Open source: a job and adventure
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Do you love open source and want to make enough money to pay the bills? Dawn made an accidental career out of open source over 13 years ago, and it changed her life. It has given her an opportunity to work with amazing people and travel the world while doing work that is more fun than any job should be. This session will start with why you might want to make a career out of open source. The bulk of it will explore the many ways to get open source to pay your bills. Even if you have already have one of these jobs, this talk will provide options for additional career paths and tips for what to do improve your chances of getting that next gig and how to avoid sabotaging your career. Dawn will share her stories about how she ended up here along with some of her time management tips to avoid letting this work take over your entire life (unless you want it to)!
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Open source: a job and adventure
- 1. OPEN SOURCE: A JOB & AN ADVENTURE Dawn M. Foster Director of Community at Puppet Labs @geekygirldawn dawn@puppetlabs.com Presenta(on available at h0p://fastwonderblog.com/speaking/
- 2. WHOAMI • Geek, traveler, reader • Past 13 years in open source • Read 73 books last year, mostly sci-fi / fantasy http://fastwonderblog.com/about/reading/ Photos by Josh Bancroft, Don Park
- 3. AGENDA Photo by The Linux Foundation Why have a career in open source How to make this happen Time management to avoid burnout
- 4. WHY: FRIENDS Meet amazing friends from around the world Photo by Thomas Perl
- 5. WHY: TRAVEL Attend conferences and work with other companies Photo by Tim Samhoff
- 6. WHY: FUTURE CAREER Visible work and connections to people Photo by The Linux Foundation
- 7. WHY: AWESOME Free as in freedom, innovative, interesting & cooperative Photo by The Linux Foundation
- 8. HOW: NEW PROJECT Start a new project that you need
- 9. HOW: PARTICIPATE Participate, learn new skills, and become known within the project
- 10. HOW: NOT JUST DEVS OSS projects need people with a variety of skills
- 11. HOW: JOIN A COMPANY Join a company that does open source and transition into other jobs
- 12. HOW: BRING OSS IN Bring OSS into your current job
- 13. HOW: GET OUT THERE Write and speak about your work in open source
- 14. HOW: CONSULTING Companies need help with implementation & open source contribution
- 15. HOW: DOCUMENTATION Helping with docs is one of the most common ways to get started
- 16. HOW: BE NICE Be nice & work well with others to improve your chances of getting work Photo by Scott Kveton
- 17. HOW: NETWORK Meet people and keep in touch Photo by The Linux Foundation
- 18. TIME: PRIORITIZE Everything seems urgent, but most things will wait Photo by Mathew Rogers
- 19. TIME: DOCUMENT Document processes and write answers to common questions Photo by Hans Gerwitz
- 20. TIME: OFF Take time off for hobbies or even a vacation
- 21. BOLDLY GO Travel to strange new worlds and meet interesting people
- 22. THANK YOU Photo by Reggie Suplido Contact info: Dawn Foster @geekygirldawn dawn@puppetlabs.com fastwonderblog.com