Today we are talking about Non-Code Contribution

TalkingDrupal.com/317

Topics * What is Talking Drupal + Podcast with audio and video * We recorded our 300th episode in June, over 175 guests, 700K audio downloads * Weekly episodes covering a variety of topics * Most recent 315 with Tara King, Director of Developer Relations at automatic, Comparing Drupal and Wordpress Communities * Visit www.talkingdrupal.com * This may be a different keynote than you are accustomed to. Talking Drupal is a discussion, and that’s what we are having today. * Today we are talking about Non-Code Contribution: Using your passion and skills to power open source. * What is contribution in an open-source project? * Providing your time, skills or resources to benefit the project * Today we’re talking about non code contributions * Early on contribution was considered writing code * Over time we have learned to value non-code contributions just as much as code contrib * Rather than defining non-code contribution by what it is not, we need a term to define it by what it is * Community is built in meetups, camps, and cons * Majority of contribution has nothing to do with coding at a camp + Attending + Speaking + Training + Organizing * Organizing a camp (NEDCamp.org / Nov 19th) * Volunteering at a camp + Stephen - Sponsorship, lead for many years + Nic - Website & Signage + John - Current Lead, Day of Logistics, Venue coordination * Some other examples of contribution + Mentorship + Documentation + Training + Summits + Being on a committee/Board + Answering questions in issue queue + Answering questions in slack * Who is a contributor? * Is it a self designation or a community designation? * Why would you contribute? + Contribution is a relationship + Give and receive + Makes you feel good + Benefit Skills - Technical - Communication - Project Management + Benefit Career - Skills - Visibility - Building Personal Network - Networking at Events + Financial Compensation * Contribute does not always mean nights and weekends + Usually starts that way * Contribute as part of your job + Employers are open supporting open source, there are benefits got both company and employee + Contribute to external project or contribute internal project to open source * Will your company support your time to make NCC + 315 we learned about Wordpress’ contribution goals + Launched in 2014, Five for the Future encourages organizations to contribute five percent of their resources to WordPress development. * Government + 2016 Federal Source Code Policy + Support for open source usage, encourage sharing across agencies + 20 percent created code should be open source * Start the Dialog with your company * Why do we contribute - Contribution can be personal like donating to your favorite charity or playing your favorite game. + Nic - I was asked - I enjoy giving back - Helps my career + Stephen - Sharing and Learning + John - To help people and solve technical challenges for people - Education and knowledge sharing - To support something larger than myself / make the world a better place * How did TD Start + Long before Joe Rogans podcast deal with Spotify of 100 million + 2008 - With Liberty and Justice for All - 5th grader + Obama McCain + 7 episodes + Mechanics of podcasting,work involved with pre and post record production + Virtual book club with Jason Pamental - pick a web design book, assign weekly chapters, Google Hangout + Like to learn - similar Drupal journeys - makings of an interesting podcast… great reason to talk every week * When did we start considering it a contribution? When did we start giving contribution credits on Drupal.org * How did Talking Drupal come to be a non-code contribution? + It always was a non-code contribution, we didn’t consider it at first because the Drupal community was code focused. + Drupal.org Credit for TD started 20 November 2020 * Community Projects + When did the drupal community start supporting NCC * Why is this important * How has the show & other non-code contribution impacted our lives / careers + Stephen - Friendships - Have helped others + Nic - Friendships - Clients + John - Connections - Hey you are that guy - Given me a sense of value - Gives me a sense of supporting the community * Why are non-code contributions important + As valuable to the health of a project as code contributions. + There are non-code requirements for all projects + Not everyone is a developer/coder + Get’s more people with a variety of skills involved in the community + Moves open source forward * Challenges of Contributing + Contribution Imposter Syndrome + My Contribution isn’t valuable + Dealing with concerns that it’s not helpful * Focus on your skills and passions * Work, life, contribution balance + Work it into your work + Build a career based on contribution + Contrib doesn’t have to be Nights and Weekends + Add 30 min to the start or end of your day + If you do tackle one thing a night + Provide contrib during your workday * Sustainability * Projects are easy to do short time, + Energy is high + Newness interesting * Most podcast don’t make it past 8 episodes + Long term is a challenge + Pre-show guest scheduling, content planning, shownotes + Post Production audio and video + Release and marketing + 1 hour show = 6 - 8 hours * Priorities and interests change over time * NCC easier to transition in and out + Had to make transition out of my primary roles and I did that, projects have thrived in those transitions * Be honest with yourself * How to get involved / How to contribute + Just get started + Look at your skill set + Look at your interests + Ask in the issue queue or drupal slack for a starting point + You can also reach out to most camp organizers for recommendations * Takeaways + John - Anyone can and everyone should contribute + Stephen - Your contribution is valuable + Nic - Code and non code are equal to the long term health of the project

Resources * www.talkingdrupal.com * www.talkingdrupal.com/315 * www.nedcamp.org

Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan
John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi
Stephen Cross - @stephencross