Bryan Behrenshausen (he/him)

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Durham, NC

Bryan formerly managed the Open Organization section of Opensource.com, which features stories about the ways open values and principles are changing how we think about organizational culture and design. He's worked on Opensource.com since 2011. Find him online as semioticrobotic.

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Authored Content

What is open gaming? A new resource

Today, Opensource.com unlocks an important achievement: the publication of "What is Open Gaming?", a new resource page. We've never been shy about our love for open source…

In the future, the web must be open

On stage at this year's Great Wide Open conference, Steven Klabnik made a sobering proclamation. "We have completely failed non-programmers and their ability to use computers…

3 ways to contribute to Firefox OS

Firefox OS, Mozilla's open source mobile phone operating system, needs developers. And Benjamin Kerensa knows just where to find them. A Firefox OS evangelist and volunteer…

Open source's identity crisis

For Karen Sandler, software freedom isn't simply a technical matter. Nor is it a purely ideological one. It's a matter of life and death. Sandler, Executive Director of the…

Python Foundation uncoils as membership opens up

By relaxing its rather constrictive membership process, The Python Software Foundation is starting to uncoil. And Nick Coghlan, Provisioning Architect in Red Hat Engineering…

Free software on Hacker Public Radio

Kevin O'Brien likes to talk. Luckily for computer users everywhere, he likes to talk about free and open source software. O'Brien is tech track lead for Penguicon and former…

Authored Comments

bbehrens

8 Aug 2017

Creating a handbook for achieving openness at scale

We agree, Greg, especially with that last part: "It's also useful to include frank descriptions of failed initiatives as well as successes." If you have (or know someone who has) a story to share, don't hesitate to get in touch!

bbehrens

4 Jul 2017

Book review: 'OPEN' explores broad cultural implications of openness

Thanks for this helpful review, Scott. The book is on my desk, but I haven't turned to it just yet. Will bump it up the stack.