Download - Choir and Community Management
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FLOSS Projects Community ManagementVision from a choir di{rec|cta}tor angle
Sept. 2013
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Introducing Myself● Software engineering and Unices since 1988
– Mostly Configuration Management Systems (CMS), Build systems, quality tools, on multiple commercial Unix systems
– Discover Open Source & Linux (OSL) & first contributions in 1993
– Full time on OSL since 1995, first as HP reseller then @HP
● Currently:– Master Technology Architect on OSL for the HP/Intel Solution Center, Grenoble
– OSL HP Advocate
– EMEA OSL HP Profession Lead
– Solutions Linux Conference and OWF board member. Conferences at WW level in LinuxCon, Linux.conf.au
– MondoRescue, Dploy.org, Project-Builder.org Project Lead
– LinuxCOE, mrepo, tellico, rinse, fossology, collectl contributor
– FOSSBazaar and OSL Governance enthusiast
– Mandriva, Mageia, Fedora packager
● And also:
– Amateur singer (Alto / Tenor) and recorder player since 1976 and Choir director since 1987
– CD collector since 1981 (5000+ and counting) – Concert attendance since 1976
– Amateur photograph since 1976
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Do you lead a large choir ?
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Or self-sufficient soloists ?
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Are the members inexperienced ?
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Do you work with professionals ?
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A mixed of experienced members and new comers ?
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Do you have soloists ?
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Also know your audience
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You chose the score and language suited for your choir
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You need a Forge ...
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... at least some tools are needed
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... not only dev tools, communication does matter
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Eat your own dog food
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Improve the rythm in the choir !
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Improve the tune in the choir during rehearsal !
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Help your choir members, and explain where you want to go.
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You may need collaboration with other ensembles
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Use existing competencies for what they’re good at
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Give example !
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Well really give example !
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Make choices and apply them
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Work hard !
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Manage mix of professionals and amateurs
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Keep your humour
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Did I say Lead by example ?
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Make concerts (aka release eraly release often)
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Communicate on your concerts
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Communicate your passion
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Attire community members !
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Lead by example
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Get your family support as this is time consuming
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Celebrate your successes
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Reward contributions to the choir
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Sometimes a project dies !
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Before creating and leading a choir, learn to be the best singer possible