Open Advice

Download or read book Open Advice written by Lydia Pintscher and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-02-02 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Free Software projects are changing the software landscape in impressive ways with dedicated users and innovative management. Each person contributes something to the movement in their own way and to their abilities and knowledge. This personal commitment and the power of collaboration over the internet is what makes Free Software great and what brought the authors of this book together. This book is the answer to "What would you have liked to know when you started contributing?". The authors give insights into the many different talents it takes to make a successful software project, coding of course but also design, translation, marketing and other skills. We are here to give you a head start if you are new. And if you have been contributing for a while already, we are here to give you some insight into other areas and projects. Join us for a fun ride through many different projects and areas of contribution.