Since 2000, Karsten has been teaching and living <a href="http://www.theopensourceway.org/">the open source way</a>, and helps with various community activities in projects Red Hat is involved in. He is a 15-year IT industry veteran and has worked most sides of common business equations as an IS manager, professional services consultant, technical writer and developer advocate. Karsten lives in his hometown of Santa Cruz, California, with his wife and two daughters on their small urban farm, where they focus on nurturing sustainable community living.