!Open Collaboration Why you should give open source a second look

@benbalter government@github.com

government.github.com

!Open Source ≠ Public

!Open Source ≠ PublicOpen source — what you make

Open collaboration — how you make it

!Today’s Default Workflow

!What’s Open Source?

!Forking the

workflow & philosophy of open source

!Technology is making it

easier to work together than alone

!Why Open Source?

!Why Open Source?

For Business?

!Why Open Source?

For Business? For Government?

!I can haz Open Collaboration?

!Open Process

!Constraints of Open Source

!Constraints of Open SourceElectronic | Available | Asynchronous | Lock-free

!Open Source Flow

!Open Source FlowBranch | Commit | Discuss | Merge

!Open Product

!Open Product

Lean | Iterative | Decentralized | Open

!But wait, there’s more!

(than just code)

!Open Culture

!Open Culture

Information | Contribution | Trust | Friction

!Open Culture

Information | Contribution | Trust | Friction

(and happiness)

!Who’s doing this?

!Who’s doing this?Code | Data | Policy

!First Steps

!First StepsThe technology is the easy part

!First StepsThe technology is the easy part

Grab an org

!First StepsThe technology is the easy part

Grab an org

Create a feedback repo

!First StepsThe technology is the easy part

Grab an org

Create a feedback repo

Lunch spots near the office

!First StepsThe technology is the easy part

Grab an org

Create a feedback repo

Lunch spots near the officeTaco recipes

!First StepsThe technology is the easy part

Grab an org

Create a feedback repo

Lunch spots near the officeTaco recipes

public data

!First StepsThe technology is the easy part

Grab an org

Create a feedback repo

Lunch spots near the officeTaco recipes

oh, and code

public data

!Open Collaboration Why you should give open source a second look

@benbalter government@github.com

government.github.com