Open Source Communities (PHP Benelux Keynote)

Chocolate Chip Cookies and Open Source Communities Elizabeth Naramore PHPBenelux 2011Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Who am I?Tuesday, February 1, 2011

I’m really not that interesting.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

I’d rather hear about you.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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Communities can be a lot of things.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

They can be lush gardens.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

They can be lush gardens. (boring)Tuesday, February 1, 2011

They can be cats.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

They can be cats. (overused)Tuesday, February 1, 2011

“Community” results from mixing a whole lot of things together.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Cookies are awesome.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Especially ones with chocolate chips.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

My Favorite Cookie Recipe: 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup white sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 cups all-purpose ﬂour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups semisweet chocolate chipsTuesday, February 1, 2011

Individually, the ingredients aren’t that great.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

If the recipe isn’t complete, they still aren’t that great.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Together, they can kick ass.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Let’s bake a community.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Flour.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Common Interest.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

It’s the stuff that binds the community together.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Sugar.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Communication ChannelsTuesday, February 1, 2011

How do we communicate with each other?Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Baking Soda.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

TransparencyTuesday, February 1, 2011

Transparency builds trust.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Transparency makes the end result better.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Brown Sugar.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Respect and Tolerance.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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Sometimes even the obvious things need to be said.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Respect and Tolerance: Not just for the “different.”Tuesday, February 1, 2011

We should respect and tolerate everyone in our community.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Butter.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Passion.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

“Passion moves us forward in the face of stagnation.”Tuesday, February 1, 2011

“Passion moves us forward in the face of stagnation.” -- ElizabethNTuesday, February 1, 2011

Salt.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Free time.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Free time is precious, and sometimes life gets in the way.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

LifeTuesday, February 1, 2011

getsTuesday, February 1, 2011

inTuesday, February 1, 2011

theTuesday, February 1, 2011

way.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Vanilla.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Communities should deﬁnitely 1. Stop 2. Collaborate 3. ListenTuesday, February 1, 2011

But...Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Vanilla. Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Vanilla. (or vanilla extract)Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Face to Face Discussions.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

There is no substitute.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Eggs.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Humor.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

It’s ok to lighten up.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

The best part...Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Chocolate Chips!Tuesday, February 1, 2011

People.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

My chocolate chips.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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Sometimes, we all think...Tuesday, February 1, 2011

“Wow.” “People kinda suck.”Tuesday, February 1, 2011

But the reality is, we need each other.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

TAKE CARE OF YOUR CHOCOLATE CHIPS.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Now, what do we have?Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Cookie dough.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

We need to add some time.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Some things cannot be rushed.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

SomeTuesday, February 1, 2011

thingsTuesday, February 1, 2011

cannotTuesday, February 1, 2011

beTuesday, February 1, 2011

rushed.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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Hmm. Something’s still missing.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

What drink goes best with chocolate chip cookies?Tuesday, February 1, 2011

mTuesday, February 1, 2011

Many great ideas have been born over a beer.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

(just sayin’)Tuesday, February 1, 2011

What ingredient is your open source community lacking?Tuesday, February 1, 2011

What can you do about it?Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Channels of Communication.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Do you have too many channels?Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Try focusing on one or two.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

If not, is the one you’re using being used effectively?Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Observe how your community likes to communicate.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Try a different channel.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Free Time.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Are your members just plain busy?Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Try breaking up tasks into digestible chunks.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Be patient.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Be ﬂexible.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Respect and Tolerance.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Do you have a welcoming and open community culture?Tuesday, February 1, 2011

I know I said to respect and tolerate everyone.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Douchebags are not included in “everyone.”Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Don’t tolerate the intolerant.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Passion.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Has the passion gone from your community?Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Try bringing in new people.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Try changing the focus.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Common Interest.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Are people still interested in the same things?Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Face to Face Discussions.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

If not a UG, try planning something around a conference.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Humor.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

There is a lot of funny stuff on the Internets.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

People.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Does your community need new faces?Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Is it growing beyond its means?Tuesday, February 1, 2011

“Community” provides opportunities.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

“Community” provides support.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

“Community” provides knowledge.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

“Community” provides friendship.Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Want to contact me? @ElizabethN elizabeth@naramore.net Freenode IRC: ElizabethN #sourceforge #phpc #phpwomen Thank you!Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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