Making Work Joe Brinkman

About Me

Joe BrinkmanCo-Founder & Technical FellowDNN Corp.Web: www.dnnsoftware.com Blog: www.theaccidentalgeek.comTwitter: @jbrinkman

About Me

About Me

About Me

What is Open Source

How is it different?

What does that mean for me?

Open Source is a journey

I was a noob

I started trying DNN

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I read everything I could find

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I asked questions

I reported bugs

I suggested new features

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I was passive

The secret that changed my life

I answered questions

I commented on blogs

I provided bug fixes

I became a contributorEx

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I provided code to improve the platform

I volunteered for work

I became a trusted team memberEx

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I did work that no one wanted

I helped others with their tasks

I was consistent

I became a leaderEx

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I created my own open source projects

I contributed to other projects

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What makes Open Source Work?Ex

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Getting Involved:

Open Source became my living resume

Open Source became my community of friends

Open Source became my passion

Open Source became my work

Open Source changed my life…

And it can change yours too!