From Chef to System Initiative (Friends)

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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Featuring:

• Adam Jacob – Website, GitHub, X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

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

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