Hi Andrew! A fantastic story! Thanks for sharing. I started using Linux with Mandrake and later Debian around 10 years ago. I was so amazed with how it was different from proprietary MS OS. Everything was already well documented at that time and it was easier to find details on local documentation then on the Internet. I could spend whole nights reading man pages, configuring new hardware or compiling kernel. It still gives me so much fun!! :)
I would add one more step to this: License your code! And definitely be as permissive as possible: MIT, BSD or Apache.
1. Other OSS projects won't have any obligations to change their licensing model.
2. Your name will be visible on every copy of your source code.
3. You'll be safe from any liabilities as these licenses give standard "no warranty" disclaimer.
4. Code under permissive licenses will be more attractive to companies and commercial applications.
5. By setting a license your work simply looks better :)
Hi Andrew! A fantastic story! Thanks for sharing. I started using Linux with Mandrake and later Debian around 10 years ago. I was so amazed with how it was different from proprietary MS OS. Everything was already well documented at that time and it was easier to find details on local documentation then on the Internet. I could spend whole nights reading man pages, configuring new hardware or compiling kernel. It still gives me so much fun!! :)