maintainers: Individuals who have led or maintained major open-source projects like Linux, Kubernetes, or Apache.
* Community leaders: People who have played key roles in fostering open-source communities or advocating for open-source principles.
* Thought leaders: Writers, speakers, or developers who actively shape the discussion on open-source trends, ethics, and technology.
* Notable organizations: Leaders from organizations such as the Linux Foundation, Mozilla, or Open Source Initiative.

**Actions to take:**
1. Write a Script - Check out the [ samples ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zMHxMU28yJeJSoiM_3ieQ5LCA6gVT-oOeJdpbYILjdQ/edit) and use this [template](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fSU1qToedvUT2m8A1lKGLI12UJmZLxNld7KGFdDZusg/edit?tab=t.0)
2. Create a Slide deck - Find a sample [here](https://github.com/chaoss/education/blob/main/Submission.md), and use this [template](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1faRF3WbcVdl5oJd9q60o1uvhXil9zaH7_9qVyqGQiqw/edit#slide=id.g2d67cbed6d1_1_0)
3. Record a video - [Sample](https://github.com/chaoss/education/blob/main/Submission.md)

**Additional context**

- Kindly go through the [ReadMe.md](https://github.com/chaoss/education/blob/main/README.md) file.
- [Contributing.md ](https://github.com/chaoss/education/blob/main/Contributing.md)file contains information that will help you get started
- Choose your preferred [background](https://github.com/chaoss/education/blob/main/README.md#video-background) for your video recording.
- [GitHub Stars Program](https://stars.github.com/) – A great source for finding active contributors.
- Linux Foundation Leaders
- Open Source Initiative Board
- [GitHub ReadME Project Interviews](https://github.com/readme)
- [CHAOSS Community Leaders](https://chaoss.community/)

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with README.md and Contributing.md, then review the linked sample script, script template, slide-deck sample, and presentation template. Identify an open-source leader to interview and prepare the script, slide deck, and recorded video using the referenced materials. Done means all three interview deliverables are complete and follow the project guidance.

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Assessment

Domain
content
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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