The Slings and Arrows of Open Source

A presentation at DevOpsDays London 2024 in September 2024 in London, UK by Daniel "phrawzty" Maher

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The Open Source Baggage That We Carry Daniel “phrawzty” Maher Recovering sysadmin Militantly open source https://speaking.dark.ca @phrawzty

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Open Source Culture • Transparency • Collaboration • Community • Meritocracy • Licensing @phrawzty 2

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Let’s do it. Let’s get dramatic @phrawzty 3

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Something is rotten in the state of Denmark OSS @phrawzty 4

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Transparency @phrawzty 5

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Collaboration @phrawzty 6

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Community @phrawzty 7

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Meritocracy @phrawzty 8

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Licensing @phrawzty 9

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Act I, Scene IV (more or less) @phrawzty 10

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Code is personal @phrawzty 11

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Code is life @phrawzty 12

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Maybe not super healthy, actually? @phrawzty 13

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Healthy detachment @phrawzty 14

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Document everything @phrawzty 15

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Automate @phrawzty 16

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Identify and nurture leaders @phrawzty 17

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Establish a succession plan @phrawzty 18

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Set clear boundaries @phrawzty 19

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Take breaks (scheduled or not) @phrawzty 20