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Getting a GNOME Life !
GNOME.Asia April 2011 - Bangalore Lionel Dricot Twitter/identi.ca: @ploum [email protected] www.lanedo.com www.ploum.net
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I like Open Source, I like GNOME but…
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I have a work (not OSS friendly)
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I've some personal projects…
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I've some hobbies…
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I don't have time for GNOME!
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Remember: time = life
I don't have time = I don't have life
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Using GNOME is a hobby
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You might start to use it at work as well
Having a hobby at work, how fun is that?
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Help and support your friends that start using GNOME
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And write some documentation for them
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Maybe you could join the documentation team
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Translating mistakes spotted by your friends
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Or reporting bugs they face while using GNOME
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Triaging bugs and finding duplicates
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And become part of the community
Making new friends
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And become part of the community
Making new friends
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Have fun, it's only a hobby!
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You make the world a better place!
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Why not writing patches?
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Or creating a new application?
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When is a new application really needed?
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Could you support it alone for years?
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Do you really want to write an application?
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Choose your language well!
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Get git master version of X libraryautogen.sh-- fails ???Installing some libraries autogen.shConfigure –with-lot-of-optionsMakeMake install so it breaks your systemGet code of the applicationShave a yak ?Oh will do that tomorrow
How to become a hacker?
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Burn autotools!
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Make it easy cheese!
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Don't underestimate the community
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Unleash your creativity
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Remember: have fun!
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Software is free… How to make money?
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Sell goods!
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Make specialized devices and use GNOME to lower your costs
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Specialize in key areas
GTK+, Telepathy, community management…
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Then sell services
Help people to build their infrastructure
Help people to make devices
Help people to use their computer
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Some quick ideas
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Kiosk
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Multi-seat computers
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Computer for elderlies
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People wants something which is cheap…
…like GNOME
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…like GNOME
People wants something which is easy to use…
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People wants something which is cool…
…like GNOME
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You can find your place in the GNOME market
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Hobby, small idea, work or life-long project…
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Choose your GNOME life!
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