An Introduction to Community-Developed and Open Source Software
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Abstract: Are you scared to publish your code to the public? Wondering what it really means to be involved in a community-developed software project? This session gives an overview of the community-driven software model and how to approach open source software.
Session Details: Industry leaders in the Open Source Community bring their passion and expertise to excite women about the possibilities of Community Developed and Open Source Software. In this session, we will break down the stigmas of Open Source Software by sharing personal and professional experience getting started with Open Source Projects. New comers to open source software projects often have the most basic of questions about how things get done, and without someone sitting at the desk next to you to ask, it’s often hard to find answers. Stormy Peters will open the conversation with a speaking about the open source software model and how things get done in open source. Additionally, she will discuss the role of Community Manager that developed from the Open Source movement. Come discuss the questions that come up like:
- How do I propose a new idea? People liked it, now what?
- How do I report a problem?
- When should I email an individual versus the mailing list? Is it ok to email them or IM them directly?
- Who’s on this mailing list anyway?
- How come everyone seems to know something I don’t? (Hint: IRC)
- How do I figure out who’s who, with email addresses, IRC nics and real name – how do you keep them all straight?
Sara Ford continues this discussion by breaking down some of the technical barriers related to Open Source Development. Sara discusses her experience getting started in Open Source Software development. She discusses some of the tools available and how to navigate and learn the tools used on a specific project. Olga deepens the discussion by providing her personal experiences working on Apache Hadoop. She brings her experience for the women to learn from and understand the challenges she faced on this project.
