Assistance is Fertile cultivating community careers

in open source software.

Sixteen years of hilarity and good times ensue when a journalist/PR pro discovers his real passion is writing code.

LINUX IS AWESOME!

Y U NO SWITCH NOW!!!

@steglasi

ASK NOT WHAT YOUR

COMMUNITY CAN

DO FOR YOU

Hierarchy of contributions

Code

Blah Blah Blah

Talking about code

Talk is silver. Code is gold.

Talk is silver. Code is gold. Doing Stuff

Kinds of opportunities

Code Testing Infrastructure Design UX

UI Graphics Content Support Training

Documentation Outreach Leadership Fundraising Events

Kinds of opportunities

Code Testing Infrastructure Design UX

UI Graphics Content Support Training

Documentation Outreach Leadership Fundraising Events

Output •  Collaboration •  Communication •  ++REAL WORLD Experience •  Teamwork •  Initiative •  Problem solving •  Self-confidence

Employers are looking for what?

Employers want •  Collaboration •  Communication •  ++REAL WORLD Experience •  Teamwork •  Initiative •  Problem solving •  Self-confidence

Why?

Givers Matchers

Takers

Poorest performers:

GIVERS!

Highest performers:

GIVERS!

W T actual F?

People watch for the givers and then openly back and

support them

Open source == visible history of all your activities in that community

Open source software community development.

Open source software community development

Open source software community development

community development