Nowadays, we are talking a lot about diversity in the open source community but most of the time it comes down to a code of conduct. This is not enough! What if we had a look at what we could do to be open to people from all walks of life? In companies? Inside open source projects? How did I ended up being a free software developer? This talk is the story of when, why and how I fell into open source. And finally why I decided to continue in this direction.

1. @melaniebats / @sbegaudeauMélanie Bats / Stéphane Bégaudeau
Let it go !
or
How to become an open source
developer ?
@melaniebatsMélanie Bats

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What is an open source
developer?

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An open source
developer
specimen
Homme
Barbu

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Beard

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Beard
Alone / Isolated

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Beard
Alone / Isolated
Drink Coke

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Beard
Alone / Isolated
Drink Coke
Eat pizzas

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Beard
Alone / Isolated
Produce codeDrink Coke
Eat pizzas

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Beard
Alone / Isolated
Produce codeDrink Coke
Eat pizzas
Super Heros, SF and cats

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A female open
source developer
specimen

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How did I become an
open source
developer ?

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How did I become an open source developer?
A. I am born knowing how to code
B. I am coding until the end of the night
C. I am organising surprise party
D. The answer D

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Answer A.
I am born knowing how to code

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Answer A.
I am born knowing how to code

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Rome wasn't build in a day
I was trained
It takes time
I am still learning every day
I did not receive a girl specific education
I was pushed, helped, encouraged, supported

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Your turn!
1. Review how you talk about your learning
curve to show that you were not alone
2. Your turn to sustain, help, advise, push

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Answer B.
I am coding until the end of the
night

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Answer B.
I am coding until the end of the
night

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Every little bit helps
Report bugs
Test the betas
Participate to hackathons
Fix a simple bug
Send a first patch
→ The merictocracy will do the rest

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Meritocracy → people who know how to develop
sophisticated code and how to make their voice heard
Birds of a feather flock together!

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Your turn!
1. Contribute to an open source project!
2. Do not recruit your clones

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Answer C.
I am organizing a surprise party

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Answer C.
I am organizing a surprise party

25. Mélanie Bats @melaniebats
Being part of a minority
is an
advantage!
They remember you...

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Open world
The open source value : free, learn, share, give back
Remote work

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1. Make sure to recruit the best
2. Don’t just advise, give opportunities
Your turn!

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Should I stay?
Or should I go?

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Being an open source developer means
having an intense social activity

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Women open source
developer
=
unicorns :
mystic creatures,
rare
and
precious

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Women open source
developer
=
unicorns :
mystic creatures,
rare
and
precious

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Impostor syndrom
Help! I have nothing to do here!
Everyone feels that at a moment, it just take sometimes to accept it...

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Leave a trace
Progress thanks to exchanges
Have an effect on the world
Have the recognition of your users / your peers
Open unexpected perspectives of evolution

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Zero to CTO thanks to open source
My path
● At the beginning
○ Open source software user
○ Closed source software developer
● Then
○ Free software advocate
○ Closed source software developer
● Finally
○ Full time open source software developer

35. Mélanie Bats @melaniebats
Your turn!
1. Do not be surprised when you see a woman
developing, that’s completely normal
2. Code open source software, that’s good for
you!

36. Mélanie Bats @melaniebats
Thanks! Questions?