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How to become a GooglerThe OpenSource way

OpenSource at Google

Ben Collins-SussmanSubversion

Now working on Google Code

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Brian William FitzpatrickSubversion, Apache Foundation

Now working on Google Ads

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Michael StillMythTV

Now working on Site Reliability

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Guido van RossumPython

Now working on Python

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Eric SchmidtLex

Now Google's CEO

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Linux Kernel Python

Subversion Mozilla/Webkit/GreaseMonkey

Slashdot/Apple/Sun/OpenOffice Plan 9Gimp

GnutellaGnomeffmpegWINEgccvim

Samba...

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Step I:Find something you enjoy

"Real quality means making sure that people are proud of the code they write, that they're involved and taking it personally"- Linus Torvalds

Step II:First read then write!

"If you make a habit of reading good code, you will write better code yourself"- Diomidis Spinellis

Step III:Clone, Commit, Push

"The Internet? Is that thing still around?"- Homer Simpson

Step IV:Create something awesome

Step V:Go to step I

Myth I:Should I have a big M - Kerveros user/pass?

Myth II:I am gonna be rich!

Myth III:I can work from home!

Myth IV:I need to learn Python/Ruby/Hipsters langs

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