Make the most of Open Source - Ubuntu Summit 2022

-- A talk I gave at Ubuntu Summit 2022

Taking full advantage of Open Source software means getting involved in its community and contributing to its development.

More info on https://www.paulox.net/2022/11/09/ubuntu-summit-2022/

Transcript

1. MAKE THE MOST OF OPEN SOURCE PAOLO MELCHIORRE ~ @pauloxnet
2. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet October 13, 2005 2 Ubuntu 5.10 Breezy Badger
3. Get Involved ★ ♡ ❥ ✭
4. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet @pauloxnet • CTO @ 20tab • Software engineer • Python developer • Django contributor • Ubuntu user Paolo Melchiorre 4 DjangoCon Europe 2019 - Bartek Pawlik (CC BY-NC-SA)
5. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 5 Choose your community Python • Open Source • Foundation • Community driven • Code of conduct • People
6. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet Guido van Rossum 2019 6 Michael Cavotta (CC BY-NC-ND) Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet
7. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 7 Join a local community Italian Zope/Plone developers • Easy to join • No language barriers • Common cultural background • Sharing experiences • Mutual help
8. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet Open-L 2007 8 Paolo Melchiorre (CC BY-SA)
9. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 9 Attend a community conference EuroPython 2011 • Improve your skills • Connect to other communities • Expand your network • Meet friendly companies • Discover new projects
10. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet EuroPython 2011 10 Everton Zanella Alvarenga (CC BY-SA)
11. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 11 Deep dive into Open Source Django Web Framework • Use modern software versions • Try quick-start tutorial • Study official documentation • Follow projects channels • Attend community events
12. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet DjangoCon Europe 2017 12 Bartek Pawlik (CC BY-NC-SA)
13. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 13 Contribute to Open Source django.contrib.postgres.functions.RandomUUID • Identify a problem • Try to solve it • Study the contribution guide • Open an issue on the tracker • Propose a PR to the code
14. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 14
15. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 15 Join an Open Source sprint DjangoCon Europe Sprints 2017 • Propose a goal • Ask for help • Work on a task • Request a review • Ring the gong
16. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet DjangoCon Europe Sprint 2017 16 Paolo Melchiorre (CC BY-SA)
17. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 17 Give a talk PyCon Italia 2017 • Find an interesting topic • Learn more about it • Use it in a project • Submit a proposal to a conference • Give first talks in your language
18. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet PyCon Italia 2017 18 Paolo Melchiorre (CC BY-SA)
19. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 19 Be a mentor Django Girls Rimini 2017 • Learn about mentorship projects • Find the next events • Sign up as a mentor • Get in touch with attendees • Coach the mentees in your group
20. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet Django Girls Rimini 2017 20 Paolo Melchiorre (CC BY-SA)
21. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 21 Speak at an international conference EuroPython 2017 • Larger audience • International attendee • Better feedbacks • Greater confidence • Improved speaking (in english) skills
22. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet EuroPython Sprints 2017 22 Paolo Melchiorre (CC BY-SA)
23. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 23 Organize a sprint EuroPython 2017 sprints • Work in an international group • Improve organizational skills • Get help to reach the goal • Learn new approaches • More developers in your network
24. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet EuroPython Sprints 2017 24 Paolo Melchiorre (CC BY-SA)
25. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 25 Improve your Open Source website DjangoProject.com • Learn about your project website • Find something to improve • Discuss on the mailing list • Propose a PR • Request a review
26. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 26 Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet
27. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 27 Create your own blog www.paulox.net • Use a static site generator • Do some research • Try Pelican (Python & Jinja) • Write talk reports, howtos, articles • Create your own theme
28. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 28 Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet
29. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 29
30. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 30 Share your contents Planet, mastodon, disqus, twitter, linkedin, hacker news, … • Feed RSS • Comments • Social networks • News aggregators
31. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 31 Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet
32. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 32 Answer questions Stack Overflow • Select a topic • Study the documentation • Find interesting questions • Propose an answer • Write about it
33. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 33 Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet
34. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 34 Help to translate Django documentation in Italian • Subscribe to Transifex • Find untranslated sections • Translate new strings • Check the translated strings • Ask for review
35. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 35 Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet
36. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 36 What else ? Time is your only limit • Subscribe mailing-lists • Check Github notifications • Read your projects forum • Enter discord channels • Join Telegram groups
37. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 37 Get inspired By other Open Source developers • Read blog posts • Follow social accounts • Subscribe video channels • Listen podcast episodes • Read technical books
38. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 38 License CC BY-SA 4.0 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
39. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet @20tab 20tab 20tab info@20tab.com www.20tab.com 39
40. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet @pauloxnet paolomelchiorre pauloxnet @paulox@fosstodon.org www.paulox.net 40
41. Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet • Users • Contributors • Communities • Companies • Canonical 41 Thanks Grazie /ˈɡrat.t ͡ sje/ EuroPython 2022 - Paolo Melchiorre (CC BY-SA)