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Catching Opportunities with Open Source (PHPNW12)

Catching Opportunities with Open Source (PHPNW12)

Nowadays almost every developer is using from Open Source Software in some way, however just few are actively involved. Releasing Open Source seems to be affordable only to students and others who seem to have too much time on their hands. You can not possibly be deeply involved. Or can you? In this session you will learn how Open Source engagement can be valuable for you and your job and how your employer can greatly benefit as well. See how embracing the Open Source philosophy can increase your knowledge and reputation, how it can help you to save your company time and money, how it can attract new employees as well as get you that exciting job. ..and of course: how Open Source will make you love what you’re doing even more.

Stefan Koopmanschap

October 06, 2012
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  1. Catching Opportunities with Open Source
    by Stefan Koopmanschap & Christian Schaefer

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  2. „What caused England, the colonial power, to fritter
    away its head start within the span of a century,
    while the underdeveloped agrarian state of Germany
    caught up rapidly, becoming an equally developed
    industrial nation by 1900?“ *
    * taken from: Spiegel Online No Copyright Law - The Real Reason for Germany's Industrial Expansion?
    a little history ..

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  3. open source is about knowledge

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  4. the private perspective

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  5. it’s your cv

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  6. provoke feedback

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  7. for fame and glory

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  8. the corporate perspective

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  9. improving business

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  10. building on top

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  11. comes without warranty

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  12. how about open data

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  13. how to be successful

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  14. you’re not alone

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  15. ...when in need

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  16. join the community

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  17. start by rating our talk
    http://joind.in/6944

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