[LRUG] Paths to open source contributions

[Jason Green]

I agree it should definately not be the driving factor behind oss.  
Saying this, from an employers perspective, OSS shows a genuine  
interest in the platform (outside of work), and is really the only way  
to accurately assess technical capabilities as it far outweighs  
looking at a cv!

Jason Green

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On 8 May 2009, at 14:42, Vahagn Hayrapetyan <vahagnh at gmail.com> wrote:

> From a commercial perspective, ie looking for more work it makes  
> sense as potential employers can get a good feel for your ability /  
> programming style and also gives you an opportunity to collaborate  
> with people you otherwise may not necessarily have the chance to  
> work with.
>
> While we're at it, my humble opinion is that the motivation to  
> impress potential employers should be the LAST concern when making  
> an OSS contribution. It should be something that provides value to a  
> project and something that others have a high chance to use and  
> build upon. The "make yourself visible" approach to open source is a  
> regrettable one (again in my opinion).
>
> / Vahagn
>
> On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Jason Green <jason.green at nogeek.org>  
> wrote:
> >From a commercial perspective, ie looking for more work it makes  
> sense as potential employers can get a good feel for your ability /  
> programming style and also gives you an opportunity to collaborate  
> with people you otherwise may not necessarily have the chance to  
> work with.
>
> Jason Green
>
> Sent by Iphone
>
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> On 8 May 2009, at 12:00, Tim Benest <thb at taskforce.co.uk> wrote:
>
> One motivation is that you want to give something back. Giving
> financially as well as intellectually is an important facet to note.
> If your commercial project gains from open source projects, then it
> only seem fit to give something back to the community. There are many
> open software foundations that aim to "feed the open source
> developer", when working on the project becomes a full time  job.
>
> Just my tuppence worth
>
> Tim
>
> 2009/5/7 Vahagn Hayrapetyan <vahagnh at gmail.com>:
> Hello,-
>
> I've been browsing the often impressive open source contributions of  
> some of
> the Rails / Ruby luminaries when it struck me that I don't really  
> understand
> how most open source projects originate. Essentially what I'd like  
> to know
> is whether such contributions are most typically the bi-product of  
> some main
> development effort or are they conceptualized and implemented for  
> their own
> sake, from the very start.
>
> So if you have open source contributions, I hope you'll shed some  
> light as
> to why you have them:
>
> You were solving a problem for yourself (a pet project perhaps), and  
> ended
> up with extra code that you released as open source;
> You were working on someone else's problem (such as a client's), and  
> ended
> up with extra code that you released as open source;
> You were bored and decided to make a contribution for the fun of it;
> You were being strategic. You realized that for the Kool Kids to  
> work with
> you and the Beautiful People to go to bed with you, you NEED to have  
> open
> source contributions before we arrive at web 3.12. (This is the path  
> I'm
> feeling irresistibly pulled towards, by the force of destiny).
>
> As I realize that human behaviour is often influenced by several  
> factors,
> compound answers (such as 1&4; or 3&4) are of particular interest.
>
> Thanks!
>
> / Vahagn
>
>
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