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UID:pretalx-devconf-us-2026-XZQV8P@pretalx.devconf.info
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DESCRIPTION:What happens when a Linux company hires you to work with the Wi
 ndows Operating System?\n\nAt Red Hat\, I contribute to an OLM operator wr
 itten in Go that configures Windows Server\ninstances into OpenShift worke
 r nodes. I debug Windows issues from a Fedora laptop\,\nand contribute to 
 a Kubernetes SIG literally called "sig-windows". When I tell people at con
 ferences what I do\, the first reaction is always the same: "Wait\, Window
 s at Red Hat?"\n\nThis talk is the honest story behind that reaction. I'll
  share a career lesson hiding in a weird job description\, a different per
 spective on where to find meaningful open source work\, concrete strategie
 s for contributing to large upstream projects\, and maybe the courage to n
 avigate a role that doesn't fit the obvious narrative but creates a unique
  opportunity for impact.
DTSTAMP:20260727T174808Z
LOCATION:Hewitt Boardroom (Capacity 35)
SUMMARY:Why a Linux Company Hired Me to Build for Windows - JR Valdes
URL:https://pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-us-2026/talk/XZQV8P/
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