Three quotes from my presentation earlier today, on Getting Help With Open Source:
- On talking to Open Source developers and asking for help: “Be Polite, Be Concise, Be Gracious.”
- On diving into the code: “Code is pickled, executable documentation.”
- On choosing your requests carefully: “A developer’s time is a limited resource. Don’t waste it!”
Talk went well. Transcript recorded by Arnulf on IRC (original). Many thanks to Arnulf, and all the attendees!
