I Am Open Source (And So Can You!)

1. I Am Open Source (And So Can You!) David Czarnecki
2. @czarneckid
3. @agoragames
4. let’s talk open source
5. is there a path?
6. typically start out as a consumer
7. transition to a participant
8. migration to a maintainer
9. becoming an evangelizer
10. and finally a creator
11. my first project
12. blog software blojsom
13. a few facts
14. started february ‘03
15. mostly a solo project
16. adopted by apple june ’04* * https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/06/28Apple-Previews-Mac-OS-X-Server-Tiger.html
17. bought a bottle of cristal
18. 3 major releases
19. 1st release: flat files
20. focused on simplicity
21. 2nd release: rewrite
22. focused on plugins, extensions, and templating
23. 3rd release: DB
24. focused on execution
25. ceased august ‘09
26. what did i learn?
27. features are important
28. bug fixes are important
29. documentation is important
30. communication is important
31. IP is important
32. schwag is important
33. how can you contribute?
34. as a developer…
35. open source work is…
36. a developer “resume”
37. remember what’s important?
38. features are important
39. bug fixes are important
40. documentation is important
41. communication is important
42. IP is important
43. schwag is important
44. as a company…
45. open source work is…
46. a way to incentivize current and future employees
47. foster an open culture
48. ask, why isn’t this open?
49. remember what’s important?
50. features are important
51. bug fixes are important
52. documentation is important
53. communication is important
54. IP is important
55. schwag is important
56. thank you everyone questions?