Careers with Free/Libre and Open Source Software
summary
Explains how concrete contributions on GitHub/GitLab and public change requests serve as verifiable proof employers inspect, and shows practical entry points: reproduce and triage issues on Bugzilla starter tasks, use IRC channels for quick mentoring, package upstream into deb/rpm as a measurable deliverable, and run timeboxed sprints with Emacs org files via Operation Blue Moon to track progress. Recommends a 3–4 year deep dive for meaningful responsibility, and lists revenue paths—paid support, training, SaaS—that have worked for real projects.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 13:52Project Areas
- 16:59Domain and Job Designation
- 20:09Internet Relay Chat
- 24:11Change Request
- 25:19Assessment
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