The Future of Digital Defiance: A Crossroads

Digital Defiance has reached a crossroads. While our commitment to producing open-source software remains unwavering, sustaining the organization in its current form has become untenable. Despite the momentum behind flagship projects like BrightChain and Warp 12, we have not yet secured the external funding needed to cover our operational baseline. It costs roughly $1,000 annually …

Auth0 expiring

Our Auth0 subscription is running out- it was a 1 year startups offer. It will not be renewed. We have the option to continue at 50% pricing, but that is still a cost I can’t justify at this time with Jessica as the only user.

Welcoming Rui Campos as the New Vice President of Digital Defiance

Dear Digital Defiance Community, It is with great excitement that we announce Rui Campos as the newest member of our leadership team, stepping into the role of Vice President. Rui brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our organization, and we are thrilled to welcome him aboard. Rui’s dedication to innovation and his commitment …

Welcoming Rui Campos as the New Vice President of Digital Defiance

Dear Digital Defiance Community, It is with great excitement that we announce Rui Campos as the newest member of our leadership team, stepping into the role of Vice President. Rui brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our organization, and we are thrilled to welcome him aboard. Rui’s dedication to innovation and his commitment …

Benevity

We’re thrilled to share that Benevity.org has officially recognized Digital Defiance as a legitimate organization for both donations and volunteer contributions. This means that Microsoft employees can now channel their funds and volunteer hours to us through the Microsoft Benevity Giving Portal. We believe that everyone has unique skills that can benefit the greater good. …

Digital Defiance is about Open Source Engineering

We are thrilled to announce a pivotal evolution in Digital Defiance’s identity – our new tagline is now “Open Source Engineering Guild”, transitioning from the earlier “Open Source Software Engineering Guild”. This strategic shift reflects our intent to broaden our scope and inclusivity beyond software, to encompass other open source domains like FPGAs and hardware …

Q3 Meeting Minutes

The meeting occurred on schedule, but technical difficulties prevented Joe Arceneaux (Secretary) from attending. Jon took meticulous notes in his stead, and Jessica filled in the details. Guild-Meetings/2023-Q3.md at main · Digital-Defiance/Guild-Meetings (github.com)