{"id":501,"date":"2023-12-03T23:50:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T23:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/embeddedor.com\/blog\/?p=501"},"modified":"2023-12-09T20:00:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T02:00:30","slug":"dusting-off-this-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/embeddedor.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/03\/dusting-off-this-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Dusting off this blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"break-words \"><span dir=\"ltr\">This weekend I learned that <a id=\"ember1280\" class=\"ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jerry-cooperstein-6504014\/\">Jerry Cooperstein<\/a><\/span> has retired, and while dusting off my personal blog (I will be posting regularly next year &#8211;once a month, actually), I ran into my &#8220;LFD420 Linux Kernel Internals and Development&#8221; certificate of completion, which was signed by Jerry back in May 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1241\" height=\"954\" src=\"https:\/\/embeddedor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-from-2023-12-03-17-20-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/embeddedor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-from-2023-12-03-17-20-10.png 1241w, https:\/\/embeddedor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-from-2023-12-03-17-20-10-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/embeddedor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-from-2023-12-03-17-20-10-768x590.png 768w, https:\/\/embeddedor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-from-2023-12-03-17-20-10-700x538.png 700w, https:\/\/embeddedor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-from-2023-12-03-17-20-10-800x615.png 800w, https:\/\/embeddedor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-from-2023-12-03-17-20-10-80x60.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1241px) 100vw, 1241px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In December of that year, I quit my job at a consulting company to pursue my dream of becoming a professional Open Source Developer. Then, exactly one year after completing my Linux Foundation training (at <a class=\"app-aware-link \" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/the-linux-foundation-training-&amp;-certification\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">The Linux Foundation Training and Certification<\/a>), in May 2017, I began my career in Open Source. &#x1f600;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024 will mark my 8th consecutive year working as a professional Upstream Linux Kernel Engineer, and I feel so grateful for all the things that have happened over the years. &#x1f427;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to all the people who have dedicated their careers to making the dream of Open Source possible. It&#8217;s really a great community, full of people who truly make a difference in the lives of billions of people around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m so honored to be part of this family. &#x1f642;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend I learned that Jerry Cooperstein has retired, and while dusting off my personal blog (I will be posting regularly next year &#8211;once a month, actually), I ran into my &#8220;LFD420 Linux Kernel Internals and Development&#8221; certificate of completion, which was signed by Jerry back in May 2016. 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