Open Sourcing Working

There’s a debate raging right now. On one side: “GitHub is my resume.” On the other side: “That’s unfair to non-OSS folks and even discriminatory to minorities.”

This is a tricky topic. Land mines abound. This discussion will likely step on some toes. But it’s a conversation we need to have, even if we walk away offended.

It goes far beyond whether your resume is a GitHub profile or a Word .doc file. Embracing OSS for employment doesn’t have to be a disproportional popularity contest. We have to dig far deeper than just looking at someone’s code and trying to use that to determine a good fit for hire. The interactions are far more important than the characters.

Let’s explore first how you open-source your candidacy for employment. Then we’ll explore why employment should embrace this and what it means for the future of interviews and hires. Then we’ll cast a vision for how this will rewire the ways companies interact with the OSS community, even long after the offer letter.

Transcript

1. http://fitnessontherun.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/We_Are_OPEN_1.jpg
2. open sourcing working kyle simpson http://getify.me @getify
3. observations
4. ip observations
5. licenses observations
6. coc observations
7. triage observations
8. meritocracy observations
9. meritocracy egotocracy observations
10. streaks observations
11. my oss process: 1. start w/ empty file 2. write the worst code 3. beg others to help observations
12. collaboration > publication observations
13. oss ethic observations
14. good enough? observations
15. observations
16. oss !only= github observations
18. job seeker employee employer oss
19. job seeker employee employer oss
20. learning job seeker <> oss
21. job seeker <> oss
22. maturity job seeker <> oss
23. candidacy job seeker <> oss
24. job seeker employee employer oss
25. interviewing employer <> oss
26. employer <> oss http://blog.getify.com/technical-interviews-suck/ http://programmingisterrible.com/post/116698171738/nothing- is-more-indicative-of-a-bullshit-job-than http://www.disambiguity.com/words-matter-women-and-jobs/ “Men apply for jobs when they meet 60% of the criteria, while women wait until they feel they meet 100% of the criteria.” http://braythwayt.com/2015/04/26/preparing-for-a-technical- interview.html
27. thought leadership employer <> oss
28. employer <> oss TwoDayManifesto.com
29. competitive advantage employer <> oss
30. job seeker employee employer oss
31. learning employee <> oss
32. better code employee <> oss
33. candidacy employee <> oss
34. job seeker employee employer oss
35. objections: 1. discrimination/abuse 2. time 3. scaling 4. ...
36. objections http://rubywankenoobie.tumblr.com/post/116816118275/ http://betanews.com/2015/04/20/why-the-open-source- software-model-is-fundamentally-broken/ http://www.infoworld.com/article/2905331/open-source- software/the-new-struggles-facing-open-source.html#tk.rss_all
37. the most important question?
38. ARE WE ARE WE ? ?
39. thanks! kyle simpson http://getify.me @getify special thanks to: @RachelNabors