[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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