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Linux InlawsLI_S02E46_Brian_ProffittIn this episode Martin and Chris are joined by no other than Brian Proffitt. Brian Who? If you ask that question, you belong to the approximate 2% of our listenership who don't know this head of the Open Source Program Office (OSPO) of a tiny start-up called Redhat :-). Then this episode is especially for you. But apart from contributing to Redhat's OSPO Brian wears many other hats as well (hint: chaos and native americans feature on this list as well. Never mind DOGE and Nixon!). Wanna know which other ones? Then enjoy the show!
Links
Redhat's OSPO: https...
2025-09-1800 min
The MorninglineThe Morningline: Biff Johnson 09/17/2025Biff Johnson from Hurt & Proffitt joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about the company's growth over the years, their work to help Damascus following Hurricane Helene, the projects they're currently working on in Damascus, and more.
2025-09-1714 min
To All The Cars I've Loved Before: Classic Cars, Car Stories, and MoreThe Doo-Doo Brown Truck: First Car With Dad's Logo Still Haunts MeClick here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Krystal Proffitt's first car was a hand-me-down truck from her dad. It was brown—"Doo-Doo Brown," to be exact—and it advertised his business on the sides.Try being a teenager when your vehicle is literally a mobile advertisement for your father's company. Every time you drive anywhere, you're representing the family business whether you want to or not. Every parking lot becomes a potential networking opportunity. Every bad parking job reflects on dad's brand.Most first car stories are abou...
2025-08-0542 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 100: Celebrating 100 episodes of CHAOSScast!Thank you to the folks at Sustain for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!
CHAOSScast – Episode 100
In this special 100th episode of CHAOSScast, co-hosts Alice Sowerby and Harmony Elendu, along with a panel of eight past and current contributors, reflect on four and a half years of exploring open source community health. They discuss the evolution of CHAOSS, its impact on open-source sustainability, and the critical role it plays in the software supply chain security. The conversation also covers the challenges and future prospects of open source, emphasizing community collaboration, governance, and inclusivity. The episode concludes wi...
2024-12-2657 min
Metro East Sports PodcastSeason 5; Episode 24. Featuring: Brian Mulhall, Brylee Proffitt, Zoe Byron, and Mia HeiserBrian Mulhall is back to talk about the Edwardsville Rotary Criterium Festival, which will take place on Saturday August 17 in downtown Edwardsville, and which will include food and beverages, entertainment, and, of course, bike races for everyone. The event, which raises money for the Edwardsville Rotary, was begun in 2010, and is part of the Illinois Cup series. Mulhall talks about the work involved in organizing the event and what "keeps him up at night."
Next up, our MESPY winner for Girls Bowler of the Year, Brylee Proffitt of Triad High School, stops by the talk about her 8...
2024-08-061h 00
Doom GenerationOverboard (1987): "You know what your problem is?"While tooting around on their yacht, the Staytons, Grant (Edward Herrmann) and Joanna (Goldie Hawn) pull into a small coastal town for repairs. After abusing local handyman, Dean Proffitt (Kurt Russell) and peeling out of the bay, Joanna falls off the yacht and is found with amnesia. When her own husband leaves her behind, Dean steps in to exact revenge. He does what any of us would do, takes her his hovel, convinces her she's his wife "Annie" and that she's the mother to not 3 but 4 wild boys (Jared Rushton, Brian Price, Jeffrey Wiseman, Jamie Wild). For three months Gran...
2024-05-181h 39
Insurance UnlimitedAutomotive x InsuranceBrian Proffitt, a technology partner in a PE firm, an advisor to start-ups and a turnaround CTO who built the connected car platform with Samsung, chats to Paul Willoughby about what is driving innovation in the automotive industry and if traditional car insurance is a thing of the past.
2024-04-2930 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 82: The AI Conundrum: Implications for OSPOsThank you to the folks at Sustain for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!
CHAOSScast – Episode 82
In this episode of CHAOSScast, host Dawn Foster brings together Matt Germonprez, Brian Proffitt, and Ashley Wolf to discuss the implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs), including policy considerations, the potential for AI-driven contributions to create workload for maintainers, and the quality of contributions. They also touch on the use of AI internally within companies versus contributing back to the open source community, the importance of distinguishing between human and AI contributions, and the po...
