opensolaris: getting involved what we want creative and motivated people who write code and words...

USE IMPROVE EVANGELIZE

Jim Grisanzio Sr. Program Manger, OpenSolaris Engineering Sun Microsystems Tokyo, Japan

OpenSolaris: Getting Involved

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The OpenSolaris Community in India

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Your voice matters. Express it.

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Having your voice listened to is a privilege, not a right, and it's a privilege that's earned in proportion to the contribution level, not the volume level.

– Alan Burlison http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/ogb-discuss/2007-October/002556.html

http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/ogb-discuss/2007-October/002556.html

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Code, Scripts, Tests, Help, Presentations, User

Groups, Conference Management, Language Portals,

Translations, University Courses, Graphics, Ads,

Training Materials, Screencasts, Videos, Genunix Wiki,

Evangelism, Docs, Articles, Blogs, Podcasts,

Development Process, Tutorials, Input Methods,

Feedback, SCM, Emancipation, DTS, Ksh93,

Distributions, Books, Ports, Governance

Defining Contributions

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The Secret Contributing to OpenSolaris is personal.

It's based on establishing a trust relationship.

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● There are no short cuts. It takes time. ● Take the initiative. Assert yourself.

 Find a Community Group or Project. Join the list, observe, introduce yourself, ask questions, start small. Skills match?

 Offer to do something concrete: fix something, update something, translate something. Get a commitment.

 Go and do that something. Actually do it.  Ask leaders to walk you through a contribution process.  No process? Write one. No leaders? Be one.

● Groups: http://opensolaris.org/os/communities/ ● Projects: http://opensolaris.org/os/projects/

Working the Secret

http://opensolaris.org/os/communities/ http://opensolaris.org/os/projects/

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● What we want  Creative and motivated people who write code and words

and who can organize, test, design, evangelize, whatever. ● The problem

 No single method of engaging. No single access point. Lots of info spread throughout. It's very confusing.

● Solving the problem  Document how to contribute and point to those contributing.  Scratching my own itch here. This has not been popular.

● Where to start  FAQ: http://opensolaris.org/os/about/faq/  Advocacy Community Group

The Issue

http://opensolaris.org/os/about/faq/

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● Who: Sun. The Community. Blending? ● What: Source, Binaries, Community ● Where: MPK 17 first. Now the world. ● When: 2003, 2004, 2005. Now. ● Why: To build a community. ● How: Open Development ● Community Priorities:

 DTS, SCM, re-organization, website/wiki, code review, RTI.  Branding & Trademark

● Issues? Sure. Welcome to the world.

Project Profile

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● Early Access Points for Contributions  2003: Internal discussions start in Solaris engineering.  2/04: Discussions go external. Engineering team forms.

Research, analysis, and diligence begins.  6/04: Announced in China. 2-part pilot begins. 300 people.  1/05: site opened, DTrace released, announced license and

intention to form governing board. 7K sign up.  4/05: Board members announced. First meeting held.  6/05: ON source opened. 150 engineers blog tours of code.  6/05 to present: 40+ releases: source, binaries, tools, tests,

projects, consolidations, docs, distros, ports.  10/07: Project Indiana released.

Opening Sequence

Roadmap: http://opensolaris.org/os/about/roadmap/

http://opensolaris.org/os/about/roadmap/

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● Current Status  Global. 85K. 8K on 235 lists. Voting Members: 323.

● Evolution  Started from 0. Kernel developers first. Now users,

students, application developers, writers. ● Community Structure & Governance

 Charter and Constitution – enfranchising the community.  Community Groups and Projects. (And User Groups).

● Leadership  There is no single leader. (Big debate here, by the way)  Distributed model. The board does not run the OpenSolaris

community. The Members do (in theory).

