Panel: “Open Source"/DevOps/Contribute/Use
summary
Panelists discuss how open-source and DevOps communities form and grow, citing examples like Madrid (3,000 members) and Kubernetes Madrid (600) and a new group in Costa Rica. They describe organizing meetups, workshops and marketing (often self-funded), using Slack and GitHub with good-first-issue labels to onboard contributors, and handling employer legal/licensing hurdles; sustained community activity is reported to attract companies and create measurable talent pipelines.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Open source panel intro
- 1:48Open source community
- 10:05Employer support
- 15:51Careers and communities
- 27:51Choosing project
- 34:13Contribution barriers
- 43:16Leading community
- 46:45International growth
- 55:00Closing remarks
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