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Sage Sharp
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<p>Sage Sharp (formerly Sarah Sharp) is an American <a href="/facts/Software_engineering/KX6cE9kz">software engineer</a> who has worked on the <a href="/facts/Linux_kernel/dlkduHuA">Linux kernel</a>, including serving on the <a href="/facts/Linux_Foundation/5wbe2Vp0">Linux Foundation</a>'s <a href="/facts/Linux_Foundation/5wbe2Vp0">Technical Advisory Board</a> for two years. Sharp is <a href="/facts/Non-binary_gender/wdu3Pttr">non-binary</a> and uses <a href="/facts/Singular_they/gzjjmUFq">they/them pronouns</a>. </p><p>Sharp began working on the kernel in 2006 as an undergraduate at <a href="/facts/Portland_State_University/uzc2z68w">Portland State University</a>, and later through an <a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a> undergraduate research grant. Sharp's contributions to the kernel include writing and acting as a maintainer for its <a href="/facts/USB_3.0/WTnYm1IS">USB 3.0</a> <a href="/facts/Device_driver/rDYnHU1G">driver</a>. In 2015, Sharp recommended that the Linux project adopt a <a href="/facts/Code_of_conduct/EB7soVIQ">code of conduct</a> for Linux developers; <a href="/facts/Linus_Torvalds/EdDKP534">Linus Torvalds</a> adopted a "code of conflict" instead. Sharp stepped down from direct work on the kernel on 5 October 2015, citing the abrasive communication style and "abusive commentary [on submitted patches]" of the maintainer community. </p><p>Sharp was a volunteer co-coordinator of the <a href="/facts/Outreachy/FgRwBR2G">Outreachy</a> project, and led a team contributing to the Linux kernel for the project's June 2013 internships. Through their consultancy Otter Tech LLC, they work with Outreachy in a paid capacity, providing code of conduct enforcement training and incidence response workshops. </p><p>Sharp won the first annual <a href="/facts/Red_Hat/5rhmBLBa">Red Hat</a> Women in Open Source Community Award in 2015 for "efforts in improving communications and inviting women into open source communities" and the 2016 <a href="/facts/O%2527Reilly_Open_Source_Award/XSIHjdXf">O'Reilly Open Source Award</a> for accomplishments in the open source community. </p>