Emma Jane Hogbin
Encyclopedia
Emma Jane Hogbin is a Canadian technical writer
and free software
advocate
who lives in Owen Sound, Ontario
, Canada
. She is active in Drupal
and the Bazaar version control system in different capacities and has contributed documentation to the Linux Documentation Project
. She also speaks at various events on a range of technical and social topics. She is a member of Ubuntu Women, 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 GNU/Linux software, but to integrate backwards and learn more about it.” Hogbin unsuccessfully ran for the Green Party of Canada
in the Ontario riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound during the 2011 federal election.
. In 1998 she served as a Legislative Usher to the 36th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
. She continues to be politically active through her Web development
consultancy and has built the campaign Web sites for Shane Jolley
and Dick Hibma. On March 25, 2010, she announced that she has successfully filed to run for the Green Party
nomination to be a candidate in the next federal election. On August 17, 2010, she won the nomination becoming the party's candidate in the riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound for the 2011 federal election. On May 2, she was defeated receiving 5,092 votes.
, specifically in free software
and operates a freelance consulting
business.
projects in terms of documentation of software
, Web development
(such as for the Bazaar version control system Web site) and talks. 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.
and Web development
services. Included in the work she has done is Web design
and development for The Osborne Collection at the Toronto Public Library
, development for the Language Evaluation and Assessment Project and Collaborative Environment for Language Learning projects at the University of Toronto
, and work for Canadian Department of Foreign and National Affairs. HICK Tech has done two technology conferences for rural Canada, HICKTech 2007 and HICKTech 2008.
Hogbin is known for being the first person on record to apply the GNU General Public License
to a knitting
pattern.
Technical writer
A technical writer is a professional writer who designs, creates, and maintains technical documentation...
and free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
advocate
Advocate
An advocate is a term for a professional lawyer used in several different legal systems. These include Scotland, South Africa, India, Scandinavian jurisdictions, Israel, and the British Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man...
who lives in Owen Sound, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. She is active in Drupal
Drupal
Drupal is a free and open-source content management system and content management framework written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is used as a back-end system for at least 1.5% of all websites worldwide ranging from personal blogs to corporate, political, and...
and the Bazaar version control system in different capacities and has contributed documentation to the Linux Documentation Project
Linux Documentation Project
The Linux Documentation Project is an all-volunteer project that maintains a large collection of GNU and Linux-related documentation and publishes the collection online. It began as a way for hackers to share their documentation with each other and with their users, and for users to share...
. She also speaks at various events on a range of technical and social topics. She is a member of Ubuntu Women, 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 GNU/Linux software, but to integrate backwards and learn more about it.” Hogbin unsuccessfully ran for the Green Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
in the Ontario riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound during the 2011 federal election.
Unicorn Law
Hogbin formulated the “Unicorn Law”, named by herself and Gabrielle Roth in 2009. The law states:- If you are a womanWomanA woman , pl: women is a female human. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent...
in open sourceOpen sourceThe term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
, you will eventually give a talk about being a woman in open source.
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 Ontario35th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 35th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from September 6, 1990 until April 28, 1995, just prior to the 1995 general election. The majority party was the Ontario New Democratic Party led by Bob Rae....
. In 1998 she served as a Legislative Usher to the 36th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
36th Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The 36th Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada's most-populous province, was in session from June 8, 1995 until May 5, 1999, just prior to the Ontario general election. Majority was held by the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Mike Harris....
. She continues to be politically active through her Web development
Web development
Web development is a broad term for the work involved in developing a web site for the Internet or an intranet . This can include web design, web content development, client liaison, client-side/server-side scripting, web server and network security configuration, and e-commerce development...
consultancy and has built the campaign Web sites for Shane Jolley
Shane Jolley
Shane Jolley is a Canadian politician, previously the male deputy leader for the Green Party of Ontario. Jolley defeated three other candidates to be elected to the position at the party's annual convention in 2008, and served alongside Judy Smith Torrie, who is the party's female deputy leader.In...
and Dick Hibma. On March 25, 2010, she announced that she has successfully filed to run for the Green Party
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
nomination to be a candidate in the next federal election. On August 17, 2010, she won the nomination becoming the party's candidate in the riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound for the 2011 federal election. On May 2, she was defeated receiving 5,092 votes.
Technology
Hogbin is active in the world of technologyTechnology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, specifically in free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
and operates a freelance consulting
Consultant
A consultant is a professional who provides professional or expert advice in a particular area such as management, accountancy, the environment, entertainment, technology, law , human resources, marketing, emergency management, food production, medicine, finance, life management, economics, public...
business.
Free software
Hogbin is an accomplished contributor to free softwareFree software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
projects in terms of documentation of software
Software documentation
Software documentation or source code documentation is written text that accompanies computer software. It either explains how it operates or how to use it, and may mean different things to people in different roles....
, Web development
Web development
Web development is a broad term for the work involved in developing a web site for the Internet or an intranet . This can include web design, web content development, client liaison, client-side/server-side scripting, web server and network security configuration, and e-commerce development...
(such as for the Bazaar version control system Web site) and talks. She has written articles for Full Circle Magazine
Full Circle Magazine
Full Circle Magazine is a free distribution Portable Document Format magazine that was launched in April 2007. The magazine is an independent publication and is not affiliated with Canonical Ltd., the sponsors of the Ubuntu operating system...
on women in the Ubuntu
Ubuntu (operating system)
Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu...
community, and is a co-author of the book Front End Drupal.
Career
Hogbin runs HICK Tech, a service business providing educationEducation
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and Web development
Web development
Web development is a broad term for the work involved in developing a web site for the Internet or an intranet . This can include web design, web content development, client liaison, client-side/server-side scripting, web server and network security configuration, and e-commerce development...
services. Included in the work she has done is Web design
Web design
Web design is the process of planning and creating a website. Text, images, digital media and interactive elements are used by web designers to produce the page seen on the web browser...
and development for The Osborne Collection at the Toronto Public Library
Toronto Public Library
Toronto Public Library is a public library system based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest public library system in Canada and in 2008, had averaged a higher...
, development for the Language Evaluation and Assessment Project and Collaborative Environment for Language Learning projects at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, and work for Canadian Department of Foreign and National Affairs. HICK Tech has done two technology conferences for rural Canada, HICKTech 2007 and HICKTech 2008.
Personal life
Hogbin enjoys crafting activities. She has been featured for her work as an amateur bookbinder and knitting.Hogbin is known for being the first person on record to apply the GNU General Public License
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
to a knitting
Knitting
Knitting is a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth or other fine crafts. Knitted fabric consists of consecutive rows of loops, called stitches. As each row progresses, a new loop is pulled through an existing loop. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can...
pattern.