assistance is fertile
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Assistance is Fertile cultivating community careers
in open source software.
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Sixteen years of hilarity and good times ensue when a journalist/PR pro discovers his real passion is writing code.
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LINUX IS AWESOME!
Y U NO SWITCH NOW!!!
@steglasi
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ASK NOT WHAT YOUR
COMMUNITY CAN
DO FOR YOU
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Hierarchy of contributions
Code
Blah Blah Blah
Talking about code
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Talk is silver. Code is gold.
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Talk is silver. Code is gold. Doing Stuff
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Kinds of opportunities
Code Testing Infrastructure Design UX
UI Graphics Content Support Training
Documentation Outreach Leadership Fundraising Events
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Kinds of opportunities
Code Testing Infrastructure Design UX
UI Graphics Content Support Training
Documentation Outreach Leadership Fundraising Events
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Output • Collaboration • Communication • ++REAL WORLD Experience • Teamwork • Initiative • Problem solving • Self-confidence
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Employers are looking for what?
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Employers want • Collaboration • Communication • ++REAL WORLD Experience • Teamwork • Initiative • Problem solving • Self-confidence
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Why?
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Givers Matchers
Takers
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Poorest performers:
GIVERS!
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Highest performers:
GIVERS!
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W T actual F?
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People watch for the givers and then openly back and
support them
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Open source == visible history of all your activities in that community
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Open source software community development.
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Open source software community development
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Open source software community development
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community development