Hi Ally,
On 19 August 2013 16:02, Ally Biggs <bluechrome@???> wrote:
> How do you start a career in Linux? are there any volunteering opportunities
> out there?
> Or opportunities to shadow and learn? I'm passionate about Open Source Tech
> but just need guidance and the opportunity to shine.
>
The way it worked for me was to volunteer on an open source project.
Specifically Ubuntu. I spent a lot of time answering support
questions, advocating the use of Ubuntu and generally acting like a
bit of a fanboy.
Over time I held some leadership positions in the project including
being on the Community Council. After a few years I decided I needed
to refocus and so stepped down from some of my volunteer positions. At
that point I got a pm on IRC from a well known spaceman and (in short)
was asked to go and work for Canonical on Ubuntu full time.
I realise this is my specific scenario, but the key thing I learned
from this is that putting in a bit of effort in your own time, to
projects which need the help, may be rewarded later. In addition, if
you don't get recruited by the sponsor of the project at least there's
a body of (public) work you can point another future employer at.
So essentially I'd say go look for Open Source projects which you're
interested in, and who have gaps which need filling. That might be as
simple as testing their app/tool/library regularly, advocating the use
of it, giving talks at LUGs about a topic, and updating documentation
or tutorials. Or it could be more technical such as submitting patches
and security audits.
Hope that helps,
Cheers,
Al.
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