Open source software is built by fragmented communities and businesses struggle to find support. The document proposes creating an open source hub and a LinkedIn for programmers to address these problems. It details growing the audience by connecting communities and projects through features like contests and job postings to generate revenue and provide recruiting and consulting services.

11. Who builds
open source software?

13. Problems:

14. 1. Community is
fragmented

16. 2. Businesses can’t
find support

19. ?

21. 1.) Open source hub

22. 2.) LinkedIn for geeks

24. Growing our audience

25. Communities

26. 14 million users

27. 14 million users 2000 maintainers

28. 14 million users 2000 maintainers
11,000 projects

29. Bug-squashing contests

30. vs.

31. vs.
@mllerustad:
I bet that #Firefox wins
#BugSquashWeek -
http://openhatch.org/
bugsquashweek/

32. Revenue

33. 1. Job postings

34. 2. Recruiting tools

35. 3. On-demand consulting

37. Credits
Photos by Venkatesh Srinivas, Kat Walsh,
Michael Ziegelbaum, Christopher D. Chan,
Andrew McMillan, and Mike Roest.