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title: Beneath the Code, the Heart
osem_url: https://osem.seagl.org/conferences/seagl2015/program/proposals/104
beginning: '2015-10-24T15:00:00.000-07:00'
end: '2015-10-24T16:00:00.000-07:00'
keynote: true
resources:
  internet_archive_identifier: SeaGL2015ShaunaGordonMcKeonKeynote
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presenters:
- name: Shauna Gordon-McKeon
  osem_url: https://osem.seagl.org/users/148
  gravatar_id: 2bdf820f298588fef18a33de5779836a
  biography: A freelance programmer, researcher, organizer and writer. Shauna has
    worked for the MIT Media Lab and Civic Commons, among others, and volunteers with
    the Sunlight Foundation and the Open Science Collaboration.
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Free software are tools that can be studied, changed, and shared. But what is the free software community?  United by values more than methodology, we perform a variety of tasks and develop an abundance of projects.  This talk shares the stories of people in and around free software - users and developers, teachers and testers, programmers and philosophers.  We’ll talk about the paths we’ve taken, the obstacles we’ve faced, and the shared values that inspire us to grow as individuals and as a community.
