[clug] Open Source Software's Dirty Little Secret

Alex Satrapa grail at goldweb.com.au
Thu Sep 10 08:10:02 MDT 2009


On 10/09/2009, at 17:19 , Jessica Fryer wrote:

> Well that's thet textbook answer but are you really looking for more  
> of the
> exact same?

Every new person in a project is a new person, not a clone of one that  
is already working on it. So no, they're not looking for more of the  
same: they're looking for more. (emphasis on the full-stop)

One of the oldest exhortations in open source projects has been: don't  
*talk* about solving problems, just *do* solving problems. Pick a  
project you want to work on, find a feature that *you* want fixed/ 
implemented, and go work on it. Some people will treat you different  
because you have male pattern baldness/narrow eyes/brown skin/speak  
with a different accent/boobs/wear paisley/etc: who cares?

Just be yourself, have confidence in yourself, and to hell with anyone  
paying you more/bad attention because your gonads are on the inside*.

Alex

* See Stargate SG-1, Season 1, Episode 1.



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