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OPEN SOURCE: A JOB & AN ADVENTURE
Presenta(on available at h0p://fastwonderblog.com/speaking/
Dawn M. Foster
PhD Student, University of Greenwich Consultant, The Scale Factory
@geekygirldawn [email protected]
WHOAMI
• Geek, traveler, reader
• 20 year tech career. Past 15 years doing community & open source (Intel, Puppet Labs, etc.)
• PhD student at University of Greenwich researching Linux kernel
• Community and open source consultant at The Scale Factory
Photos by Josh Bancroft, Don Park
AGENDA
Why have a career in open source
How to make this happen
Time management to avoid burnout
Photo by The Linux Foundation
WHY: FRIENDS
Meet amazing friends
from around the world
Photo by Thomas Perl
WHY: TRAVEL
Attend conferences
and work with other
companies
Photo by Tim Samhoff
WHY: FUTURE CAREER
Visible work and
connections to people
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WHY: AWESOME
Free as in freedom,
innovative,
interesting & cooperative
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HOW: NEW PROJECT
Start a new project
that you need
HOW: PARTICIPATE
Participate, learn new
skills, and become
known within the project
HOW: NOT JUST DEVS
OSS projects need people
with a variety of skills
HOW: JOIN A COMPANY
Join a company that does
open source and
transition into other jobs
HOW: BRING OSS IN
Bring OSS into
your current job
HOW: GET OUT THERE
Write and speak about
your work in open source
HOW: CONSULTING
Companies need help
with implementation
& open source contribution
HOW: DOCUMENTATION
Helping with docs is one
of the most common
ways to get started
HOW: BE NICE
Be nice & work well with
others to improve your
chances of getting work
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HOW: NETWORK
Meet people and
keep in touch
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TIME: PRIORITIZE
Everything seems urgent,
but most things will wait
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TIME: DOCUMENT
Document processes and
write answers to
common questions
Photo by Hans Gerwitz
TIME: OFF
Take time off for hobbies
or even a vacation
BOLDLY GO
Travel to strange new
worlds and meet
interesting people
THANK YOUContact info: Dawn Foster
fastwonderblog.comI'm available for community / open source consulting
The Scale Factory is Hiring!DevOps stuff
www.scalefactory.com/team/careers
