The document discusses the impact of open source software and its potential to address societal challenges, likened to superheroes like Hulk and Daredevil. It emphasizes the importance of viewing open source applications as tools for learning and enhancing accessibility through transparent ecosystems. It advocates for reconsidering the open source approach to infrastructure and collaboration to reduce duplication and increase efficiency.

1. Making a difference
with Open Source Software
OSCON 2013
Coulda Been a
Contributor
Vanessa Hurst
@DBNess

2. Software has an
image problem

5. randomstory.org/10-the-best-action-movies-of-the-year
Developers

6. Software can make a
difference

7. screenrant.com/mark-millar-kickass-2-schrad-71530/
Hulk: Brute Forces Everything

8. folding.stanford.edu
More meaningful force than Hulk

9. Daredevil: Locates Kids in Trouble

10. ushahidi.com
More accessible than Daredevil

11. randomstory.org/10-the-best-action-movies-of-the-year
Developers

12. Reconsider Open Source

13. Reconsider Open Source
Applications (not just tools)
== Case Studies for Learning
@CodeMontage & @DBNess

14. Reconsider Open Source
Ecosystem of Transparency
== DRY (less duplication)
@CodeMontage & @DBNess

15. Reconsider Open Source
Open Infrastructure (version control + docs)
== Accessibility
@CodeMontage & @DBNess

16. Emergent Powers of Open Source
Applications (not just tools)
== Case Studies for Learning
Ecosystem of Transparency
== DRY (less duplication)
Open Infrastructure (version control + docs)
== Accessibility
@CodeMontage & @DBNess

17. Resources
(for Superheroes)

22. Vanessa Hurst
@DBNess
vanessahurst.com
@CodeMontage
codemontage.com