open source for students

Open Source for StudentsWhy Should Anyone Care?

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Open Source CampIași, May 8, 2016

08.05.2016 Open Source for Students 2

The Usual Suspects● Lucian Grijincu: vmchecker, Haiku● Victor Cărbune: Joomla, Webkit● Vlad Voicu: Geeklog● Mihai Carabaș: FreeBSD● Alex Căciulescu: CodeCombat, RiotOS, Radare2● Călin Cruceru: KDE Marble● Iulian Radu: GNOME (Nibble, Epiphany), WoUSO● George Muraru: GNOME, LPIC● Răzvan Chițu: WoUSO, GNOME● Sergiu Weisz: LPIC


Means and Ends

open source

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mean 3

mean 2


Ends

Having fun

Making connections (social, professional)

Finding things you like

Finding things you are good at

Getting a technical profile/brand

Creating a technical portfolio

Getting peer recognition

Building a reputation/name


Edges

Open source is everywhere (availability)

You make the choice (autonomy)

Instant CV (publicity)

Part of a community (purpose)

Live projects (mastery)


Drive (Dan Pink)

Mastery

Autonomy

Purpose


Open Source Involvement Cheatsheet

Get a mentor

Scratch an itch

Work with others

Talk with others

Help others

Communicate, collaborate

Be constant

Balance school and open source

Enjoy it


Open Source Involvment Disclaimer

Tons of open source projects

Steep learning curve

Writing good code isn’t easy

It takes time to leave a mark

It doesn’t work if you’re alone

Projects need users


In the End

Part of a community

Your code at one click away (instant CV)

Technical prowess

Software engineering skills

Team work skills

open source for students

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