Ben Cotton

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Lafayette, Indiana

Ben Cotton is a meteorologist by training, but weather makes a great hobby. Ben works as the Fedora Program Manager at Red Hat. He is the author of Program Management for Open Source Projects. Find him on Twitter (@FunnelFiasco) or at FunnelFiasco.com.

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Authored Content

GitHub launches Open Source Friday

Developers from 24 Pull Requests and GitHub created Open Source Friday as a weekly reminder to give back to the open source projects that power our daily work.

Top 5: Getting started with Python, Ansible to manage PostgreSQL, and more

In this week's Top 5, we highlight machine learning, games, DevOps, and more! Top 5 articles of the week 5. Using open source tools to play Dungeons and Dragons Joe Kline…

8 ways to contribute to open source when you have no time

Find the time in your busy life to give back to the projects you care about.

Top 5: Five incorrect ways to exit Vim, Getting started with Go, and more

In this week's Top 5, we're learning to talk, learning new languages, and learning to quit. Top 5 articles of the week 5. How open source is advancing the Semantic Web The…

Top 5 articles of the week on Opensource.com

Top 5: Linux hardware, open source tools for college, and more

In this week's Top 5, we highlight education, Linux-friendly hardware, and more. Top 5 articles of the week 5. 5 great KDE apps to help you study Zsolt Szakács shares tools…

Top 5: Machine learning with Python, Arduino upgrades for your car, and more

In this week's Top 5, we highlight machines, machine learning, and learning. Plus there's a look at two of the most popular Linux desktop environments. Be sure to vote for…

Authored Comments

bcotton

12 Dec 2018

5 resolutions for open source project maintainers

Great points, David. Thanks for sharing.

bcotton

30 Nov 2018

Calling for some compassion with our transparency

Thanks, Jason! I agree that when people ask for less transparency, it's often a red flag that *more* transparency is required. So maybe the issue isn't so much the degree of transparency, but how we use the transparency we have.