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Today our guest is Jonas Rosland, Open Source Community Manager at {code} by Dell EMC. The {code} community has become an active way for the Dell EMC ecosystem to participate in open source projects. There are currently 3700 members in this community, and Jonas forecasts even more future growth. In this episode we really enjoyed speaking with Jonas about his background of developer advocate to community manager. Jonas goes into finer detail about the {code} Catalyst program and hisrole as a community leader, and how important it is to them to use the program as a way to thank those who are out there interfacing on behalf of Dell EMC, and to keep a good balance between the internal and external engagement. Leading and managing an open source community inside one of the world’s largest technology giants is not an easy task, but Jonas finds much motivation with real life examples, such as his colleagues in Japan finding their work lives easier because of the {code} Catalyst program. Finally, we talked about perception with big companies’ involvement in open source. Jonas feels Dell EMC sets a great example of how a large traditional company can interact with the open source community and we appreciate his dedication to making sure the goal is to integrate with projects in the larger open source ecosystem. About our guest, Jonas Rosland Jonas Rosland is a community builder, open source advocate, blogger and speaker at many open source focused events. As Open Source Community Manager at {code} by Dell EMC, he is responsible for the growth and prosperity of the {code} Community. The Influence Marketing Podcast, a podcast brought to you by the Influence Marketing Council, an industry council for B2B brands who innovate in influencer, advocacy, and community marketing. Your hosts, John Mark Troyer and Kathleen Nelson Troyer, are co-founders of the IMC. The Influence Marketing Podcast is part of the research program of the IMC. For more information, go to influencemarketingcouncil.com.