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'''Allison Randal''' is a software developer and author. She was the chief architect of the [[Parrot virtual machine]], a member of the board of directors for [[The Perl Foundation]],<ref>[http://www.perlfoundation.org/who_s_who Perl Foundation's Who's Who list]</ref> a Director of the [[Python Software Foundation]] from 2010 to 2012,<ref>{{cite web|title=History of PSF Officers and Directors|url=https://www.python.org/psf/records/board/history/#allison-randal|website=Python Software Foundation|accessdate=25 May 2017|language=en}}</ref> and the Chairman of the [[Parrot Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.parrot.org/foundation Parrot Foundation]</ref> She is also the lead developer of [[Punie]], the port of Perl 1 to Parrot. She is co-author of [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/059600737X/ Perl 6 and Parrot Essentials] and the [http://perlcabal.org/syn/ Synopses] of Perl 6. She was employed by [[O'Reilly Media]]. From August 2010 till February 2012, Randal was the Technical Architect of Ubuntu at [[Canonical Ltd|Canonical]].<ref>[http://allisonrandal.com/2010/08/20/ubuntu-ta-intro/ New Job, New Blog by Allison Randal Aug. 20, 2010]</ref><ref name=LinkedIn>{{cite web|last=Randal|first=Allison|title=Allison Randal: Open Source Strategist|url=http://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonrandal|publisher=LinkedIn|accessdate=23 February 2013}}</ref>
'''Allison Randal''' is a software developer and author. She was the chief architect of the [[Parrot virtual machine]], a member of the board of directors for [[The Perl Foundation]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perlfoundation.org/who_s_who|title=The Perl Foundation|website=www.perlfoundation.org|access-date=2008-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501090402/http://www.perlfoundation.org/who_s_who|archive-date=2011-05-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> a director of the [[Python Software Foundation]] from 2010 to 2012,<ref>{{cite web|title=History of PSF Officers and Directors|url=https://www.python.org/psf/records/board/history/#allison-randal|website=Python Software Foundation|access-date=25 May 2017|language=en}}</ref> and the chairman of the [[Parrot Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parrot.org/foundation|title=Foundation - Parrot VM|website=www.parrot.org}}</ref> She is also the lead developer of [[Punie]], the port of Perl 1 to Parrot. She is co-author of [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/059600737X/ Perl 6 and Parrot Essentials] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090831103918/http://perlcabal.org/syn/ Synopses] of Perl 6. She was employed by [[O'Reilly Media]]. From August 2010 till February 2012, Randal was the Technical Architect of Ubuntu at [[Canonical Ltd|Canonical]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allisonrandal.com/2010/08/20/ubuntu-ta-intro/|title=New Job, New Blog|date=20 August 2010|website=allisonrandal.com}}</ref><ref name=LinkedIn>{{cite web|last=Randal|first=Allison|title=Allison Randal: Open Source Strategist|url=http://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonrandal|publisher=LinkedIn|access-date=23 February 2013}}</ref>


In 2009, Randal was chair of O'Reilly's [[O'Reilly Open Source Convention|Open Source Convention (OSCON)]].<ref>[http://radar.oreilly.com/allison Allison Randal - O'Reilly Radar]</ref> She was elected a fellow of the [[Python Software Foundation]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=PSF Membership Roster|url=https://www.python.org/psf/members/#fellows|website=Python Software Foundation|accessdate=25 May 2017|language=en}}</ref>
In 2009, Randal was chair of O'Reilly's [[O'Reilly Open Source Convention|Open Source Convention (OSCON)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radar.oreilly.com/allison|title=Allison Randal|website=O'Reilly Radar|access-date=2013-02-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427221148/http://radar.oreilly.com/allison|archive-date=2016-04-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was elected a fellow of the [[Python Software Foundation]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=PSF Membership Roster|url=https://www.python.org/psf/members/#fellows|website=Python Software Foundation|access-date=25 May 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424164732/https://www.python.org/psf/members/#fellows|archive-date=24 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>


