Patrick Masson (@massonpj) is currently serving as the General Manager for the Open Source Initiative after working within higher education IT for over twenty years, ranging in roles from Programmer Analyst at UCLA, to Chief Technology Officer in the University of Massachusetts' Office of the President.Patrick also teaches within the College of Computing and Information at the State University of New York at Albany on subjects related to open source software.Patrick has worked to promote the awareness and adoption of open source throughout his career, serving on the Jasig Foundation's Board of Directors, and is currently on the Apereo Foundation's Advisory Council. He is the co-founder and current chair of the EDUCAUSE Constituency Group on Openness and author of the Openness Index.
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Here's a tip for creating t-shirts, hoodies, hats...anything, without the hassles around ordering, sizing, styling, shipping, etc.... patches!
We handed out iron-on patches at OSCON, and instantly we had branded hats, T's, hoodies, backpacks--check out mine: http://bit.ly/29Hd6vO). We went through 1000 patches.
Also, distribution was a breeze. Folks took them as fast as we could set them out (just like stickers), but we also walked up to people and offered, "please accept my patch for your project." Get it, "patch" ... "project" ...... "patch"? It was a great way to introduce yourself and what you're working on.
Full credit to Vicki "VM" Brasseur who suggested the idea.
I couldn't agree more, and offer the following as one way to get on that train...
"Find different ways for your organization to get involved in an open source community and support those who are propelling our economy into the future." I would suggest, https://opensource.org/membership
"Open source is not a one-way street. In order for open source technology to continue delivering benefits to organizations, it's crucial that all community members—developers [https://opensource.org/affiliates], users [https://opensource.org/members], and executives [https://opensource.org/sponsors]—give back more, whether that's with code, expertise, or financial contributions."
Thank you,
Patrick