December and the upcoming holidays are perfect times for the next edition of the #SidnetDonations campaign. This time, Kamil Głuszak, our indispensable Perl Developer and Team Leader, has chosen to support the Kundelek Dog Shelter in Rzeszów and the Open Source Initiative.
Five Years of Collaboration with Kamil
Kamil recently celebrated his fifth work anniversary at Centuran, a subsidiary of Sidnet Solutions. From the start, he distinguished himself as someone who embraces challenges and is always ready to take on even the most demanding tasks. His determination, perseverance, and leadership skills inspire the entire Centuran team.
We’re grateful for these shared years and excited about the milestones yet to come!
The Kundelek Dog Shelter – Helping Animals in Need
Kamil’s first choice is the Kundelek Dog Shelter in Rzeszów, which holds a special place in his heart. He remembers it from his school days when food drives were organized for the shelter. Next year, Kundelek (Mongrel in English) will celebrate 20 years of dedicated work helping animals. The shelter not only facilitates adoptions but also offers virtual adoption options.
Winter is an especially challenging time for shelters. Increased heating costs, shortages of warm blankets and bedding, as well as high-calorie food, pose significant challenges. That’s why Kamil decided to support Kundelek—to help provide animals with decent living conditions during the harshest months of the year.
Open Source Initiative – Supporting Free Software
The second beneficiary is the Open Source Initiative (OSI), an organization dedicated to advancing open-source software and supporting developer communities worldwide.
Kamil has been working primarily with open-source tools for the past decade, making this organization a natural choice for his support.
He especially appreciates OSI’s efforts to shape AI-related regulations, including the Open Source AI Definition, which emphasizes transparency, ethics, and reproducibility (interpreted as consistency in obtaining the same or similar results when using the same dataset and AI algorithm) in AI system development. This is a crucial step toward the responsible advancement of technology that transforms our lives.
We thank Kamil for five years of collaboration and for his thoughtfulness in choosing the organizations supported as part of #SidnetDonations! The new year is just around the corner, and with it, the next chapters of our initiative! Stay tuned!