Understanding Open Source Communities Deng Ching Senior Software Engineer - G2iX

Understanding

Open Source Communities

Deng Ching

Senior Software Engineer - G2iX

An Open Source community...

An Open Source

community...

Guy + Girl Open communication Partnership You don't always get along You will have to deal with jealousy A stronger relationship in the end..

Open communication

Partnership

You don't always get along

You will have to deal with jealousy

A stronger relationship in the end..

Why a community? It's the entity that drives the development of the project.

It's the entity that drives the development of the project.

Open Source vs. Closed Source no dictatorship collaboration is a must, organizational structure develops over time quality ity of code (more pairs of eyes review the code) ‏

no dictatorship

collaboration is a must, organizational structure develops over time

quality ity of code (more pairs of eyes review the code)

‏

The Apache Software Foundation membership-based, not-for-profit corporation support for open source software projects not just a group of projects but “a community of developers and users”

membership-based, not-for-profit corporation

support for open source software projects

not just a group of projects but “a community of developers and users”

The ASF History... HTTPD Server patch and fix mailing list The Apache Group In 1999, the Apache Software Foundation was born

HTTPD Server

patch and fix

mailing list

The Apache Group

In 1999, the Apache Software Foundation was born

“ Meritocracy in action.” The Apache Software Foundation

“ Meritocracy in action.”

The ASF Structure Development Administrative PMC Members Board Committers Officers Contributors Members Patchers/Buggers Users

At the beginning... There were only 21 members .. and 2 “projects”: httpd and Concom All servers and services were donated

There were only 21 members

.. and 2 “projects”: httpd and Concom

All servers and services were donated

Today... 258 active members ...and 49 emeritus members 70 TLPs ~30 incubator podlings 2000+ committers (and growing!)‏

258 active members

...and 49 emeritus members

70 TLPs

~30 incubator podlings

2000+ committers (and growing!)‏

How It Works... +1, 0 and -1 mailing lists dev list users list IRC bug tracker Wiki

+1, 0 and -1

mailing lists

dev list

users list

IRC

bug tracker

Wiki

Perks... better coding style enhanced communication and socializing skills attend conferences for free build connections (more twitter and facebook friends!)

better coding style

enhanced communication and socializing skills

attend conferences for free

build connections (more twitter and facebook friends!)

On the down-side... roadmap scheduling feedback takes a while (at times)‏ not much control over technology used lack of documentation

roadmap scheduling

feedback takes a while (at times)‏

not much control over technology used

lack of documentation

Getting Involved...

Getting Involved...

Where to start? Start with what you already know Read, read, read... Subscribe to the mailing lists Checkout the source code File bugs! Fix it and submit a patch Get involved continuously

Start with what you already know

Read, read, read...

Subscribe to the mailing lists

Checkout the source code

File bugs!

Fix it and submit a patch

Get involved continuously

A Few Tips... don't be intimidated always be respectful and grateful be open-minded don't take things personally take “transparency” to heart make new comers feel welcome

don't be intimidated

always be respectful and grateful

be open-minded

don't take things personally

take “transparency” to heart

make new comers feel welcome

Apache Archiva Apache Continuum Apache Maven Redback q4e/Eclipse IAM ASF + Google Summer of Code

Apache Archiva

Apache Continuum

Apache Maven

Redback

q4e/Eclipse IAM

ASF + Google Summer of Code

Resources http://apache.org http://archiva.apache.org http://continuum.apache.org http://maven.apache.org http://redback.codehaus.org http://code.google.com/p/q4e/ http://code.google.com/soc/

http://apache.org

http://archiva.apache.org

http://continuum.apache.org

http://maven.apache.org

http://redback.codehaus.org

http://code.google.com/p/q4e/

http://code.google.com/soc/

[email_address] [email_address] http://twitter.com/deng_c

[email_address]

[email_address]

http://twitter.com/deng_c

Thank You...

Thank You...