Talk about Open Source Communities at BITKOM Open Source Forum in Berlin 2016

1. www.netways.de
Working in and with Open Source Communities
BITKOM Forum Open Source | 05.07.2016 | Bernd Erk

2. INTRODUCTION

3. We love Open Source
• CEO NETWAYS GmbH
• Co-founder Icinga
• On Twitter @gethash
Introduction Bernd Erk

4. WHAT IS A COMMUNITY?

5. We love Open Source
Communities are social units of any size that share
common values and interests

6. We love Open Source
Communities are controlled by the people not by
the leaders

7. We love Open Source
Communities can look different from the inside and
the outside

8. SENSE OF COMMUNITY

9. We love Open Source
Valuable membership and real influence
Integration and fulfillment of needs
Shared emotional connection

10. CREATION OF A COMMUNITY

11. We love Open Source

12. $ git init

13. $ git clone

15. COMMUNITY BUILDING

16. We love Open Source
The Different Drum:
Community-Making and
Peace, Scott Peck

17. We love Open Source
The four stages of community building
The Different Drum: Community-Making and Peace, Scott Peck

18. We love Open Source
When a group comes together like on a first date
Pseudocommunity

19. We love Open Source
Growing demands upon the facilitator
Chaos

20. We love Open Source
Acknowledgment of the weakness
Emptiness

21. We love Open Source
Respect and empathy
True community

22. WORK IN A COMMUNITY

23. WORK IN A COMMUNITY
As a member

24. We love Open Source
Realize that everyone is a member

25. We love Open Source
Disagree with ideas and not the people

26. We love Open Source
Be as flexible as possible

27. We love Open Source
Bring new members in your community and take
care of the next generation

28. We love Open Source
Don’t be a redshirt!
by @geekgirldawn

29. WORK IN A COMMUNITY
As a lead

30. We love Open Source
Maintain balance between the strong and the weak

31. We love Open Source
Take care of the internal culture

32. We love Open Source
Don’t be a control freak

33. COMMUNITY MAINTENANCE

34. COMMUNITY MAINTENANCE
Methods

35. We love Open Source
Talk, talk, talk and meet as much as you can

36. We love Open Source
Create a transparent community environment

37. We love Open Source
Measure progress and note community members

38. DEALING WITH FAILURE

39. We love Open Source
People will complain about EVERYTHING!

40. We love Open Source
Accepting failure is necessary

41. We love Open Source
Culture of failure

42. WHY IS ALL THIS SO IMPORTANT?

43. We love Open Source
Good community work prevents mismatch

44. We love Open Source
“Burnout is always more likely when there is a major
mismatch between the nature of the job and the nature of the
person who does the job.”
Christina Maslach;Michael P. Leiter. The Truth About Burnout: How Organizations Cause Personal Stress and What to Do About It (Kindle Locations 132-133). Kindle Edition.

45. We love Open Source
Work Overload
Lack of Control
Insufficient Reward
Breakdown of Communication
Absence of Fairness
Conflicting Values
Work Overload
Lack of Control
Insufficient Reward
Breakdown of Communication
Absence of Fairness
Conflicting Values
http://www.slideshare.net/kmugrage/what-were-learning-about-burnout-and-how-devops-can-help

46. THANK YOU
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