S2.Ep19 - Learning as You Go - The Power of Events | My Open Source Experience Podcast

Even when you're only focusing on one aspect of open source, like licenses, you will still eventually get in touch with the communities or create your own, there's just no way around it. In this segment of the My Open Source Experience podcast Ria Farrell Schalnat talks about how she started to discover the open source space, and how she needed to learn more about the ecosystem to be able to interpret the open source licenses themselves. Without even case law existing at the time Ria didn't have a lot of directions, she had to build the path step by step. Learn more about: Why until 2008 it wasn't even certain whether or not open source licenses are enforceable How learning can expose you to a community of like-minded people How to build a conference, and get high-profile speakers in a topic area that you're still just learning about! Sometimes adjusting conference dates and details to a key speaker can bring success to the event Conferences are great learning platforms, and if there isn't one in your topic and regional area then organize it yourself Don't underestimate the connections you've just met, people want to help and participate