Collaboration as a key to success in Building Open Source Communities

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2. Collaboration as a Key to success in Building Open Source Communities
3. Food-Play Analogy A story…
4. No open source community can thrive without collaboration. Collaboration is about collective engagement for the common good and is the fastest route to open source project success.
5. Collaboration as a tool for success in Open Source Communities Amarachi, Johnson-Ubah Community Manager/Consensys Mesh
6. Some Context • About Consensys Mesh R&D • Decentralized Identity • Identity R&D @Mesh (Veramo)
7. Open collaboration is any system of innovation or production that relies on goal-oriented yet loosely coordinated participants who interact to create a product (or service) of economic value, which is made available to contributors and non-contributors alike. ~ Wikipedia
8. Benefits of Collaboration in Open Source • Improved Innovation and creativity • Faster development and problem solving • Increased trust and transparency • Broader adoption and support • Enhanced Learning and Skills development
9. Types of Collaborations that happen in OS communities • Individual Code Contributions ◦ Bug fixing & New features ◦ Issue reporting ◦ Reviewing PR’s • Partner contributions • Documentation • Community Advocacy • Community Support Open source software isn’t free — someone else paid for it.
10. Types of Collaborations that happen in OS communities • Individual Code Contributions ◦ Bug fixing & New features ◦ Issue reporting ◦ Reviewing PR’s • Partner contributions • Documentation • Community Advocacy • Community Support Open source software isn’t free — someone else paid for it.
11. Types of Collaborations that happen in OS communities • Individual Code Contributions ◦ Bug fixing & New features ◦ Issue reporting ◦ Reviewing PR’s • Partner contributions • Documentation • Community Advocacy • Community Support Open source software isn’t free — someone else paid for it.
12. Types of Collaborations that happen in OS communities • Individual Code Contributions ◦ Bug fixing & New features ◦ Issue reporting ◦ Reviewing PR’s • Partner contributions • Documentation • Community Advocacy • Community Support Open source software isn’t free — someone else paid for it.
13. Types of Collaborations that happen in OS communities • Individual Code Contributions ◦ Bug fixing & New features ◦ Issue reporting ◦ Reviewing PR’s • Partner contributions • Documentation • Community Advocacy • Community Support Open source software isn’t free — someone else paid for it.
14. Types of Collaborations that happen in OS communities • Financial Contributions ◦ Grants ◦ Donations ◦ Event sponsorships • Bug bounties
15. Steps to Fostering collaboration • Define a common goal • Be welcoming and inclusive • Provide documentation and resources • Recognize and appreciate contributions to the project. • Encourage Open Communication • Offer Bounties and rewards • Organize hackathons or virtual meetups
16. Steps to Fostering collaboration • Define a common goal • Be welcoming and inclusive • Provide documentation and resources • Recognize and appreciate contributions to the project. • Encourage Open Communication • Offer Bounties and rewards • Organize hackathons or virtual meetups
17. Steps to Fostering collaboration • Define a common goal • Be welcoming and inclusive • Provide documentation and resources • Recognize and appreciate contributions to the project. • Encourage Open Communication • Offer Bounties and rewards • Organize hackathons or virtual meetups
18. Steps to Fostering collaboration • Define a common goal • Be welcoming and inclusive • Provide documentation and resources • Recognize and appreciate contributions to the project. • Encourage Open Communication • Offer Bounties and rewards • Organize hackathons or virtual meetups
19. Steps to Fostering collaboration • Define a common goal • Be welcoming and inclusive • Provide documentation and resources • Recognize and appreciate contributions to the project. • Encourage Open Communication • Offer Bounties and rewards
20. Steps to Fostering collaboration • Define a common goal • Be welcoming and inclusive • Provide documentation and resources • Recognize and appreciate contributions to the project. • Encourage Open Communication • Offer Bounties and rewards
21. Steps to Fostering collaboration • Define a common goal • Be welcoming and inclusive • Provide documentation and resources • Recognize and appreciate contributions to the project. • Encourage Open Communication • Offer Bounties and rewards • Organize hackathons or virtual meetups
22. Collaboration is the heart of open source, where diverse minds come together to create something greater than the sum of its parts.
23. THANK YOU! Connect with me on Twitter: @amxrachijohnson