Yukidoke Consulting

Yukidoke Consulting was established in 2002 by Benjamin Mako Hill to offer services and consulting to firms interested in building online communities with a focus on Free, Libre, and Open Source Software (FLOSS), social media, and free culture communities including wikis.

Yukidoke Consulting draws on Hill's two decades of experience as a leader in major FLOSS and free culture communities including Debian, the Free Software Foundation, Wikipedia, and as a founding member of Ubuntu, to help firms harness development methods and software proven successful in FLOSS communities. Led by Hill, Yukidoke consultants are well connected to and deeply experienced with existing FLOSS communities.

Based in Boston, Yukidoke has worked with organizations in Boston, Amherst, Seattle, San Francisco and Rome.

Services

• Free and Open Source Software (FLOSS) project management with special experience in:
  • Building successful community driven projects.
  • Coordinating and designing FOSS releases.
  • Designing and implementing development strategies, infrastructure, and process to facilitate user and community involvement.
  • Migration from closed-source development to open source development.
• Licensing consulting especially in regards to the selection, application, and research of FLOSS licenses. Specific expertise is in regards to the GNU General Public License.
• Ubuntu and Debian development, infrastructure, customization, and implementation with specific expertise in regards to custom distributions.
• FLOSS in NGOs and Non-Profit Organizations with a high level of expertise in development, deployment, and harnessing community based development of software in non-profits.
• Talks, seminars, workshops, and classes on FLOSS, history, practice, and project management, and on any of the topics listed above.

Experience

Benjamin Mako Hill has nearly two deacades of experience using, developing, and supporting Free and Open Source Software and other productive online communities. Detailed information can be found at:

• Benjamin Mako Hill's Biography
• Benjamin Mako Hill's Homepage
• Wikipedia's Article on Benjamin Mako Hill

References and Rates

References are rates are both available upon request. Reduced charity rates may be available for non-profit organizations and civil society groups.

Contact

• Email: hill@yukidoke.org
• Phone (US): (+1) 206.409.7191
• Other: Additional Contact Info