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Amanda Brock

@amandabrock.bsky.social

CEO @OpenUK, open source stuff - Advisory, Policy, Keynote, Writer, Exec Producer State of Open Con. Slave to #kittendundee AuDHD

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What does the “O” stand for? OMG it’s early. 08.15 CET open Source Keynote at DVCon. Job done….Thank you for hosting me in Munich DVCon Europe @dvcon.bsky.social

14.10.2025 09:17 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

That is indeed the challenge. What we’re now seeing the press discuss is vendor sponsored reporting which is often biased. So getting a broader community of people engaged is a challenge.

02.10.2025 09:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Last chance to nominate a worthy candidate for one of the 9 categories of OpenUK’s 5th Annual Open Source Awards. Massive thanks to our judges and to our sponsors. Nominate now openuk.uk/awards
#openukawards #opensource #opensourcesoftware #opendata #openhardware #opensoureceai #AI

09.09.2025 09:00 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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OpenUK’s 6th Annual Awards will open for nominations later this week. This year’s amazing judges are @lizrice.com, @lisaallen.bsky.social, and Nicolas Vibert. They’ll be joined by our sponsor to select winners, who will be announced in awards ceremony this autumn. Truly the Oscars of Open Source!

08.07.2025 14:02 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

...@github.com, Git Together Delhi - NCR, ID8DEVHUB, Runa Capital, @scarf.sh, Swecha, Tattle, and Viswam AI 🙏🏻 #digitalpublicgood

22.07.2025 09:31 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks to our partners AAPTI Institute, @aialliance.bsky.social , CHAOSS Asia, Cloud Native Community Groups New Delhi, Cloud Native Hyderabad, CNCF Thane , Code for GovTech (C4GT), Digital Futures Lab, @fossunited.mas.to.ap.brid.gy, ...

22.07.2025 09:31 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Join the discussion on the Road to the Indian AI Impact Summit at events across India. openuk.uk/indianaisumm... 🇮🇳 🌐 Thanks to our sponsors @infosys.bsky.social, UK Government, @controlplane.io, motia, and NeevCloud 🤩 #IndiaAI #AIImpactSummit #AIForAll #opensource #opensourceai #openuk #openhq #dpd

22.07.2025 09:31 — 👍 9    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0
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Software Freedom Law Center, India Defending Digital Freedoms Since 2010 Promoting Open Knowledge, Free Speech, Online Privacy, Innovation & Equality, Collaboration. Running Digital Defenders Network (“DDN”), community of lawyers and…

...@fossunited@mas.to, @github@hachyderm.io, Git Together Delhi - NCR, ID8DevHub, Lets Upgrade, Made in Mumbai, @runacapital@bird.makeup, @scarf@fosstodon.org, SFLC.in, @swecha@fsmi.social, @tattlemade@bird.makeup, and Viswam.AI 🙏🏻

24.07.2025 05:00 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks to our sponsors Infosys, UK High Commission, Motia, and Neevcloud 🤩 Thanks to our partners AAPTI Institute, @thealliance_ai@bird.makeup, CHAOSS Asia, Cloud Native Community Groups New Delhi, @cncfhyd@bird.makeup, @cncfthane@bird.makeup, Code 4 Gov Tech, Cyber Secured Lab, Digital Futures Lab,

24.07.2025 05:00 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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The second stop on the Road to the Indian AI Impact Summit is the tech hub of Bangalore on 8th August 🇮🇳 Why not join us at @Infosys' offices? 🤩 Sign up here: openuk.uk/indianaisumm... 👈🏻
#IndiaAI #AIImpactSummit #AIForAll #opensource #opensourceai #openuk #openhq #dpd #digitalpublicgood

24.07.2025 05:00 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Nominate yourself or a colleague in the OpenUK Awards 2025 Community category sponsored by Arm💫 openuk.uk/awards Shortlist September #community #openukawards #opensource 🏆🌟

24.07.2025 14:03 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

I keep saying this…Macron just keeps nailing it!

11.07.2025 20:58 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Macron: "He's a very clever cat"
Merci monsieur le président x

10.07.2025 19:36 — 👍 3387    🔁 621    💬 77    📌 65

Then it’s not possible Leigh, I’m afraid.
Nominations are indeed subject to tge necessary data being provided and to our privacy policy. Thanks for your engagement.

10.07.2025 11:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The 6th Edition of the OpenUK Awards is now live. Truly the "Oscars of Open Source", they recognise UK leadership and global collaboration in open technology and form part of a world-leading recognition program. Nominate now openuk.uk/awards/ #openukawards

10.07.2025 10:04 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 2
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FOSSASIA

14.03.2025 01:34 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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🙏

09.03.2025 02:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Good morning Vietnam - what a storm!

07.03.2025 23:13 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I thought that said light saber...

24.02.2025 19:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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@peterzaitsev.bsky.social of @percona.bsky.social and OpenUK CEO, @amandabrock.bsky.social discuss licence shift and forking in open source at State of Open Con. https://buff.ly/3Ew0I57 #stateofopencon #soocon25 #forking

13.02.2025 10:03 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

❤️

16.02.2025 23:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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CEO @amandabrock.bsky.social sees ROOST open source tools as essential for AI safety, contrasting them with the European Commission's "cumbersome and complex AI Act" in this Tech.eu article. Read here: https://buff.ly/3WWsle1 #opensource #opensourceai #ai #openuk

10.02.2025 18:00 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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OpenUK CEO
@amandabrock.bsky.social says "We need a clear direction from the current government on AI and openness” if we want to succeed in the article by @standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy . Read now: https://buff.ly/3Es4ZGR
#opensourceai #opensource #openuk

08.02.2025 10:38 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Sir Keir Starmer has “been very nice” @number10cat.bsky.social

03.02.2025 01:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

See ya all soon

02.02.2025 23:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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OpenUK CEO @amandabrock.bsky.social in a no holds barred interview with The Waffle Byte Podcast, our new podcast partner. Listen here: https://buff.ly/42UxCGT
#openuk #opensource

02.02.2025 11:00 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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stateofopencon.com

27.01.2025 23:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Leading global voices take on the challenges of The Future of Open Source in our Plenaries on 4th Feburary at SOOCon25. Will you join us too? See Schedule and get tickets https://buff.ly/3HjeQxq #opensource #soocon25 #stateofopencon

27.01.2025 15:09 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0