[Blog] Meet the Maintainer: Ian Whitney

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We are continuing our series of "Meet the Maintainer" interviews under the open source category in the blog. Next up is an interview with Ian Whitney, one of our Meshery Maintainers.

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Continuing in our Meet the Maintainer series, we have [Maintainer Name]. [Maintainer Name] is a... [Brief introduction about the maintainer]

[Your Name]:

[Maintainer Name], thank you for taking the time to join me today. While many people, both within and beyond the Layer5 community, have witnessed the impact of your contributions, they may not know the story behind who you are and how you became a maintainer. Could you share your journey with us? How did you discover the Layer5 community, and what inspired you to stay?

[Maintainer Name]:

[Maintainer's response]

[Your Name]:

You're a Meshery [Area] Maintainer. What does being a Meshery [Area] maintainer mean to you?

[Maintainer Name]:

[Maintainer's response]

[Additional paragraph if needed]

[Your Name]:

Have you worked with any other open source project? How does Layer5 compare?

[Maintainer Name]:

[Maintainer's response]

[Your Name]:

Layer5 has a number of active, open source projects. You've been consistently contributing to a few of them. Which one(s) are you currently focusing on?

[Maintainer Name]:

[Maintainer's response]

[Your Name]:

What's the coolest Meshery [Area] demo you have done/seen?

[Maintainer Name]:

[Maintainer's response]

[Additional paragraph if needed]

[Your Name]:

What is your favorite feature or aspect of [Area] in this project, and why?

[Maintainer Name]:

[Maintainer's response]

[Additional paragraph if needed]

[Your Name]:

What is your hot tip for working with Meshery that others may not know?

[Maintainer Name]:

[Maintainer's response]

[Additional paragraph if needed]

[Your Name]:

Where do you see opportunities for contributors to actively engage and contribute to [Area] within the Meshery and Layer5 community?

[Maintainer Name]:

[Maintainer's response]

[Additional paragraph if needed]

[Your Name]:

Let's get to know you a bit better with some quick questions: What's the emoji you use most often? Do you prefer movies or books? Would you consider yourself a morning person or a night owl? Over the past year, what's a project or accomplishment you're particularly proud of?

[Maintainer Name]:

[Maintainer's response]

[Additional paragraph if needed]

[Your Name]:

Do you have any advice for individuals hopeful to become Meshery [Area] contributors or potentially maintainers?

[Maintainer Name]:

[Maintainer's response]

[Additional paragraph if needed]

[Your Name]:

[Follow-up question or summary of maintainer's advice]

[Maintainer Name]:

[Maintainer's response]

The Meshery project moves at an impressive pace thanks to maintainers like [Maintainer Name]. Be like [Maintainer Name]. Join the Layer5 Slack and say "hi".