#!/usr/bin/env python import sys def main(): print ' You should contribute to Open Source ' sys.exit(0) if __name__ == "__main__": main()

Who am I?

Why work in OSS? Work on what you like, when you like Development in the ”real” world Learn from the best Build a publicly verifiable resume Companies will find you!

Work on what you like, when you like

Development in the ”real” world

Learn from the best

Build a publicly verifiable resume

Companies will find you!

What you like, when you like Millions of open source projects Big names – Linux, MySql, Apache projects Pick and choose No schedules, no deadlines No boss!

Millions of open source projects

Big names – Linux, MySql, Apache projects

Pick and choose

No schedules, no deadlines

No boss!

Development in the ”real” world ”Other” people use it Build system - Makefile, Ant, Maven Source control – CVS, SVN, Git Bug tracker – Bugzilla, Jira, Launchpad Documentation – Manuals, Wiki, Books! Support - Mailing lists & Forums

”Other” people use it

Build system - Makefile, Ant, Maven

Source control – CVS, SVN, Git

Bug tracker – Bugzilla, Jira, Launchpad

Documentation – Manuals, Wiki, Books!

Support - Mailing lists & Forums

Learn from the best Rock star coders! Linux Kernel - Linus Torvalds, Ingo Molnar, … Python - Guido Van Rossum, … Mono – Miguel De Icaza Lucene/Hadoop – Doug Cutting, Michael McCandless, Yonik Seeley, … Thousands of very talented individuals

Rock star coders!

Linux Kernel - Linus Torvalds, Ingo Molnar, …

Python - Guido Van Rossum, …

Mono – Miguel De Icaza

Lucene/Hadoop – Doug Cutting, Michael McCandless, Yonik Seeley, …

Thousands of very talented individuals

What you tell in a resume? Contact info Objective 9-point someone Languages X,Y,Z++ Projects Interests Blah Blah Blah!

Contact info

Objective

9-point someone

Languages X,Y,Z++

Projects

Interests

Blah Blah Blah!

The company wants to know... How good are your design skills? How well can you write code? Do you have experience on ”real” projects? Can you work in a team? Do you have focus and patience?

How good are your design skills?

How well can you write code?

Do you have experience on ”real” projects?

Can you work in a team?

Do you have focus and patience?

A publicly verifiable resume I've worked on this for two years I wrote features X, Y, Z in Project P I've over a hundred posts on the user forum I have commit access to the project I'm the expert because I ”wrote” it!

I've worked on this for two years

I wrote features X, Y, Z in Project P

I've over a hundred posts on the user forum

I have commit access to the project

I'm the expert because I ”wrote” it!

Companies will find you! Project X will save us money. Who works on it? We should have in-house expertise on the Project X. Hiring open source developers is free publicity Wow, you work on X, you must be really good!

Project X will save us money. Who works on it?

We should have in-house expertise on the Project X.

Hiring open source developers is free publicity

Wow, you work on X, you must be really good!

Requirements English A programming language Debugging Passion Perseverence Time

English

A programming language

Debugging

Passion

Perseverence

Time

Choosing the right project Filter by your interest area Filter by language Something you use Something you want to learn Using the project is very important

Filter by your interest area

Filter by language

Something you use

Something you want to learn

Using the project is very important

How do I start? Choose your project Join the mailing list or forum Check out the code Find open issues and feature requests Ask the developers on what you can work on

Choose your project

Join the mailing list or forum

Check out the code

Find open issues and feature requests

Ask the developers on what you can work on

Contributing Ideas! Features & Bug fixes Unit tests Documentation Performance benchmarks

Ideas!

Features & Bug fixes

Unit tests

Documentation

Performance benchmarks

Do's and Don'ts dnt rite sms lingo! Be courteous Don't be an island. Collaborate. Learn from your mistakes Persevere. It takes time.

dnt rite sms lingo!

Be courteous

Don't be an island. Collaborate.

Learn from your mistakes

Persevere. It takes time.

Questions? Shalin Shekhar Mangar shalin [at] apache [dot] org http://twitter.com/shalinmangar http://shalinsays.blogspot.com