My talk for Manchester Tech Nights #9: http://manchestertechnights.org/9/

1. D O N ’ T B E S C A R E D O F
O P E N S O U R C E …
M A N C H E S T E R T E C H N I G H T S # 9

2. W H AT I T I S …

3. In production and development, open source as a development model promotes a universal access via a
free license to a product's design or blueprint, and universal redistribution of that design or blueprint,
including subsequent improvements to it by anyone.[1][2] Before the phrase open source became widely
adopted, developers and producers used a variety of other terms. Open source gained hold with the rise of
the Internet, and the attendant need for massive retooling of the computing source code.[3] Opening the
source code enabled a self-enhancing diversity of production models, communication paths, and interactive
communities. The open-source software movement arose to clarify the environment that the new copyright,
licensing, domain, and consumer issues created.[citation needed]
Generally, open source refers to a computer program in which the source code is available to the general
public for use and/or modification from its original design. Open-source code is meant to be a collaborative
effort, where programmers improve upon the source code and share the changes within the community.
Typically this is not the case, and code is merely released to the public under some license. Others can then
download, modify, and publish their version (fork) back to the community. Today you find more forked
versions, than teams with large membership.
Many large formal institutions have sprung up to support the development of the open source movement,
including the Apache Software Foundation, which supports projects such as the open source framework
behind big data Apache Hadoop and an open-source HTTP server Apache HTTP.
The open-source model is based on a more decentralized model of production, in contrast with more
centralized models of development such as those typically used in commercial software companies.[4]
A main principle of open-source software development is peer production, with products such as source
code, "blueprints", and documentation available to the public at no cost. The open source movement in
software began as a response to the limitations of proprietary code, and has since spread across different
fields. This model is also used for the development of open-source-appropriate technologies,[5] solar

4. W H AT I T I S N ’ T…
OMG JAZZY NEW FEATURE!!
BEST NODE PACKAGE EVER!
BETTER THAN BOOTSTRAP!!!

5. W H AT I T R E A L LY I S …
( G I T H U B . C O M )

6. ( G I T H U B . C O M )

7. ( G I T H U B . C O M )

8. D O N ’ T B E S C A R E D
A small change in a BIG project helps

9. D O N ’ T B E S C A R E D
I got knocked down, but I got up again

10. W H Y B O T H E R ?
• Accomplishment
• Choice of projects
• No deadlines
• Get noticed

11. W H Y B O T H E R ?
I got my job via open source work

12. O P E N S O U R C E Y O U R O W N W O R K
( G I T H U B . C O M )
Help is on the way!

13. O P E N S O U R C E Y O U R O W N W O R K
( N O D E I . C O / N P M )
If you find it useful, others might too.

14. O P E N S O U R C E Y O U R O W N W O R K
( G I T H U B . C O M )
DON’T PANIC.

15. S O …
• Get involved
• Be helpful
• Be confident

16. – M E ( O P E N S O U R C E . C O M , F E B 2 0 1 5 )
“Contributing to other people’s work and being
appreciated far outweighs any negative thoughts
and apprehension you may have.”
( O P E N S O U R C E . C O M / L I F E / 1 5 / 2 / 5 - B E G I N N E R S - O P E N - S O U R C E - S H A R E - T H O U G H T S )

17. T H A N K S !
T W I T T E R : @ F U R Z E FA C E
S L I D E S : B I T. LY / F R Z - O S
I N T E R N E T: F U R Z E FA C E . C O M