Open Source Beyond Software
summary
Hoodie recruits an editorial team via a GitHub issue and Google Hangouts; 11 people respond. The project rewrites the editorial repo README, runs weekly Google Hangouts, publishes a blog post and podcast, and does meetup outreach. Early momentum produces many volunteers but discussions stall without a coordinator; engagement resumes when a point person actively reaches out. Outcome: a few regular contributors (notably a librarian editor), many one-off contributors; key lessons: communication and onboarding matter, recruiting and retention are hard, a point person moves things.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction and welcome
- 1:09About the speaker and Hoodie project
- 2:33Open source beyond software
- 5:03History of open source development
- 6:31Benefits of open source today
- 8:44Open source as a future equalizer
- 9:09Tech industry’s narrow focus
- 13:11Interdisciplinary collaboration in healthcare
- 16:20Academia’s interdisciplinary model
- 17:27Pixar’s creative collaboration
- 19:33Hoodie project and its goals
- 20:17Launching Hoodie’s editorial team
- 21:47Early challenges and lessons
- 22:52Recruiting non-coding contributors
- 24:17Communication and retention struggles
- 26:27Recruiting and retention challenges
- 28:00Incentivizing contributors
- 29:02Conclusion and call to action
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