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[#]: subject: "My open source journey from user to contributor to CTO"
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[#]: via: "https://opensource.com/article/22/8/my-open-source-career-story"
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[#]: author: "Jesse White https://opensource.com/users/jwhite-0"
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My open source journey from user to contributor to CTO
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The possibilities are endless for anyone thinking about a career in open source. Here's my story.
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When people ask me what I love most about open source, my answer is simple: It's the *openness*. With open source, the work that community developers and contributors do is in the public domain for all to see and benefit from. I couldn't love that philosophy more.
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How many people can say that about the fruits of their labor? How many, perhaps 50 years from now, can look back and say, "Check out the code I wrote that day that hundreds/thousands/tens of thousands benefited from." I find that infinitely more exciting than working on software that's hidden from most of the world.
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I'm fortunate that my job puts me in the middle of an interesting area where open source and enterprise meet. Today, I'm Chief Technology Officer of [The OpenNMS Group][2], the company that maintains the [OpenNMS project][3]. OpenNMS is a leading open source network monitoring and management platform.
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While my current role has me firmly rooted in open source, I started as a user and contributor.
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In 2007, I got my first real tech job as a network analyst at Datavalet Technologies, a Montreal, Canada-based telecommunications service provider. Within five years, I expanded to a solutions architect role, where I was tasked with helping to select a network management solution for the organization. We chose OpenNMS, and it was through that experience that I realized the true power of open source.
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While onboarding the platform, we identified some missing features that would help optimize our experience. A representative from The OpenNMS Group was on site to help us with the deployment and suggested I attend the community's upcoming DevJam to work with the core developers on building the capabilities that we needed.
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During that DevJam, I quickly settled in alongside the team and community. We rolled up our sleeves and started coding to create the enhancements Datavalet needed. Within days, the additional features were ready. It was amazing and transformative—this experience really opened my eyes to the power of open source.
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I left my job a year later to study math full-time at Concordia University. It was there that I once again had the opportunity to collaborate with The OpenNMS Group, this time on a project for that year's Google Summer of Code. In this annual program, participants aim to successfully complete open source software development projects.
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Summer of Code turned out to be a career-changing experience for me—two of the organization's leaders attended our project demo, and a year later, The OpenNMS Group team asked me to come on board as a full-stack developer.
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I worked hard, quickly rose through the ranks, and was named CTO in 2015. I consider this a personal achievement and another validation of what makes the open source world so special—if you enjoy working with the community and love what you do, your contributions are quickly recognized.
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The open source ethos also informed my evolution from individual contributor to CTO, where I now lead a product development organization of more than 50 people. The community is inherently egalitarian, and my experience working with community contributors has taught me to lead with context rather than control.
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I've had an amazing open source ride, from user to contributor to an executive at an open source company. The open source approach goes beyond the tech, as the barriers to entry and growth often found in proprietary development environments can be overcome through collaboration, transparency, and community. For that reason, the possibilities are endless for anyone thinking about a career in open source. I'm proof of that.
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We live in a time when people are deeply examining their lives and the impact they have on the world. Working in an open source company is especially rewarding because I can interact directly with and influence the user community. The typical guardrails between the end user and developer are broken down, and I can see exactly how my work can change someone's daily life or inspire someone to contribute to a project. Building community through a mutual love for a project creates connections that can last a lifetime.
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I know this has all been true for me, and it's why I am so passionate about my work. I'm an open source geek to the core and proud of it.
