Open Source communities face a challenge of empowering their communities and still maintaining a balance of quality software management. We explore some of the words we use, and why the feelings people have about being out of control are generally false. See a copy with speaker notes https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/118A7hLCpBv2T5VgU9wYzmfrWpJYrPJZ5sl3IGUTNDLI/edit

1. #occupyjoomla
Jeremy Wilken
@gnomeontherun

2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/55391407@N03/5529123785/

3. Mietwagen
Meat Wagon

4. http://www.flickr.com/photos/atmtx/5493219805/

5. "The difference between the
right word and the almost
right word is the difference
between lightning and a
lightning bug."
Mark Twain

6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/deathgurr/6199800960/

7. Ownership

8. Who owns Facebook?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scobleizer/5179384336/

9. Who owns your
data?
Do you or Facebook?

10. to own
verb
to possess
to acknowledge or confess

11. Who owns Joomla?

12. Joomla is owned
by people who make a concious
decision to interact with the software
and/or community.

13. Ownership of
Joomla is free and
available to anyone
who claims it.

14. But what does it mean
to have ownership of
Joomla?

15. Ownership !== Control
If it did, chaos would occur.

16. Meritocracy
"Meritocracy is a system of administration
where appointments and responsibilities are
objectively assigned to individuals based
upon their "merits", namely intelligence,
credentials, and education, determined
through evaluations or examinations"

17. merit
noun
claim to respect and praise
excellence
worth
something deserving of commendation

18. I want merit!
Actually, I want to claim ownership
and have some control.

19. So make a
Contribution

20. contribution
noun
an item provided for a publication
a tax or levy

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22. We are the 99%

23. I'm tired of it.
We have a choice.
We can take action.

24. We already take
action and control.
We build sites.
We write code.
We build relationships.
We help others.
We take ownership.
We care.

25. Let's face it, we are
actually the 1%.

26. I am the 1%
I build sites.
I write code.
I build relationships.
I take ownership.
I action.
I care.

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28. Interaction
noun
reciprocal action
effect
influence

29. Support others
Support or encourage other people.
Take the time for others you wish they took
for you.
We are in this together.

30. Remove frustrations
They are hard to solve.
Ignore or work around them.

31. Improve yourself
Learn new skills regularly.
Continually challenge yourself.

32. Scratch your
own itch
Rather than talk about it,
go ahead and do it.

33. Build relationships
Its not what you know,
its who you know.

34. JAB12 Challenge
Organize a community wide mechanism to
provide actionable feedback.

35. #occupyjoomla
Use this on Twitter when you
find ways to Occupy Joomla.