The Slings and Arrows of Open Source
A presentation at DevOpsDays London 2024 in in London, UK by Daniel "phrawzty" Maher
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
Let’s do it. Let’s get dramatic @phrawzty 3
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark OSS @phrawzty 4
Transparency @phrawzty 5
Collaboration @phrawzty 6
Community @phrawzty 7
Meritocracy @phrawzty 8
Licensing @phrawzty 9
Act I, Scene IV (more or less) @phrawzty 10
Code is personal @phrawzty 11
Code is life @phrawzty 12
Maybe not super healthy, actually? @phrawzty 13
Healthy detachment @phrawzty 14
Document everything @phrawzty 15
Automate @phrawzty 16
Identify and nurture leaders @phrawzty 17
Establish a succession plan @phrawzty 18
Set clear boundaries @phrawzty 19
Take breaks (scheduled or not) @phrawzty 20
For so many of us who work in open source, we’re emotionally invested in our projects, and we have little to no separation between our volunteer/professional and personal lives. That’s a problem. Let’s take five minutes to understand that we do our best work when we’re feeling healthy and happy. We’re going to talk about boundaries, and about wilful disconnection, and how to make sure that you feel good about you, your code, and your community.
…and we’re going to do it whilst pretending that we’re on a Shakespearian stage (no—seriously).
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