She is currently a director of the [[Open Source Initiative]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://opensource.org/node/705 | title=OSI Board Changes 2014 | date=2014-04-09 | accessdate=2014-04-09}}</ref> and since May 2015 has been its President.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Phipps|first1=Simon|title=Handing On The Baton|url=http://opensource.org/node/747|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref> She also serves on the [[Open Stack]] Foundation board of directors. <ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|url=https://www.openstack.org/foundation/board-of-directors/|website=Open Stack Open Source Cloud Computing Software|accessdate=18 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>
She is currently a director of the [[Open Source Initiative]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://opensource.org/node/705 | title=OSI Board Changes 2014 | date=2014-04-09 | access-date=2014-04-09 | archive-date=2014-04-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413141120/http://opensource.org/node/705 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and was its president between 2015 and 2017, taking over from and handing back to [[Simon Phipps (programmer)|Simon Phipps]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Phipps|first1=Simon|title=Handing On The Baton|url=http://opensource.org/node/747|access-date=20 November 2015|archive-date=21 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121095939/http://opensource.org/node/747|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Randal|first1=Allison|title=Transitions in Leadership|url=https://opensource.org/node/902|website=Open Source Initiative|access-date=2 October 2017|archive-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001085856/https://opensource.org/node/902|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also serves on the [[OpenStack]] Foundation board of directors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Directors|url=https://www.openstack.org/foundation/board-of-directors/|website=OpenStack Open Source Cloud Computing Software|access-date=18 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://allisonrandal.com/ "here be unicorns"], Allison Randal's blog
* [http://allisonrandal.com/ "here be unicorns"], Allison Randal's blog
* [http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2004/05/19/allison.html An Interview with Allison Randal] by Simon Cozens of [http://perl.com/ perl.com]
* [http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2004/05/19/allison.html An Interview with Allison Randal] by Simon Cozens of [http://perl.com/ perl.com]
* [http://www.theperlreview.com/Interviews/allison-randal-20060412.html Interview with Allison Randal] by [http://www.theperlreview.com The Perl Review]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070522153838/http://www.theperlreview.com/Interviews/allison-randal-20060412.html Interview with Allison Randal] by [http://www.theperlreview.com The Perl Review]
* [http://www.perl.org/ The Perl Programming Language]
* [http://www.perl.org/ The Perl Programming Language]


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Latest revision as of 09:30, 4 April 2024

Not to be confused with Allison Randall.
Allison Randal
Occupation(s)Programmer, Author
EmployerSUSE
Known forPerl, Parrot

Allison Randal is a software developer and author. She was the chief architect of the Parrot virtual machine, a member of the board of directors for The Perl Foundation,[1] a director of the Python Software Foundation from 2010 to 2012,[2] and the chairman of the Parrot Foundation.[3] She is also the lead developer of Punie, the port of Perl 1 to Parrot. She is co-author of Perl 6 and Parrot Essentials and the Synopses of Perl 6. She was employed by O'Reilly Media. From August 2010 till February 2012, Randal was the Technical Architect of Ubuntu at Canonical.[4][5]

In 2009, Randal was chair of O'Reilly's Open Source Convention (OSCON).[6] She was elected a fellow of the Python Software Foundation in 2010.[7]

She is currently a director of the Open Source Initiative[8] and was its president between 2015 and 2017, taking over from and handing back to Simon Phipps.[9][10] She also serves on the OpenStack Foundation board of directors.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "The Perl Foundation". www.perlfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  2. ^ "History of PSF Officers and Directors". Python Software Foundation. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Foundation - Parrot VM". www.parrot.org.
  4. ^ "New Job, New Blog". allisonrandal.com. 20 August 2010.
  5. ^ Randal, Allison. "Allison Randal: Open Source Strategist". LinkedIn. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Allison Randal". O'Reilly Radar. Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  7. ^ "PSF Membership Roster". Python Software Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "OSI Board Changes 2014". 2014-04-09. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  9. ^ Phipps, Simon. "Handing On The Baton". Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  10. ^ Randal, Allison. "Transitions in Leadership". Open Source Initiative. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Board of Directors". OpenStack Open Source Cloud Computing Software. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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