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We are in a moment of opportunity for ourselves, our companies, and our ecosystem. We were born to work, to make hard decisions, to look to each other as a team. We were born to build networks, networks that can change the course of small (in number, but never in importance) individual lives, and to change the larger world. We play, we sweat, we breathe, and most of all we demonstrate what it means to be a collective. We can do this, we will do this; it is our duty and it is our gift. In this moment we will not only effect this meld but to participate in the transformation this meld promises. The most important technical innovations in our world have come from the telecommunications industry – we have a strong past and we build on that for our own future.
"When you pull on that jersey your represent yourselves and your teammates. And the name of the front is a hell of a lot more important than the name on the back."
Music
The music I've been listening to as I work through this meld is the theme from Chariots of Fire. For these reasons: 1) the sound itself is very much classical combined with 80's electronic music; 2) it is the story of a team; 3) the music is inspiring but a bit of a slow roll in how it builds – it feels like what we're trying to do and in line with us as a telco industry; 4) the characters wrestle with personal and collective values at every turn. As an open source community we all wear the hats of our personal values, our company's values, and our open source project's values. This tension is healthy even when it is uncomfortable.