Growing an Open Culture in Open Source This is Meetup

Lars Gyrup Brink Nielsen Co-organizer of AarhusJS Co-founder of This is Learning Open-source maintainer Published author GitHub Star Microsoft MVP Nx Champion Angular Hero of Education

Seven Stages of Open Software1 Growing an Open Culture in Open Source 1by Matt Rocklin

Seven Stages of Open Software 1. Publicly visible source code We uploaded our code to GitHub 2. Licensed for reuse And let people use it for free 3. Accepting contributions And if they submit a patch, we’ll take the time to look at it, and work with them to merge it in Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Seven Stages of Open Software 4. Open development And when we work, we’ll make sure that all our communication happens in the open as well, so that others can see what we’re doing and why 5. Open decision making And that communication will be open to the public, so that everyone can weigh in, vote, and determine what happens to the project Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Seven Stages of Open Software 6. Multi-institution engagement So much that no single institution or individual has control over the project 7. Retirement So now we can retire and know that the project will live on forever Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Open culture Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Principles • Openness • Transparency • Inclusivity Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

❝ An open culture promotes free and equal access for everyone Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Enables community members to use, copy, and modify the project regardless of • Origin • Resources • Access • Skill set • Experience Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Closed culture Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

❝ Open source. You keep using those words. I do not think they mean what you think they mean. Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

❝ We are too busy to accept contributions ❝ Let’s just focus on development Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Strategic open source • Buzzword • Monetization • Vanity Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

❝ No one else is contributing ❝ We govern and manage the project internally Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Diagnosing OSS Vector graphic by redgreystock Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

❝ That’s all there is to it, right? Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Community experience Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Time to first experience Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Time to first line of code Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Time to first environment Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Time to first contribution Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Ecosystem support Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Open culture advocacy Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Open communication Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Open documentation Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Open governance Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

Open access to development tools Growing an Open Culture in Open Source

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