Sage Sharp (formerly Sarah Sharp) is an American

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who has worked on the

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, including serving on the

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for two years. Sharp is

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and uses they/them pronouns. Sharp began working on the kernel in 2006 as an undergraduate at

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, and later through an

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undergraduate research grant. Sharp's contributions to the kernel include writing and acting as a maintainer for its

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driver. In 2015, Sharp recommended that the Linux project adopt a

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for Linux developers;

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adopted a "code of conflict" instead. Sharp stepped down from direct work on the kernel on 5 October 2015, citing the abrasive communication style and "abusive commentary n submitted patches of the maintainer community. Sharp was a volunteer co-coordinator of the Outreachy project, and led a team contributing to the Linux kernel for the project's June 2013 internships. Through their consultancy Otter Tech LLC, they work with Outreachy in a paid capacity, providing code of conduct enforcement training and incidence response workshops. Sharp won the first annual

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Women in Open Source Community Award in 2015 for "efforts in improving communications and inviting women into open source communities" and the 2016 O'Reilly Open Source Award for accomplishments in the open source community.

Early years

Sharp grew up in

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, and attended Portland State University as an undergraduate. While at Portland State University, Sharp worked on the Linux kernel for senior elective credits.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharp, Sage Living people American software engineers 1985 births Portland State University alumni People from Rainier, Oregon Engineers from Oregon LGBTQ people from Oregon American non-binary people People from Portland, Oregon

Early years

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