From Chef to System Initiative

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.

Discussion

2024-08-05T18:45:24Z ago

I like this long interview style!

2024-08-05T22:37:12Z ago

Yea?! I’ll make sure to plan more then. The last long one was Changelog Interviews #592: From Sun to Oxide with Bryan Cantrill. Did you catch that one?

2024-08-06T09:26:01Z ago

There was no FIDO in the USSR until 1990, the last year of the USSR, not the peak of the Cold War. There was no Linux in 89-90, it was released in 91, and Slackware in 93. OS/2 Warp was released in 94.

2024-08-06T14:57:32Z ago

Thank you! One of the things I’m worst at is time/dates and basic arithmetic. :)