1. Assistance is Fertile
cultivating community careers
in open source software.

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

3. LINUX IS
AWESOME!
Y U NO
SWITCH
NOW!!!
@steglasi

4. ASK NOT WHAT YOUR
COMMUNITY CAN
DO FOR YOU

6. Hierarchy of contributions
Code
Talking
about code
Blah Blah Blah

7. Talk is silver.
Code is gold.

8. Talk is silver.
Code is gold.
Doing Stuf f

9. Kinds of opportunities
Code Testing Infrastructure Design UX
UI Graphics Content Support Training
Documentation Outreach Leadership Fundraising Events

10. Kinds of opportunities
Code Testing Infrastructure Design UX
UI Graphics Content Support Training
Documentation Outreach Leadership Fundraising Events

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

12. Employers are looking for what?

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

17. Why?

18. Givers
Matchers
Takers

20. Poorest performers:
GIVERS!

21. Highest performers:
GIVERS!

22. W T actual F?

23. People watch for the givers
and then openly back and
support them

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

25. Open source software community
development.

26. Open source software community
development

27. Open source software
community development

28. community development