2024-04-2539 min
No Bad Hops!2024 Kansas City Royals PreviewWelcome to No Bad Hops, a new FFSN baseball and beer show from Anthony Armando, aka @MajorLeagueBrews. This week, Anthony is joined by Eric Proffitt (@Epro04 on X) to discuss the 2024 Royals. During the show, Eric was drinking a Boulevard Brewing Co. (Kansas City, MO) White Chocolate Ale with Coffee , while Anthony enjoyed a UFO Beer (Boston, MA) Maine Blueberry Wheat Beer.InstagramYouTubeTeePublic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-03-2855 min
The Turkey Hunter Podcast with Andy Gagliano & Cameron Weddington | Turkey Hunting Tips, Strategies, and Stories463 - 2024 Unicoi Custom Call Makers Show Preview2024 Unicoi Custom Call Makers Show Preview Show
This week, Mark Sharpe joins Cameron and Andy on this week's episode to talk about the upcoming 2024 Unicoi Custom Call Makers Show. The show in 2024 will take place January 12 and January 13 in Helen, Georgia at Unicoi State Park.
Mark shares who the new call makers attending the show will be at the upcoming show. He also shares what other products will be available for purchase at the show. He also tells us what is so special about the Unicoi show to him.
If you are a f...
2023-12-141h 05
The Business of Open SourceGetting The Most Out of Open-Source Events with Brian ProffittBrian Proffitt is the Senior Manager of Community Outreach at Red Hat’s OSPO. In this episode, we connect at the Open Source Summit EU to discuss how Brian uses events to drive both lead generation and community-building efforts. Throughout our conversation, Brian describes how measuring the ROI of an event can be tricky and why it’s important to look at events as a long game strategy. We also discuss why events provide some of the most valuable feedback when testing your positioning and messaging, and what can be done to increase the odds that your events are succ...
2023-10-1132 min
REAL PARANORMAL ACTIVITY - THE PODCAST/NETWORK(VIDEO) ENTERTAINING SHORT FILMS: TRICK or TREATENTERTAINING SHORT FILMS is a new category on the RPA Network, which features indie short films for your enjoyment! We applaud these creators! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! During their first Halloween in their new home, Travis and Beth encounter an unexpected trick or treater. Cast: Shelby Hightower - Beth Eric Francis Melaragni - Travis Andrew Glessner - The Magician Gavin Crist & Logan Crist - Trick or Treat Kids Steve Crist & Rebecca Crist - Trick or Treat Parents Written and Directed by Wesley Mellott...
2022-10-2814 min
Smart Cherrys ThoughtsChatting with Brian Proffitt, Red Hat Open Source Program Office from North Carolina, USABrian Proffitt works on Red Hat Open Source Program Office from North Carolina, USA, he said about his job and previous jobs and answered some of my questions.
2022-06-041h 12Smart Cherrys ThoughtsChatting with Brian Proffitt, Red Hat Open Source Program Office from Carolina, USABrian Proffitt said about Red hat open source program In detail also he said about his previous experiences and answered some of my questions.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
2022-05-2720 min
Bass Cast RadioKaden Proffitt & Cason Ragsdale from (ETBU) Talk MLF College Fishing National Championship WINOn this episode of Bass Cast Radio we sat down & talked with two remarkable young anglers Kaden Proffitt & Cason Ragsdale from East Texas Baptist University College about winning the 2022MLF National Championship on Fort Gibson Lake.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/bass-cast-radio--1838782/support.Become a Patreon memebet now for less then a pack of worms you can support Bass Cast Radio as well as get each epsiode a day early & commercial free. Just click the link below. PATREON
2022-04-0734 min
Our Auto ExpertDiscussing The North American Car, Truck, And Utility Of The Year, An Inside Look In To The 2022 Nissan Aryia, And The First 2022 Toyota Tundra Rolls Off The Line - 12-11-2021Topics for Nik Miles, Truck Girl Jen, and Automatic Andy:
