Presented at FITC Toronto 2017 More info at http://fitc.ca/event/to17/ Abigail Cabunoc Mayes, Mozilla Foundation Overview Abby has been testing out ways to bring more open source to the different communities the Mozilla Foundation works with: science, internet of things, journalism, and web literacy. Taking lessons from movement building, she found some open source champions, invested in them through workshops, summits, and ongoing one on one mentorship as they learn to work openly. In this talk, she’ll share some of the lessons learned teaching open source and fueling the open web movement. Objective Share strategies and experiences growing open source communities and practices. Target Audience Anyone interested in contributing to or building open source. Five Things Audience Members Will Learn What is open source How to fuel a movement Making open source project welcoming to new contributors Introduction to the open canvas Documentation for getting ready to open source your project: README.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md, LICENSE

1. Mentoring Open Source
FITC Toronto 2017
Abigail Cabunoc Mayes (@abbycabs)

2. What is open source?
What is mentorship?
How to change the world

3. What is open source?
What is mentorship?
How to change the world

4. Hello!
I’m Abby
Open Source
Engagement,
Mozilla Foundation
I want openness to be
the norm in
innovation and
research

5. Our mission is to
ensure the Internet
is a global public
resource, open and
accessible to all

6. Story of Mozilla

7. Browser Wars

8. CC-BY Giulia Forsythe

9. 1998: Netscape releases their browser
suite as free software
This becomes the Mozilla Project and
inspired the term open source

10. o·pen-source
/ˈōpən sôrs/
adjective
Open source software is software that can be
freely used, modified, and shared (in both
modified and unmodified form) by anyone.

11. Open Leadership Principles
Invite
Participation
Share
Decision-Making
Share Code
and Content

12. Mozilla Pulse: mozillapulse.org
Explore the Mozilla Network

13. What is open source?
What is mentorship?
How to change the world

14. Telemachus and
Mentor in Homer’s
Odyssey

15. men·tor·ship
/ˈmentôrSHip,ˈmentərSHip/
noun
a relationship where someone more
knowledgeable or experienced provides
support, guidance and inspiration.

16. Mentorship fuels
growth in open source

17. What is open source?
What is mentorship?
How to change the world

18. An Open World =

19. Multiplying Open Leaders
2016
2017
2018
Abby & Aurelia
21 project leads mentored by
11 mentors
Round 2
90 project leads mentored by
50 mentors
Round 4
47 project leads mentored by
35 mentors
Round 3
50 trained & experienced
mentors can train hundreds in
their regions & hubs
Round 5+
25 project leads mentored by
Abby & Aurelia.Round 1

20. Open Leadership Principles
Invite
Participation
Share
Decision-Making
Share Code
and Content

21. A) Plan to Work Open
B) Open Project Checklist
C) Community Building
Open Leadership Training

22. ❏ Strategy (Open Canvas): one page
project & community plan
❏ Roadmap: where is your project
going?
A) Plan to Work Open

23. Open Canvas
Plan how you will work openly by defining your
goals, onboarding strategies and needs.
A) Plan to Work Open

24. Open Canvas Walkthrough

25. Planning how you’ll build the community is as
important as planning how you’ll build the product.
Product Community

26. 1. Problem
The top 1-3 problems you want to solve

27. 2. Solution
Your proposed solution for each problem

28. 3. Key Metrics
How will you measure success?

29. 4. Resources Required
What do you need to build an MVP (minimum viable
product)? Design, Dev, Experts, Hardware and other costs

30. 5. Contributor Profiles
Contribution types and ideal contributors. What do you
contributors look like?

31. Project Execution
Your contributor profiles should fulfill the needs required
to buid your product

32. 6. User Profiles
Target audience and early adopters. Who are you building
this for? Who will your early adopters be?

33. 7. User Channels
How will you gain new users?

34. 8. Contributor Channels
How will you gain new contributors?

35. Community Engagement
Contributors are often a subset of users

36. 9. Unique Value Proposition
Clear message that states what you offer and why you
are different.

37. Roadmap
Identify where you are now, how to reach your
project’s end goal, and how you’ll get there
A) Plan to Work Open

38. Question:
Would you join me on an
expedition to the North Pole?

40. How to Make a Roadmap
1. Pick milestones
○ Project Goals
○ Events
○ Timeframes
2. Break down tasks needed for
each milestone

41. ❏ Strategy (Open Canvas): one page
project & community plan
❏ Roadmap: where is your project
going?
A) Plan to Work Open

42. ❏ Public code repository
❏ Public issue tracker
Files
❏ README.md
❏ LICENSE
❏ CONTRIBUTING.md
❏ CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
B) Open Project Checklist

43. Think of a place where you felt
welcome the first time you were there
B) Open Project Checklist

44. What made it welcoming?
B) Open Project Checklist

45. ❏ Public code repository
❏ Public issue tracker
Files
❏ README.md
❏ LICENSE
❏ CONTRIBUTING.md
❏ CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
B) Open Project Checklist

46. “Everything is a pipeline”
C) Community Building
users
issue reporter
first-time contributor
casual contributor
core contributor
maintainer
1. Segment
2. Incoming
3. Look at each step
Guide people
through this
process

47. C) Community Building
Personas & Pathways Exercise

48. Open Leadership
Training Series
https://mzl.la/open-leadership

49. How can I
change the world?

50. Contribute to an open project!
Mozilla Global Sprint June 1-2
(mozilla.github.io/global-sprint)
New to open source?

51. Intentionally mentor a new
contributor on how to work open.
See our guide.
Open source vet

52. ● Join Mozilla’s Open Leadership Training.
● Apply for a Mozilla Fellowship (Science,
Open Web)
Want formal training?

53. Open Web Stretch

54. Thank You!
Abigail Cabunoc Mayes (@abbycabs)

55. Questions & Comments?