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These are people we'd like to interview.
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## Already on the list
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- Someone from the Debian Project
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- Matt Miller from Fedora - @mattdm@hachyderm.io | mattdm.org (note: stepped down as Fedora project leader, Jef Spaleta replaced him)
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- Carl George from RedHat - carl@redhat.com | @carlwgeorge@fosstodon.org | EPEL team lead
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- The Linux Experiement (Nick) (contacted)
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- DistroTube - distro.tube | @dwt1 on GitLab/GitHub (no public email found)
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- Brodie (contacted) - brodierobertsonbusiness@gmail.com
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- Jake@Linux (contacted)
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- BreadonPenguins (can't find a contact) - github.com/BreadOnPenguins | patreon.com/breadonpenguins
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- Luke Smith (lol) - luke@lukesmith.xyz (reads but rarely responds)
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- Neal Gompa - ngompa@fedoraproject.org | ngompa13@gmail.com | @conan_kudo on Matrix
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- Jorge Castro - @jorge@hachyderm.io | @castrojo on BlueSky | DevRel at CNCF | ypsidanger.com
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- Mitchell Hashimoto (Ghostty terminal) - @mitchellh on X/Mastodon/GitHub | mitchellh.com
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- TJ Devries - devries.timothyj@gmail.com | teej_dv on Twitch/X
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- Clem Lefebvre - linuxmint.com | GitHub: clefebvre (no public email found)
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- Drew DeVault (Sway dev) - drew@ddevault.org | drewdevault.com
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- Erik Dubois - @erikdubois on X/GitHub | erikdubois.be | arcolinux.com (no public email found)
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## New suggestions
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### More accessible / mid-size creators
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- TonyBTW - Linux tutorials, Neovim, LFS guides. Already been on the show once (ep 209). Contact: tonybtw.com | @tonybanters on GitHub
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- Eric Murphy - Minimalist Linux, Arch/Hyprland, web dev. Great fit for a ricing/workflow episode. Contact: eric@ericmurphy.xyz | ericmurphy.xyz
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- bashbunni - DevRel at Charm, Go developer, CLI tooling. Fun energy, would be great for a terminal tools episode. Contact: bashbunni@charm.sh (likely) | linktr.ee/bashbunni
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- Ksk Royal - Covers Linux, Raspberry Pi, Android. Broad tech audience. Contact: business.ksktech@yahoo.com | kskroyal.com
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- Tyler's Tech - Distro reviews and FOSS software testing. Similar vibe to the show. Contact: buymeacoffee.com/tylerstech | Discord
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- DJ Ware - 50+ years in Unix/Linux, advanced topics. Would bring a veteran perspective. Contact: cybergizmo.org | @djware55 on X | patreon.com/DJWare
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- BigDaddyLinux (Rocco) - Runs Linux Spotlight interviews, BDLL live streams. Already interviews people so he'd be comfortable on a podcast. Contact: @BigDaddyLinux on Telegram/Mastodon | bigdaddylinux.com
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- Gardiner Bryant - FOSS advocate, Linux gaming, self-hosting. Runs Heavy Element media studio in Maine. Contact: @gardiner_bryant@mastodon.online | gardinerbryant.com
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- Tris (No Boilerplate) - Fast technical videos, Rust evangelist, NixOS user. Could be a fun Nix/Rust crossover episode. Contact: @tris@namtao.com on Mastodon | noboilerplate.org
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- Elliott Minns (Dreams of Code / Dreams of Autonomy) - Developer tooling, Linux setup, self-hosting. 200k+ combined subs. Contact: blog.dreamsofcode.io
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### Indie FOSS project devs (like the Helium browser guy)
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- imputnet (Helium browser / Cobalt) - Built a privacy-first Chromium fork and the Cobalt media downloader. Small team, approachable. Contact: hello@imput.net | github.com/imputnet
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- Vaxry (Hyprland) - Built the most popular Wayland tiling compositor. Already did Tech Over Tea. Controversial but interesting. Contact: vaxry@vaxry.net | @vaxryy on X | blog.vaxry.net
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- Zen Browser dev - Firefox fork focused on privacy and design, blew up in 2024. 30+ contributors. Contact: github.com/zen-browser
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- Ryosuke Asano (Floorp browser) - Another Firefox fork, heavy on customization. Japanese dev. Contact: github.com/Floorp-Projects
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- Linus Dierheimer (Fastfetch) - Wrote the neofetch replacement everyone uses now. Contact: github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
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- Carl Richell (System76 / COSMIC DE) - Founder of System76, building the COSMIC desktop in Rust. Contact: blog.system76.com
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- Jeremy Soller (System76 / Pop!_OS) - Principal engineer at System76, Redox OS creator. Deep Rust + OS knowledge
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- Dave Davenport (rofi) - Built the app launcher/dmenu replacement everyone uses. Contact: github.com/DaveDavenport | #rofi on libera.chat | blog.sarine.nl (warns he's slow to respond)
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- Enrico Tröger / Nick Treleaven (Geany) - Lightweight IDE that's been around forever, still actively developed. Contact: enrico.troeger@uvena.de | #geany:matrix.org | github.com/geany
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- Nathan Sobo (Zed editor) - Created Atom, now building Zed in Rust. High-performance editor with multiplayer. Contact: zed.dev/team | github.com/zed-industries
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- Wez Furlong (WezTerm) - GPU-accelerated terminal in Rust, huge in the Linux terminal space. Ex-Meta. Contact: @wez@fosstodon.org | @wezfurlong on X | github.com/wez
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### Bigger gets (worth a shot)
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- Chris Titus Tech - Huge Linux audience, daily driving Linux, Windows-to-Linux migration. Contact: contact@christitus.com | christitus.com
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- Jay LaCroix (LearnLinuxTV) - 800k+ subs, deep-dive Linux tutorials and server content. Contact: jay@learnlinux.tv (likely) | @JayTheLinuxGuy on X
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- Wendell Wilson (Level1Techs) - Deep hardware + Linux knowledge, GPU passthrough pioneer. Contact: wendell@level1techs.com (likely) | forum.level1techs.com
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- Mental Outlaw (Kenny) - Privacy, Gentoo, FOSS philosophy. Strong opinions. Contact: YouTube about page or Odysee @AlphaNerd
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- Veronica Explains - Linux and retro tech, approachable style. Contact: ask@veronicaexplains.net | vkc.sh/contact
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- Niccolò Venerandi (Nicco Loves Linux) - KDE developer and content creator. Contact: @veggero on X/GitHub | nicco.love
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- Michael Tunnell (TuxDigital / Destination Linux) - Runs Destination Linux podcast, marketing at Framework. Contact: tuxdigital.com/contact
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- Ermanno Ferrari (EF - Linux Made Simple) - EndeavourOS/Arch focused, Swiss creator. Contact: @ermanno_ferrari on X | eflinux.com
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- Chris Fisher (Jupiter Broadcasting) - Veteran Linux podcaster, Linux Unplugged and Linux Action News. Contact: jupiterbroadcasting.com | @ChrisLAS on X
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- Techlore (Henry Fisher) - Privacy-focused creator. Contact: contact@techlore.tech | henryfisher.tech
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- NetworkChuck (Chuck Keith) - 4M+ subs, IT career + Linux. Big reach. Contact: store.networkchuck.com/pages/contact-us
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- Daniel Fore (elementary OS founder) - Opinionated about Linux UX, good conversation starter
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- Hector Martin (Asahi Linux) - Porting Linux to Apple Silicon. Contact: @maraborning on X
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