Intel's Sarah Sharp and student Kesha Shah
recognized for outstanding achievements in open source
communities
Red Hat Summit – Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's
leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that
Sarah Sharp, embedded software architect at Intel, and Kesha Shah,
a student at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and
Communication Technology, as the winners of its first Women in Open
Source Awards. The winners were announced at Red Hat Summit, the
industry's premier open source technology conference.
The Women in Open Source Awards recognize women who make
important contributions to open source projects and communities or
who promote open source methodologies. The awards recognize open
source contributors in two categories: Community and Academic.
Sharp won in the Community category for her tireless efforts in
improving communications and women's roles in the open source
community. Sharp is a co-coordinator for Outreachy (formerly the
Outreach Program for Women), which helps underrepresented groups
get involved in open source software projects. She is also an
outspoken proponent of improving communications among Linux kernel
developers and making open source communities more civil,
collaborative, and welcoming. Sharp was the author and former
maintainer of the Linux USB 3.0 host controller driver, and
developer of amateur rocket software and hardware for the Portland
State Aerospace Society.
Shah, a full-time student, won in the Academic category for her
outstanding coding and mentoring work while studying information
and communication technology. Being part of Google Summer of Code
program multiple times, Shah contributed to three open source
organizations, Systers - an Anita Borg Institute, BRL-CAD and
STEPcode. She also mentored at Season Of KDE, Learn IT Girls! and
Google Code-In, helping pre-university students from across the
globe develop their first open source contributions, and is
currently director for Women Who Code in Gujarat, India. Shah was a
recipient of the prestigious Google Anita Borg Memorial
Asia-Pacific Scholarship, and Anita Borg Pass It On winner for
teaching basic computer and smartphone technologies to middle-aged
women, especially mothers in her province. Shah has mentored many
students on their initial open source development contributions and
guided many of them toward becoming regular contributors.
As part of their awards, both Sharp and Shah will each receive a
$2,500 stipend and be featured in articles on opensource.com. Sharp
also received complimentary registration, flight, and hotel
accommodations to attend Red Hat Summit, and will speak at a future
Red Hat Women's Leadership Community event.
Ten finalists for the Women in Open Source Awards were chosen by
a panel of nine judges. The winners were determined by members of
the open source community, who cast their votes over a period of
several months. Complete criteria can be found at the Women in Open
Source Awards site.
Supporting Quotes
Sarah Sharp, embedded software architect, Intel
“Most of my career has been dedicated to encouraging women to
become involved in open source software development and fostering
greater collaboration among the open source community as a whole.
I'm very honored my peers have chosen to recognize my efforts in
this area, and proud to be among the first Women in Open Source
Award winners.”
Kesha Shah, student, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information
and Communication Technology
“As someone who's passionate about open source software – and
even more passionate about helping other women break into the field
– this recognition means a great deal to me. I'd like to thank Red
Hat and my peers for honoring my efforts in open source
development, and I look forward to continuing to mentor new open
source contributors.”
DeLisa Alexander, executive vice president and chief people
officer, Red Hat
“We're thrilled to announce Sarah and Kesha as the first
recipients of the Women in Open Source Awards. Sarah and Kesha
epitomize the passion and talents that women bring to open source
communities. Red Hat is proud to recognize their contributions and
will continue to do our part to bring more women into open
source.”
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