How to Build Collaboration and Influence Open Source Projects
summary
Lessons from decade-plus open source work and observable outcomes: built a cross‑compile toolchain then moved it toward open source (boss declines), helped create an upstream Linux ecosystem, now contributing to OpenStack and Kubernetes and chair and tech lead for a SIG. Influence grows through concrete acts: operating the software, fixing CI and docs, running a meeting, and seeing a six‑month pull request finally land. Practical playbook: fight for users, run tests, do the daily work, and accept small leadership calls.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Collaboration in open source
- 1:03Speaker's open source journey
- 7:01Healthy open source collaboration
- 11:35Improving collaboration
- 17:41Influence in open source
- 20:47Building influence through trust
- 23:16Championing users for influence
- 25:04Chop wood carry water in open source
- 27:12Leading open source projects
- 29:19Long-term impact in open source
- 30:20Influence for organizations
- 31:44Key takeaways
- 33:07Call to action
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