Brian Armstead - Juror, North American Car, Truck, And Utility Of The Year
2022 Nissan Aryia Ross Proffitt Senior Planner, EV Marketing & Sales Strategy, Nissan U.
Susann Kazunas Vp Of Manufacturing For Toyota Motor Manufacturing
Scott Bonvissuto Executive Vice President Of Sales And Marketing Console Vault Reveals First Safe For Kia
Automatic Andy's Top 5 for the 2022 BMW X3 M Competition
Anton Wahlman and Nik tackle the news
2021-12-161h 20
Hacker History PodcastThe history of Brian ProffittHacker History sits down with Brian Proffitt to discuss his journey from tech journalist to community organizer. Brian was an author and journalist during the birthing pangs of Linux and open source. He reminds us of such events as the SCO lawsuit, IBM investing in Linux, the early days of internet journalism and his eventual […]
2021-12-0833 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 42: Hidden Infrastructure: The Foundations of Open Source with Josh SimmonsCHAOSScast – Episode 42
Hello and welcome to CHAOSScast Community podcast, where we share use cases and experiences with measuring and improving open source community health. Elevating conversations about metrics, analytics, and software from the Community Health Analytics Open Source Software, or short CHAOSS Project, to wherever you like to listen.
We are super excited to have as our guest, Josh Simmons, who is President of the Open Source Initiative and Ecosystem Strategy Lead at Tidelift. Today, we will be talking with Josh all about Open Source Foundations and the topic of “Hidden Infrastructure” which is very releva...
2021-08-2745 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 38: Co.Lab and Increasing Diversity in STEM with Ruth SuehlePanelists
Sean Goggins | Brian Proffitt | Elizabeth Barron
Guest
Ruth Suehle
Sponsor
SustainOSS
Show Notes
[00:01:16] Ruth tells us about herself and her background.
[00:03:56] Ruth fills us in on what Co.Lab is, what was involved with it, and what it was like taking it virtual. She also talks about some cool projects that they did.
[00:10:35] Sean wonders Ruth has been able to sustain the level of participation in Co.Lab since it’s gone virtual and she shares exciting news.
[00:12:11] We...
2021-07-0239 min
Competitive Edge PodcastEp 37 - Angela Proffitt :: Get Stuff Done!!
Angela Proffitt grew up in a very normal household where dad worked & mom stayed home with the kids. Went to college and became a psychology major. Worked in a mental hospital and it was draining on her, she felt like she couldn’t give the help that they needed, so she left that field.She and her sister started coordinating weddings for fun at her uncle’s venue. Things started to pick up and she realized that she had a knack for this and wanted to continue to do it… it has now turned into an empire of a bus...
2021-05-2059 min
Views From The VaultViews from the Vault: This Week in CAPS w/ Brian from Hat HeavenRemember to join us and other fitted cap enthusiasts on the Fitted Hat Society (FHS) Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/37247... You can catch more of our hosts on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/thecappedwo... (Pierre) https://www.instagram.com/chenleon85/ (Leon) https://www.instagram.com/hatcrawler/ (Jason) https://www.instagram.com/munfuproffitt/ (Munfu) Thanks again to our sponsors: Good Hats - https://goodhats.co The Capologists - https://www.thecapologists.com Hat Crawler - https://releases.hatcrawler.com/ The Captician - https://www.thecaptician.com Over Your He
2021-05-101h 41
Competitive Edge Podcast37 - Angela Proffitt: How To Get Things Done
How do you accomplish your goals without dying before your 40s? It may sound satirical but it’s not, considering how so many people are practically killing themselves every day just to get things done. In this episode, Brian Covey’s guest will show you a better way to do it. Angela Proffitt does not play small. She runs an eight-figure business, hosts a podcast, and does productivity consulting on top of that. How she does all of these is pretty impressive, but she’s here to tell us that it doesn’t have to be as hard as it looks...
