Emma Jane Hogbin Explained

Emma Jane Hogbin
Birth Name:Emma Jane Hogbin
Birth Date:May 2, 1977
Nationality:Canadian
Occupation:
Spouse:James Westby (2012 -)
Party:Green Party of Canada

Emma Jane Hogbin (born May 2, 1977) is a Canadian technical writer and free software advocate who lives in Dartmoor,[1] United Kingdom.[2] She is active in Drupal[3] and the Bazaar version control system[3] in different capacities and has contributed documentation to the Linux Documentation Project.[4] She also speaks at various events on a range of technical and social topics.[5] [6] She is a member of Ubuntu Women,[7] a group devoted in part to "Encouraging women to participate, for example, to learn to create new FLOSS software (or revamp existing software), not only to use Linux software, but to integrate backwards and learn more about it."[8] Hogbin unsuccessfully ran for the Green Party of Canada in the Ontario riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound during the 2011 federal election.[9]

Unicorn Law

Hogbin formulated the "Unicorn Law", named by herself and Gabrielle Roth in 2009. The law states:

In late 2010, the Unicorn Law was controversially referenced on T-shirts for the Haecksen conference, a mini-conf preceding Australia's linux.conf.au 2011.[10] [11]

Politics

Hogbin has been interested in politics from an early age. In 1991, she served as a Legislative Page to the 35th Legislative Assembly of Ontario.[12] In 1998 she served as a Legislative Usher to the 36th Legislative Assembly of Ontario.[13] She continues to be politically active through her Web development consultancy and has built the campaign Web sites for Shane Jolley[14] and Dick Hibma. On March 25, 2010, she announced that she had filed to run for the Green Party nomination to be a candidate for the riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound in the 2011 federal election.[9] On May 2, she was defeated, having received 5,092 votes.

Technology

Hogbin is active in the world of technology, specifically in free software and operates a freelance consulting business.

Free software

Hogbin is an accomplished contributor to free software projects in terms of documentation of software,[15] Web development (such as for the Bazaar version control system Web site[16]) and talks.[6] [14] [17] [18] She has written articles for Full Circle Magazine on women in the Ubuntu community, and is a co-author of the book Front End Drupal.[19]

Career

Hogbin runs HICK Tech, a service business providing education and Web development services.[20] Included in the work she has done is Web design development for the Language Evaluation and Assessment Project and Collaborative Environment for Language Learning projects at the University of Toronto,[21] and work for Canadian Department of Foreign and National Affairs.[22] HICK Tech has done two technology conferences for rural Canada, HICKTech 2007 and HICKTech 2008.[23] [24]

Personal life

Hogbin enjoys crafting activities. She has been featured for her work as an amateur bookbinder[25] and knitting.[26]

Hogbin is known for being the first person on record to apply the GNU General Public License to a knitting pattern.[27]

Notes and References

  1. https://twitter.com/emmajane_net/status/1327660240918163457 Twitter "Emma Jane".
  2. https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmahogbin LinkedIn. "Emma Jane Hogbin Westby".
  3. http://www.lullabot.com/drupal-voices/drupal-voices-60-emma-jane-hogbin-theming-and-bazaar-version-control Drupal Voices 60: Emma Jane Hogbin on Theming and Bazaar version control
  4. http://tldp.org/ldpwn/20040414.html#interview The Linux Documentation Project Weekly News, Issue 15
  5. http://www.wincanada.org/news/port-elgin-skills-canada-networking-dinner--event- Port Elgin Skills Canada Networking Dinner - Event Summary Report
  6. http://www.oscon.com/oscon2008/public/schedule/detail/2491 Form an Orderly Queue, Ladies.
  7. http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/EmmaJane Emma Jane Hogbin's home page on the Ubuntu Women Wiki
  8. http://www.ubuntu-women.org/ Ubuntu Women - Home
  9. Web site: Greens pick Hogbin . 2010-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100819071224/http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2717586 . 2010-08-19 . dead .
  10. Web site: Gardiner. Mary. A unicorn races around the world before the truth has got its boots on. lecta. Mary Gardiner. 7 December 2013.
  11. Web site: Steenhout . Nicholas . Humour, Irony, Disablism and Sexism – Haecksen T-Shirt LCA2011 . Accessibility NZ . Nicholas Steenhout . 7 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211050217/http://accessibility.net.nz/blog/humour-irony-disablism-and-sexism-haecksen-t-shirt-lca2011/ . 11 December 2013 .
  12. http://hansardindex.ontla.on.ca/hansardeissue/35-1/l036.htm Hansard Issue: l036
  13. http://hansardindex.ontla.on.ca/hansardeissue/36-2/l033a.htm Hansard Issue: L033a
  14. http://szeged2008.drupalcon.org/files/open4biz-drupalcon_.pdf Open for (small) Business.
  15. http://cia.vc/stats/author/emmajane emmajame - CIA.vc
  16. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/bazaar/2009q3/061047.html RFC: Bazaar Web site Home Page Redesign
  17. http://www.lca2010.org.nz/programme/schedule/view_talk/50210 Writing Effective Self Help Guides for World Domination
  18. http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/03/crafter_emma_hogbin_speaking_a.html Craftzine.com blog : Crafter Emma Hogbin Speaking at Geek Conference
  19. http://frontenddrupal.com/ Front End Drupal: Designing, Theming, Scripting
  20. http://hicktech.com/ HICK Tech
  21. http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~sdunand/projects.html Dominique Sheffel-Dunand CV
  22. http://www.dataparc.com/projects/www.foreign-policy-dialogue.ca/en/credits/more.html Foreign Policy Dialogue - Partners - More Credits
  23. http://hicktech.com/node/52 HICK Tech Forum | HICK Tech
  24. http://hicktech.com/node/117 HICK Tech 2008 | HICK Tech
  25. http://www.photojunkie.ca/archive/2005/09/strange-little-girl-emma-binds-it-diy-style/ photojunkie » Strange Little Girl : Emma binds it DIY style
  26. http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/08/drupal_knitting_charts.html Craftzine.com blog : Drupal Knitting Charts
  27. http://www.emmajane.net/craft/drupal Drupal Knitting Charts | emmajane.net