Community Profile

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Contribute Now: 10 Quick Ways

(in no particular order)

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1. Conversations Talk. Help. Offer feedback. File bugs. Debate. Lists Subscribe: http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo

Forums Post: http://opensolaris.org/jive/index.jspa Forums Subscribe: http://opensolaris.org/os/discussions/

IRC http://opensolaris.org/os/chat/ Existing DTS: http://bugs.opensolaris.org/

http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo http://opensolaris.org/jive/index.jspa http://opensolaris.org/os/discussions/ http://opensolaris.org/os/chat/ http://bugs.opensolaris.org/

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2. Governance Run for office. Guide the project. Intermediary

between Sun and Community. Update the Constitution. Should OGB lead?

OGB: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/ Constitution: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/governance/

http://opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/ http://opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/governance/

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3. Code Write code. Test. Review. Fix bugs.

Sponsor Program. Projects. ON: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/on/

Contributing: http://opensolaris.org/os/communities/participation/ Dev Draft: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/on/os_dev_process/

Dev Ref: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/on/devref_toc/ ARC: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/arc/

Putbacks: http://opensolaris.org/os/bug_reports/request_sponsor/ Search: http://src.opensolaris.org/source/ Code reviews: http://cr.opensolaris.org/

SCM: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/tools/scm/ Testing: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/testing/

Future DTS: http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/

http://opensolaris.org/os/community/on/ http://opensolaris.org/os/communities/participation/ http://opensolaris.org/os/community/on/os_dev_process/ http://opensolaris.org/os/community/on/devref_toc/ http://opensolaris.org/os/community/arc/ http://opensolaris.org/os/bug_reports/request_sponsor/ http://src.opensolaris.org/source/ http://cr.opensolaris.org/ http://opensolaris.org/os/community/tools/scm/ http://opensolaris.org/os/community/testing/ http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/

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4. Localization Translate. Translate. Translate.

Portals. IM. Messages. i18n: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/int_localization/

Portals: http://opensolaris.org/os/project/portals/

http://opensolaris.org/os/community/int_localization/ http://opensolaris.org/os/project/portals/

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5. Website Website: http://opensolaris.org/os/project/website/

Help re-design opensolaris.org.

http://opensolaris.org/os/project/website/

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6. Advocacy Publicize. Evangelize. Localize.

Advocacy: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/advocacy UG: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/advocacy/usergroups/

Trademarks: http://opensolaris.org/os/project/branding/ Mentoring: http://opensolaris.org/os/project/mentoring/

http://opensolaris.org/os/community/advocacy http://opensolaris.org/os/community/advocacy/usergroups/ http://opensolaris.org/os/project/branding/ http://opensolaris.org/os/project/mentoring/

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7. Documentation Docs http://opensolaris.org/os/community/documentation/

Write. FAQ. Tutorials. Student Guides. Starter Kit. Books. MAN pages.

http://opensolaris.org/os/community/documentation/

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8. Facilitation Section 7.5 in Constitution. Totally

unrealized opportunity to help run Groups and Projects. Am I wrong?

7.5: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/governance/

http://opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/governance/

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9. Distributions Distributions: http://opensolaris.org/os/downloads/

BeleniX, SchilliX, Nexenta, MarTUX, Indiana, SXCE, SXDE. Desktop: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/desktop/

Download. Run. Use. Contribute Packages.

http://opensolaris.org/os/downloads/ http://opensolaris.org/os/community/desktop/

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10. Start a Project Projects: http://www.opensolaris.org/os/projects/

Reference: http://opensolaris.org/os/communities/lead_reference/

Propose and lead your own project. What do you want to do?

http://www.opensolaris.org/os/projects/ http://opensolaris.org/os/communities/lead_reference/

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Acknowledgement Contributors and Core Contributors recognized by the OGB as

Members: http://vote.opensolaris.org/ (under “grants” tab)

Need to do a better job here. How? What's appropriate?

http://vote.opensolaris.org/

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Honesty Openness

Independence Transparency

Quality Respect

Performance Security, Availability

Manageability Reliability, Compatibility

Serviceability Platform Neutrality

Design Principles Community Values http://opensolaris.org/os/about