2021-03-2559 min
Mostly Middle Tennessee Business PodcastWhat’s Brian Peter’s Problem? :: Building Confidence and SignalingBullies exist for a reason. For Brian Peters, bullies led him to begin taking martial arts classes when he was a kid. He decided he’d had enough and wanted to learn how to defend himself when the bullies came around. What he found was that his newfound confidence had him walking and posturing in a much different way, signalling to the bullies that it may be in their best interests to leave Brian alone. Suffice to say, Brian never really had to rely on his newfound skills, but it started a lifelong pursuit of a re...
2021-03-0550 min
SustainEpisode 65: CHAOSS and Sustain: A Joint PodcastPanelists
Pia Mancini
Richard Littauer
Guests
Venia Logan
Brian Proffitt
Georg Link
Show Notes
Hello and welcome to Sustain! Today, our episode is a shared podcast between Sustain and CHAOSScast. Along with Richard and Pia, we have Georg Link, Venia Logan, and Brian Proffitt joining us from CHAOSScast. We had the idea to do this special episode because there’s a lot of work happening on sustaining software and understanding the health of our communities, and CHAOSS focuses on what open source development is, how it works, what communities are, and how you ca...
2021-02-0144 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 26: SustainOSS and CHAOSSPanelists
Georg Link | Venia Logan | Brian Proffitt | Richard Littauer | Pia Mancini
Sponsor
SustainOSS
Show Notes
[00:03:54] Richard wants to know if metrics lose some of the qualitative aspects of communities and of projects by trying to find quantitative things and how are they not stripping away what really is the heart of open source.
[00:09:20] Pia wonders what are the most important qualitative metrics CHAOSS is evaluating. Georg tells us how they established the Diversity & Inclusion Badging Program (D&I Badging) at CHAOSS.
[00:14:48] Richard wonders if they’ve...
2021-01-1543 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 22: University OSPO Metrics with Stephen JacobsPanelists
Georg Link | Brian Proffitt | Matt Germonprez
Guest
Stephen Jacobs
Show Notes
[00:03:18] Stephen tells us his background and how he got his start.
[00:08:00] From his early experiences with One Laptop per Child, Stephen tells us some things that are still relevant today with the work he’s doing around open source and the connection between where he started and where he’s at today.
[00:10:23] Brian asks Stephen if he has some immediate goals for the open source academic program that he’s continuing at RIT.
...
2020-11-0641 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 7: Your Community Story with Jono BaconPanelists
Venia Logan | Nicole Huesman | Brian Proffitt
Guests
Jono Bacon
Sponsor
Linode
Show Notes
[00:02:16] Jono gives us an introduction what he does and how he got into his job.
[00:03:48] Nicole asks Jono what are some of the key strategies he’s used over the years to propel his career in community management and community strategy?
[00:07:10] Venia wants to know how Jono ended up managing the role of community manager as he went through his early days.
[00:09:52] Brian wants to kn...
2020-07-0350 min
CHAOSScastEpisode 6: CNCF, DevStats, and TODO Group with Chris AniszczykPanelists
Georg Link | Brian Proffitt | Nicole Huesman
Guests
Chris Aniszczyk
Sponsor
Linode
Show Notes
[00:02:19] When we talk about community health, Chris tells us what comes to mind for him in the context of CNCF. He also tells us what his role is at CNCF.
[00:06:03] Brian is curious to how Chris has adapted his metrics or if he’s adapted his metrics to compensate for the fact that he is in such an explosive mode of growth and has he made adjustments for that. ...
2020-06-2651 min
Community – FeatherCastCHAOSSCon EU 2019, Why it’s Important for Open Source Metrics to Tell a Story, Brian ProffittCHAOSS stands for Community Health Analytics Open Source Software and recently at CHAOSSCon EU in Brussels, we spoke briefly to Brian Proffitt, one of the CHAOSS Board members and also Senior Principal Community Architect for Open Source and Standards team …
2019-03-1800 min
The New Trust EconomyBlockchain: Going Past The Digital And Smart Age with Brian SmocovichWe are going past the digital age. The age has become smarter where digital things have been made smart, such as smart TVs, smart phones, smart watches and all. Fascinatingly, we are now crossing to a new age where technology is inspired by blockchain. Brian Smocovich of BlockApps brings his expertise and shares his deep knowledge about blockchain. More than what it brings to help better the operations of businesses, he also shares interesting insights on how blockchain is promising to be the technological advance that shifts us into a new paradigm past the digital age.Love...
