FOSS like a BOSS!

For some, open source software is a way of life. For others it's a dark and scary place -- full of fear, uncertainty and doubt. The hard reality is: nobody truly knows what they're doing and we're all just one teeny step from getting rumbled.

Let's explore what it takes to contribute to popular open source software and dispel the myths. By the end of the talk I guarantee you'll be throwing pull requests like a BOSS or your money back! (OK, maybe not that money part)

Transcript

1. FOSS LIKE A BOSS ANCIENT CITY RUBY 2016
8. I ❤ POETRY
11. THERE WAS A YOUNG MAN NAMED BENETH
12. THERE WAS A YOUNG MAN NAMED BENETH TO ACR HE WAS INVITED AGAINETH
13. THERE WAS A YOUNG MAN NAMED BENETH TO ACR HE WAS INVITED AGAINETH HE DOTH SPOKE FOR A BIT
14. THERE WAS A YOUNG MAN NAMED BENETH TO ACR HE WAS INVITED AGAINETH HE DOTH SPOKE FOR A BIT SPEAKETH STRANGE RANDOM SHIT
15. THERE WAS A YOUNG MAN NAMED BENETH TO ACR HE WAS INVITED AGAINETH HE DOTH SPOKE FOR A BIT SPEAKETH STRANGE RANDOM SHIT AND WON’T BE INVITED AGAINETH
21. Yeaaaaah. I’m gonna go ahead and use a shitty mnemonic — Ben Lovell
22. FREE OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE
23. FREE OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE
24. netflix is an affront to freedom — RMS
26. USE OPEN SOURCE? !
27. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!"!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
28. WHY CONTRIBUTE?
29. WHAT THEY SAY WHAT THEY MEAN
30. RAISE YOUR PUBLIC PROFILE
31. BE CRITICISED BY ENTITLED PEOPLE (YOU’LL NEVER MEET THEM IN PERSON)
32. TRAVEL THE WORLD! SPEAK AT CONFERENCES!
33. MONTHS OF TALK PREPARATION AIRPORTS JET LAG AIRPORTS SPEAKING ANXIETY AIRPORTS AIRPORTS ! AIRPORTS
34. ALTRUISM DEFINITION: THE PRINCIPLE OR PRACTICE OF UNSELFISH CONCERN FOR OR DEVOTION TO THE WELFARE OF OTHERS
35. PROVIDE CRITICAL COMPONENTS TO BUSINESSES MAKING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR NOTHING, ZERO, ZILCH!
36. GITHUB CV
40. I’M MEANT TO BE ENCOURAGING CONTRIBUTIONS
42. maintaining open source for free is not sustainable long term — @radar
43. and that’s why i quit — @radar
44. users act like customers — @bbatsov
45. but they are not your customers — @bbatsov
46. they’re making money from your free time
47. !
48. !"
49. !"#
50. !
51. !!
52. !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!
63. As has been stated continuously in the press, people are using Javascript, Ruby and Java unabated. — Donald Trump
64. open source is something other people do — someone, somewhen
65. STORY TIME
68. !
74. £2.3BN EXPECTED
75. £12BN ACTUAL
76. ! VAPOUR
84. WHAT IS A CONTRIBUTION?
85. WHATEVER GITHUB SAYS SORRY, NOT SORRY
86. ✅ OPENING ISSUES
90. ❌ CLOSING ISSUES
91. GIVING THANKS ❤
94. !!!!!!!!! !!"!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !"!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!"!
97. TIMELINE PARADOX
105. HELPING WITH OPEN ISSUES
106. If you use a gem at work, attempt to go through its issues list and see if there's something that you could fix. — @radar
107. DONATION
108. MY £176.80 PROMISE @BENLOVELL
109. MY $250 PROMISE @BENLOVELL
111. OUTREACH
118. DOCS
120. CODE MERGED TO MASTER LIKE… DUH
121. LEFT PAD?
122. CODE CONTRIBUTION CHECKLIST
123. 1. BIG FEATURE? CHECK WITH THE MAINTAINER
125. 2. READ THE FUCKING CONTRIBUTING.md
126. 3. UNDERSTAND IT MAY NEVER BE MERGED
129. WON’T RELOCATE TO SAN FRANCISCO
133. WAITING FOR REVIEW?
134. DON’T
136. FUCKING
138. INCESSANTLY
140. PING
142. THE MAINTAINER(S)
148. THE BIT WHERE HE TRIES TO RATIONALISE A SEEMINGLY RANDOM COLLECTION OF MEMES AND LARGELY UNRELATED THINGS BUT WITH SOME SEMBLANCE OF A THEME THAT ISN’T ENTIRELY COHERENT BUT PROBABLY HAS SOME DEEPER MEANING BUT MAYBE NOT
149. MAINTAINERS ARE A SCARCE RESOURCE
150. FREE AS IN ! OPEN-SOURCE IS !"
151. GIVE THANKS ❤
152. CONTRIBUTE BY ANY MEANS
156. HOT SINGLE SHARKS IN YOUR AREA
161. NO BITES YET…
163. !
166. RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE ! ! ! @BENLOVELL DON’T FORGET THE $250 THING