SCALE 10x - 2012 Southern California Linux Expo - Mentoring

Mentoring Moments: Creating Opportunities for Success

akgraner — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:54:01 +0000

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Each of us bring unique experiences and abilities to a project and being aware of our strengths and weaknesses give each of us the ability to teach and learn from those around us.How many times have you heard someone say I would be happy to teach or share with people but I don't have time.

In this talk Amber Graner shares her moments on mentorship ideas. How to find those sharing and learning moments in every day conversation as well as being aware of buzz words used in a conversation that can generate thoseopportunities. Find out some of the unusual places Amber has both gained and shared knowledge at and how you can increase your mentoring opportunities.

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mentoringmoments-creatingopportunitiesforsuccess-120120162741-phpapp01.pdf

How to start and sustain an open source project of any size and scope

quaid — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:07:31 +0000

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Everyone

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Mentoring

Learning what it takes to create and grow an open source project is trapped in the brains of many people. Many people want to know what makes a project tick, how it actually gets things done. This session is going to open the brain of one person who will channel all the experience he has, all that he has learned in open source communities and working for Red Hat, in to taking the audience through how to start and sustain an open source project. Hands on. If we're going to be in a room together, we might as well get some work done toward what interests you.

User Groups 2.1: Noob Morning in America

lcafiero — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:12:57 +0000

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Everyone

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Mentoring

With a wide variety of new users coming to Linux User Groups (LUGs) for help, LUGs are faced with a somewhat daunting task: The care and feeding of new users. Helping LUGs handle the influx of new users -- and also helping LUGs with outreach. These two facets of user groups -- helping others and doing outreach -- are vital to the success of FOSS. This presentation is a reprise of the talk "User Groups 2.0: Noob Morning in America" that I gave at SCALE 9X, with additional information regarding updates and a how-to in forming a LUG.

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ug21.odp

All You Wanted to Know About Working with the Media (But Were Afraid To Ask)

jzb — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:44:37 +0000

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Everyone

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Mentoring

Whether you're an individual developer, working with an open source project, or working with a business that is involved in open source, odds are you could benefit from working well with the media. In this talk, I'll give an overview of what tech press do, what we look to cover, and how you can work with the media (or become the media) to benefit yourself, your project, and/or your company.

The presentation will cover:

What tech press are looking for.
How to develop positive relationships with press.
How to write effective announcements/releases.
Making corrections.
Having a press- (and user-) friendly site.
The secrets of working with the press.

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Experiences starting a new Operating Systems Project

gdamore — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:03:09 +0000

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Everyone

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Mentoring

The illumos project -- a community fork from the Solaris code base -- is now over a year old, and has grown at a remarkable rate since we first announced it. We will do a brief review of where we came from, and were we hope to go. We will review some of the challenges we have faced, how we have dealt with them, and also talk more about the challenges that remain. As there are not many operating systems projects that start up, and fewer still that are successful, we hope that sharing our experiences will be useful to other projects looking to start up similar communities.

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newflame.pdf

Messaging Free Software

freedeb — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:07:13 +0000

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Everyone

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Mentoring

It's easy to talk with people who already "get" you, but how do you open the conversation about free software with someone who's never heard of it? This talk is for people who are interested in refining their message and more effectively sharing their excitement about the free software movement. Messaging starts with relatively easy stuff like your elevator pitch and an FAQ and becomes more advanced when you start thinking strategically about combating negative stereotypes and constantly soliciting feedback. I'll also talk about meeting people part way, using inclusive terms and images, and understanding your audience.

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Should we get a Foundation?

jberkus — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:31:29 +0000

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Everyone

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Mentoring

Has your open source project grown to the point where you need a legal structure for it? Do you need somewhere to put trademarks, domains, funds, servers and copyrights so that they won't belong to individual contributors? Most open source projects which reach a certain size need the support of a company or foundation. Some projects need it immediately due to legal issues. Josh Berkus, assistant treasurer of Software in the Public Interest, will go over the options you have for creating a legal shell for your project in the US and Canada, including: * getting your own 501(c)3 foundation * 501(c)6s and other nonprofit types * joining an umbrella foundation * incorporating as a not-for-profit business