Interviewers: Scott Swigart and Sean Campbell

Interviewee: Justin Erenkrantz

In this second part of a two part interview with Justin Erenkrantz we talked to him about:

• How the Apache project ensures good collaboration.
• The Apache Foundation’s philosphy of having no single person as the leader.
• Apache’s security committee.
• The process of removing someone from a position of responsibility within the Apache Foundation.
• What would make someone want to be part of the Apache Foundation’s group of projects.

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Interviewers: Scott Swigart and Sean Campbell

Interviewee: Justin Erenkrantz

In this interview with Justin Erenkrantz we talked to him about:

• The Apache Foundation.
• Project Management Committees and the Apache Foundation.
• Some of the reasons Jason feels Apache has been so successful.
• What other open source projects might look to Apache for in terms of inspiration due to Apache’s longevity.
• The Apache Incubator and it’s role as part of the Apache Software Foundation.
• What is the on horizon for the Apache Web Server.

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Interviewers: Scott Swigart and Sean Campbell

Interviewee: Marc Frons

In this interview with Marc Frons we talked to him about:

• His background with the New York Times.
• Their focus on the LAMP stack and Solaris.
• What he likes about open source.
• The ethos of open source and the ethos of a news organization.
• How pervasive open source is in the New York Times business outside of the New York Times Digital properties.
• What the reporters use to get their job done.

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Interviewers: Scott Swigart and Sean Campbell

Interviewee: David Campbell

In this interview with David Campbell we talked to him about:

• His background with the SQL Server team and Microsoft
• What about planning, implementation, testing, delivery, and servicing do you think are unique to a product as high profile and critical as SQL Server.
• The Security Development Lifecycle and SQL Server.
• Usability and SQL Server’s Development.
• His experience with OpenSource databases.
• How much the experiences of mySQL and other open source databases have affected SQL Server’s development.

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