Changelog & Friends

From Chef to System Initiative

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Adam Jacob goes solo with Adam for an epic pod into his journey to get to System Initiative. From SysAdmin at 8 years old, to discovering Linux and working for Mom-and-pop ISPs, to open source changing his life and starting Opscode and building Chef. Buckle up. This is a different flavor of “Friends” for you. Enjoy.

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    Show Notes:

    • System Initiative
    • Ximian
    • Any Given Sunday speech
    • I’ll Devour You! (I shall look forward to the fight)
    • RIP Ezra Zygmuntowicz

      • Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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