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Daniel Pocock is an Irish Australian
Education
Pocock began high school at
. Pocock earned a degree Bachelor ofCommunity service
In 1997, Pocock began applying his
Career
Pocock founded his first consultancy business, SkySoft Pty Ltd as a student in 1997. His clients included Work Solutions Group, a winner of the
After graduating, Pocock moved to Europe where he has worked for
Pocock founded the Software Freedom Institute in 2021[23].
Codes of Conduct phenomena
In 2020, Pocock argued that the Outreachy program, where he has several years of experience as a mentor, was effectively paying women not to be too outspoken in the open source world.[24].
In 2021, David Arroyo Menéndez, a researcher from
In comments reported by The Register, Pocock explained that the Code of Conduct phenomena in open source organizations was a form of kangaroo court being used to deter and deflect questions about accountability[27].
On 21 March 2022 Pocock published an
Toastmasters
Pocock participates in the Toastmasters International organization. Upon finding there were no active clubs in Kosovo, Pocock took the initiative to establish a club at the Innovation Center Kosovo[29]
Red Hat, Inc and Fedora
In March 2021, Pocock wrote about his concerns. In January 2022, Red Hat, an IBM subsidiary since 2019, began proceedings against Pocock and the Software Freedom Institute to prevent them using the domain name WeMakeFedora.org. Red Hat's claim was denied by the panel and Red Hat was cited for harassment and abuse of the administrative procedure[31].
Controversy
Expulsion from Debian project
Pocock was expelled from the Debian project in 2018 after accusations of harassment[32].
Involvement in FSFE data breach
In 2019 Pocock was accused by the Free Software Foundation Europe of inappropriate use of user data and misrepresenting himself as an FSFE representative[33].
Banning from FOSDEM
Pocock was banned from FOSDEM in 2022 "due to abuse of privileges and other complaints"[34].
Bad faith registration of domain
In 2022,
Further domain name disputes
In 2024, an additional WIPO case was filed regarding multiple additional domain names associated with the Debian project and registered by Pocock[37]. The decision was that the domains had been registered in bad faith and were ordered to be transferred to Debian[38]
References
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- ^ "Badges for pocock". Fedora badges. Red Hat.
- ^ "Nominations for European election". Galway Returning Officer. Marian Chambers Higgins. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "STS-59 QSL list". SQL.net. April 14, 1994.
- ^ Hickling, F.J. "Certificate" (PDF). Australian Defence Force.
- ^ "Daniel Pocock". Xavnet. Old Xaverian Association. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Wikmail". News of the Day. Global Web Builders. November 28, 1997. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Runner-Up Certificate". January 30, 1998. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ O'Donnell, Jonathan. "Virtual Moreland Internet Training Courses". Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Election results". Farrago_(magazine) student newspaper. Melbourne University Student Union. October 1, 1998. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Hackers attack pro-Corby web sites". The Age. May 6, 2005. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "FSFE Fellowship Elections 2017". Condorcet Internet Voting Service. Cornell University. April 24, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "UN Forum on Business and Human Rights". United Nations Human Rights Commission. United Nations. November 27, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Safeguarding Human Rights Defenders". United Nations WebTV. United Nations. November 27, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Pocock, Daniel (January 7, 2019). "Debian's Human Rights Paradox". Daniel Pocock's Blog. Daniel Pocock. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ Hoye, Mike (January 7, 2019). "Remove 1 feed". Github. Mozilla. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Debian Falsified Harassment Claims in Appelbaum Expulsion". Daniel Pocock's Blog. Daniel Pocock. August 26, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Debian Falsified Harassment Claims in Appelbaum Expulsion". Soylent News. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Kosky, Lynne. "Lynne Kosky home page (archive.org)". Archived from the original on December 27, 2002.
- ^ Tanner, Lindsay. "Home page (archive.org snapshot)". Archived from the original on May 27, 2002. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Speaker profile: Daniel Pocock". FOSDEM. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Nouvelles entrées Software Freedom Institute SA, Lausanne". SHAB. April 29, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Sincere Thoughts about Outreachy". Techrights. November 29, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ McIntyre, Steve (January 11, 2021). "Please stop (was Re: Counting males and females in Debian)". Debian. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ Larabel, Michael (February 13, 2021). "Data Suggests CoC + Outreachy Hasn't Helped Increase Female Participation In Debian". Phoronix. Michael Larabel. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ Claburn, Thomas (March 16, 2022). "Red Hat effort to shut down WeMakeFedora.org deemed harassment". The Register. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Pocock, Daniel (March 21, 2022). "Open letter to the ACM regarding Codes of Conduct impersonating the Code of Ethics". Daniel Pocock's Blog. Daniel Pocock. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Toastmasters Prishtina". Youtube. KTV Kohavision. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Pocock, Daniel. "When I discovered people trafficking in open source software". Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "DECISION, Red Hat, Inc. v. Software Freedom Institute SA". March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Statement on Daniel Pocock". November 17, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Further facts about data breach". May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ " "[FOSDEM] Ban of Daniel Pocock". February 5, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Case Details for WIPO Case D2022-1524". July 19, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "debian.community domain". Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Case Details for WIPO Case D2024-0770". Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION" (PDF). May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
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