📗 Chapter 2 of Approachable Open Source is now available for free. 🆓 Read at approachableopensource.com/read/the_spe... ✊ And to celebrate sticking it to the man, I am again discounting US fulfillment of available paperback copies. Get them nearly at cost, direct from me! #opensource #booksky

🎙️ ICYMI: Approachable Open Source has a trio of podcast appearances for your enjoyment. - 1️⃣ Shop Talk Show with @davatron5000.bsky.social and @chriscoyier.net - 2️⃣ @sustainoss.bsky.social with @richlitt.bsky.social and @abbycabs.dev - 3️⃣ CloudChat with Carl Schweitzer and @brandonmartinez.com

Thanks Abby! ICYMI, you can now read the first chapter at approachableopensource.com/read/

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It’s a great read if you ever get the chance. So far it’s taught me a lot about meaningful OSS!

Fresh off @nodejs.org #collabsummit, and in talking to folks about the paradoxical importance and scarcity of #opensource #technicalwriting, #informationarchitecture, and #productmanagement ... I keep thinking about what we can do about it.

Spent a few minutes listing out the folks and organizations quoted, cited, or otherwise in-part responsible for making approachableopensource.com a success! Thank you to each and every one of you. - Brian Give these folks a follow if you want a healthy #opensource feed. go.bsky.app/GpKc8NG

The book launch period for approachableopensource.com is now over. I'm so thankful for everyone who purchased. Paying it forward is the least I can do in these times. Food is a unifying force in this world, and a basic human right. #opensource is about more than code. It's community. Make a meal.

I was fortunate to work with @abbycabs.bsky.social as part of writing Approachable Open Source. She was kind enough to write a back cover feature, and be interviewed for the last chapter. #opensource #booklaunch

My writing, I've learned, is my internal monologue laid bare. I often repeat myself for clarity and emphasis. It's how I like to learn concepts, present ideas, debug software, and make sense of things. My wife often catches me talking to myself.

Cost, and value. I write a lot about this within 📗 approachableopensource.com. These two dimensions, always at odds. A matter of perspective, I suggest. We're at an inflection point—with so much opportunity, and so much at stake. Through it all, we can always do more, together. #opensource

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