Lonely Planet Guide to F/OSS Communities

Talk delivered at the "Open Source in the Holy Land" meetup, September 20th 2012.

Transcript

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   “Open Source in the Holy Land” • September 2012 hi there, I’m
   the
   field guide
   source
   source
   OPEN
   OPEN
   C O M M U N I T I E S
   

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   djangoproject.com
   skillsapp.com
   

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   I’m here to take you on a safari.
   Sit back, relax, and enjoy!
   BE HERE NOW
   

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   Linux
   

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   Python
   

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   Python The Django Web Framework
   

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7. mah peeps!
   I TOTALLY — YOU!
   

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   what is this i don’t even
   

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   Free/Open Source Software
   F/OSS
   

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    - . -
    Free
    Free
    

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    - . -
    Free
    Free
    as in “Free Beer”
    as in “Free Speech”
    

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    - . -
    Free
    Libre
    

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    Free/Libre Open Source Software
    FLOSS
    

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    It is practically impossible to
    build things today without F/OSS
    somewhere in your stack.
    

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    Three Sizes
    solo project meta
    

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    “I’ll just put this code out there…”
    Solo
    

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    Now we have brains to sync
    Project
    

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    Communities of projects
    Meta
    

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    for open source projects?
    SUCCESS FACTORS
    

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    for open source any project.
    SUCCESS FACTORS
    

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    no need to grow.
    EXCEPT
    

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    “cool story, bro!”
    COMMUNICATION
    

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    ?
    That’s a great idea!
    

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    - and -
    Style
    Tools
    

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    avoid the misunderstanding trap
    CONSISTENCY
    

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    +1
    +0
    -0
    -1
    I am strongly in favor, willing to make it happen.
    for, but won’t stand in the way of -1s.
    against, but won’t stand in the way of +1s.
    I am strongly against this idea.
    

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    sounds pedantic, but isn’t
    cf. Python’s PEP8
    FORMATTING
    

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    Documentation
    Tests
    Communication Types
    

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    - . -
    Clever
    Clear
    

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    bugtracker
    mailing list
    IRC
    Tools
    

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    the
    TOOL FALLACY
    

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    doe not mean that people wi
    MORE CATEGORIES
    CATEGORIZE
    

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    work tracker
    slow forum
    realtime forum
    

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    github
    

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    let’s write our own tools
    NIH
    

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    Restructured Text
    Sphinx
    

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    Wikipedia
    

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    rwldrn/idiomatic.js on github
    IDIOMATIC JS
    

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    “Setting a Tone”
    LEADERSHIP
    

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    Benevolent
    Dictatorship
    

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    Red
    Blue
    BLUE!!!
    RED!!!
    

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    BACKUP
    we need backup!
    

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    aka “committers”
    CORE TEAM
    

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    varies widely
    STRUCTURE
    

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    and
    COMMUNICATE
    WELL
    SHARE A
    VISION
    

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    Linux
    

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    I don’t need no stinkin’ core.
    CORE?
    

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    “fork you.”
    

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    more than just code
    LEADERSHIP
    

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    “noobs” (e.g. newcomers)
    harassment
    Code of Conduct
    

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    helps everybody focus on the work
    GET SHIT DONE
    

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    the
    WORK
    

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    sho me the
    MONEY
    

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    Sounds like a total pile of BS, amirite?
    COMMUNICATION
    LEADERSHIP
    WORK
    

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    open source i
    SRS BSNS.
    

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    הרבדכארבא
    “Abracadabra”
    

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    הרבדכארבא
    ארב
    רבד
    create
    speech
    

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    Idan Gazit
    gazit.me
    @idangazit
    github.com/idan
    

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