Open Source Matters

open source matters open source for fun and proﬁt @another_clue

@another_clue open source consumers? 2

@another_clue open source is ubiquitous! 3

@another_clue open source contributors? 4

@another_clue Hello! 5

@another_clue $ whoami 6

@another_clue $ whoami Christian Lück 7

@another_clue $ whoami Christian LÃ¼ck 8

@another_clue $ whoami Christian Lueck 9

@another_clue $ whoami Christian Lueck 10

@another_clue $ whoami Christian Lueck @clue 11

@another_clue $ whoami Christian Lueck @another_clue 12

@another_clue $ whoami Christian Lueck @another_clue passionate about pushing the
limits 13

limits professional software engineer 14

limits regular open-source contributor 15

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@another_clue 25 not this talk ;-)

@another_clue 26 open source can be fun

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@another_clue 28 merry christmas!

@another_clue 29 open source can be fun

@another_clue 30 open source can be fun can be hard
work

@another_clue I know a thing or two 31

@another_clue I know a thing or two here’s what I
learned… 32

@another_clue what is open source all about and why should
you care? 33

@another_clue what is open source? …34

@another_clue …35 free what is open source?

@another_clue …36 what is open source?

@another_clue …37 what is open source?

@another_clue 38 what is open source?

@another_clue why open source? …39

@another_clue …40 freedom why open source?

@another_clue …41 freedom learning why open source?

@another_clue 42 freedom learning sharing why open source?

@another_clue getting started 43

@another_clue where to start? …44

@another_clue where to start? …45 start project from scratch

@another_clue where to start? …46 start project from scratch push
upstream

@another_clue where to start? 47 start project from scratch push
upstream fork oﬀ

@another_clue ﬁrst steps …48

@another_clue ﬁrst steps …49 scratch your own itch

@another_clue ﬁrst steps …50 scratch your own itch do what
you’re good at and enjoy!

@another_clue ﬁrst steps …51 scratch your own itch do what
you’re good at and enjoy! prototypes are perfectly ﬁne

@another_clue ﬁrst steps 52 scratch your own itch do what
you’re good at and enjoy! prototypes are perfectly ﬁne iteratively get better

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@another_clue the magic 1+ 54

@another_clue magic! …55

@another_clue magic! …56 ﬁrst star

@another_clue magic! …57 ﬁrst star ﬁrst fork

@another_clue magic! …58 first star first fork first contribution

@another_clue magic! 59 first star first fork first contribution first
external maintainer

@another_clue validates your concept 60

@another_clue onboarding 61

@another_clue onboarding 62 always start with the why

@another_clue onboarding 63 always start with the why encourage feedback

welcome contributions

welcome contributions diversity FTW

@another_clue scaling empathy 66

@another_clue scaling empathy 67

@another_clue scaling empathy 68 at ﬁrst, it’s easy

@another_clue scaling empathy 69 at ﬁrst, it’s easy eventually, people
will disagree

will disagree that’s okay

will disagree that’s okay no need to make everybody happy

@another_clue sustainable 72

@another_clue sustainable …73

@another_clue sustainable …74 ﬁnd your pace

@another_clue sustainable …75 ﬁnd your pace learn to say NO

@another_clue sustainable 76 ﬁnd your pace learn to say NO
let people know

@another_clue companies want reliable projects 77

@another_clue do companies rely on your project? 78

@another_clue $$$ 79

@another_clue $$$ 80 making money is easy

@another_clue $$$ 81 making money is easy - plan -
? - proﬁt

@another_clue $$$ 83 dual licensing

@another_clue $$$ 84 dual licensing custom development

@another_clue $$$ 85 dual licensing custom development services

@another_clue $$$ 86 dual licensing custom development services sponsoring

@another_clue $$$ 88 donations rarely work in practice (needs scale)

signiﬁcantly aﬀects project direction

significantly affects project direction find what works for you

significantly affects project direction find what works for you $$$ is hard

@another_clue successful open source 92

@another_clue Successful open source? 93

@another_clue Successful open source? 94 $$$

@another_clue Successful open source? 95 $$$ Scratch an itch

@another_clue Successful open source? 96 $$$ Scratch an itch Downloads
/ Publicity

@another_clue Successful open source? 97 $$$ Scratch an itch Downloads
/ Publicity Project completion

@another_clue Conclusions 98

@another_clue open source is ubiquitous! 99

@another_clue there are no silver bullets 100

@another_clue I encourage feedback, questions + suggestions 101

@another_clue just start …102

@another_clue just start start small …103

@another_clue just start start small keep improving …104

@another_clue just start start small keep improving eventually rule the
world 105

@another_clue contribute! 106

@another_clue contribute! code 107

@another_clue contribute! code maintenance 108

@another_clue contribute! code maintenance money 109

@another_clue contribute! code maintenance money thank you 110

@another_clue Pareto principle …111

@another_clue Pareto principle may seem overwhelming …112

@another_clue Pareto principle may seem overwhelming remember 80/20 rule …113

@another_clue Pareto principle may seem overwhelming remember 80/20 rule just
do it! 114

@another_clue // thank you & have fun! 115 @another_clue –
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