2019-02-1222 min
The New Trust EconomyBlockchain: Going Past The Digital And Smart Age with Brian SmocovichWe are going past the digital age. The age has become smarter where digital things have been made smart, such as smart TVs, smart phones, smart watches and all. Fascinatingly, we are now crossing to a new age where technology is inspired by blockchain. Brian Smocovich of BlockApps brings his expertise and shares his deep knowledge about blockchain. More than what it brings to help better the operations of businesses, he also shares interesting insights on how blockchain is promising to be the technological advance that shifts us into a new paradigm past the digital age.Love the show? Subscribe, r...
2019-02-1222 min
CO.NX iTunes Audio Podcast2017 Experts Mock Review & 2nd Round Miami Dolphins Big BoardAlright, NFL Draft Fans & Miami Dolphins Fans. Earlier today we released our 2017 Annual Experts Mock (If you missed it... you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iHCLxIkP9Y), now Cat & Paul sit down to review the results as well as to shape up a top 5 Big Board for the Dolphins in Round 2 based upon them!
Participants in the Mock Draft for 2017 included:
- Greg Likens (790TheTicket, Former Host of the FinSiders)
- Ian Wharton (Bleacher Report & The Pod)
- Alex Bente (TV Producer formerly with Showtime's "Inside the NFL" & NBC Sports)
- Pete Smith (NFL Spinzone)
...
2017-04-2715 min
On The FinSide2017 Experts Mock Review & 2nd Round Miami Dolphins Big BoardAlright, NFL Draft Fans & Miami Dolphins Fans. Earlier today we released our 2017 Annual Experts Mock (If you missed it... you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iHCLxIkP9Y), now Cat & Paul sit down to review the results as well as to shape up a top 5 Big Board for the Dolphins in Round 2 based upon them!Participants in the Mock Draft for 2017 included:- Greg Likens (790TheTicket, Former Host of the FinSiders)- Ian Wharton (Bleacher Report & The Pod)- Alex Bente (TV Producer formerly with Showtime's "Inside the NFL" & NBC...
2017-04-2715 minCO.NX iTunes Audio Podcast2017 Annual Experts Mock Draft - w On The FinSideMiami Dolphins & NFL Draft fans alike, our On The FinSide Annual Experts Mock is here! We have a great crop of folks this year!
- Greg Likens (790TheTicket, Former Host of the FinSiders)
- Ian Wharton (Bleacher Report & The Pod)
- Alex Bente (TV Producer formerly with Showtime's "Inside the NFL" & NBC Sports)
- Pete Smith (NFL Spinzone)
- Rebecca Toback & Anthony Cosenza (Cincy Jungle)
- Jeff "LJ" Lloyd (Turn On The Jets Podcast, RSEN Network)
- Ryan Day (Big Cat Country & SB Nation)
- Brian "Cat" Catanzaro (OTFS Co-Host)
- Ken Meringolo (Hog Haven & The Audible Washington Redskins Podcast)
...
2017-04-2638 min
On The FinSide2017 Annual Experts Mock Draft - w On The FinSideMiami Dolphins & NFL Draft fans alike, our On The FinSide Annual Experts Mock is here! We have a great crop of folks this year!- Greg Likens (790TheTicket, Former Host of the FinSiders)- Ian Wharton (Bleacher Report & The Pod)- Alex Bente (TV Producer formerly with Showtime's "Inside the NFL" & NBC Sports)- Pete Smith (NFL Spinzone)- Rebecca Toback & Anthony Cosenza (Cincy Jungle)- Jeff "LJ" Lloyd (Turn On The Jets Podcast, RSEN Network)- Ryan Day (Big Cat Country & SB Nation)- Brian "Cat" Catanzaro (OTFS Co-Host)...
2017-04-2638 min
The Cloud Evangelist PodcastCloud_Evangelist_Podcast_Ep79_Brian_Proffitt_talks_to_Richard.mp3Content Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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