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via: https://opensource.com/article/22/8/my-open-source-career-story
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作者：[Jesse White][a]
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选题：[lkxed][b]
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译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出
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[a]: https://opensource.com/users/jwhite-0
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[b]: https://github.com/lkxed
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[1]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/lead-images/career_journey_road_gps_path_map_520.png
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[2]: https://www.opennms.com/
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[3]: https://www.opennms.com/
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[#]: via: "https://opensource.com/article/22/8/my-open-source-career-story"
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[#]: author: "Jesse White https://opensource.com/users/jwhite-0"
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[#]: collector: "lkxed"
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[#]: translator: "aftermath0703"
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我从用户到贡献者到CTO的开源之旅
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任何一位考虑在开源领域发展的人都具有无限的可能性。下面是我的故事
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当人们问我最喜欢开源的什么时，我的回答很简单：那就是 *开放性* 。在开源中，社区开发者和贡献者所做的工作是在公共领域的，所有人都能看到并从中受益。我对这一理念爱不释手。
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有多少人可以这样说他们的劳动成果？多长时间，也许是50年后，可以回过头来说：“看看我那天写的代码，有几百/几千/几万人从中受益。”我觉得这比从事那些对世界上大多数人来说都是隐秘的软件工作更令人无比兴奋。
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我很幸运，我的工作使我处于一个有趣的领域中间，在这个领域中，开源和企业相遇。今天，我是[OpenNMS集团][2]的首席技术官，公司负责维护[OpenNMS项目][3]。OpenNMS是一个领先的开源网络监控和管理平台。
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虽然我现在的角色让我牢牢扎根于开源领域，但我是以用户和贡献者身份开始的。
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2007年，我得到了我的第一份真正的技术工作，在加拿大蒙特利尔的电信服务提供商Datavalet Technologies担任网络分析员。在五年的时间内，我扩展到解决方案架构师的角色，任务是帮助组织选择网络管理解决方案。我们选择了OpenNMS，正是通过这次经历，我认识到了开源的真正力量。
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在平台上线时，我们发现了一些缺失的功能，这些功能将有助于优化我们的体验。一位来自OpenNMS集团的代表在现场帮助我们进行部署，并建议我参加社区即将举行的DevJam，与核心开发人员一起建立我们需要的功能。
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在DevJam期间，我很快就融入了团队和社区。我们卷起袖子，开始编码，以创建Datavalet所需的增强功能。在几天之内，额外的功能就准备好了。这是一次令人惊叹的变革性经历，让我真正看到了开源的力量。
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一年后，我离开了我的工作，在康科迪亚大学全日制学习数学。正是在那里，我再次有机会与OpenNMS团队合作，这一次是在当年的谷歌代码之夏的一个项目上。在这个年度计划中，参与者的目标是成功完成开源软件开发项目。
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代码之夏对我来说是一次改变职业生涯的经历。该组织的两位领导人参加了我们的项目演示，一年后，OpenNMS团队邀请我作为一名全栈开发人员加入。
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我努力工作，迅速晋升，并在2015年被任命为首席技术官。我认为这是一项个人成就，也再次验证了开源世界的特别之处。如果你喜欢与社区合作，热爱你所做的工作，你的贡献很快就会得到认可。
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开源精神也影响了我从个人贡献者到CTO的发展，我现在领导着一个由50多人组成的产品开发组织。社区本质上是平等的，我与社区贡献者一起工作的经验教会了我如何在环境中领导，而不是控制。
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我经历了一段奇妙的开源旅程，从用户到贡献者，再到一家开源公司的高管。开源方法超越了技术，因为专有开发环境中经常存在的障碍的进入和增长可以通过协作、透明和社区来克服。因此，对于任何考虑在开源领域工作的人来说，可能性是无限的。我就是证明。
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我们生活在一个人们正在深刻审视自己的生活及其对世界的影响的时代。在开源公司工作特别有意义，因为我可以直接与用户社区互动并影响他们。终端用户和开发人员之间的经典屏障被打破了，我可以确切地看到我的工作如何改变某人的日常生活，或者激励某人为项目做出贡献。通过对一个项目的共同热爱来建立社区，建立持续一生的联系。
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我知道这对我来说都是真的，这也是为什么我对我的工作如此热情。我的内核是一个开源极客，并以此为荣。
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via: https://opensource.com/article/22/8/my-open-source-career-story
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作者：[Jesse White][a]
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选题：[lkxed][b]
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译者：[aftermath0703](https://github.com/aftermath0703)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出
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[a]: https://opensource.com/users/jwhite-0
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[b]: https://github.com/lkxed
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[1]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/lead-images/career_journey_road_gps_path_map_520.png
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[2]: https://www.opennms.com/
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[3]: https://www.opennms.com/
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