Commit yourself already: Contributing to open source

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Commit yourself already:Contributing to open sourceDonnie Berkholz, Ph.D.Research Director — Development, DevOps & IT Ops

PyMNtos (Twin Cities Python user group), Apr 2016

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Every open-source project is always understaffed.

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Motivations are key – Scratch an itch

Wing-Chi Poon, CC BY-SA

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Public domain

Finding and joining your community

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Going it yourself is a long, lonely road

Donnie Berkholz Source: http://redmonk.com/dberkholz/2013/04/22/the-size-of-open-source-communities-and-its-impact-upon-activity-licensing-and-hosting/

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Bisor Todorov, CC BY

Use the right (not always best) tools for the job

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Jimmy Guano, CC BY

Find and use the right on-ramps

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J.P. Lon, CC BY-SA

Blockers – what to look out for

Time for someexamples

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Donnie BerkholzTwitter: @dberkholzdonnie.berkholz@451research.com

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Open source is all about community.

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Some images from this presentation are Creative-Commons licensed.

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