Robin Muilwijk

Great article! I can relate to a lot of it myself. I've been in open source for over 11 years now, the reason why I'm still around, is because I had great mentors as well. Mentors who shared their knowledge, and most of all, encouraged me. I guess, like you write, they spotted my passion which led me to do more and more in the project I've been active in (and still am).

I guess your article should be kind of a wake up call, for anyone in a position, to take on a mentor-ship. And so should I.

Although you don't write about it specifically, this also relates to community management. Having that in place, along with a community manager who understands and possesses these mentoring skills, is going to be a huge benefit to a community.

I'll probably end up reading your article again, there is a lot to learn from. Thanks for sharing!

This was one of my personal highlights, when Jim Whitehurst dropped by our Opensource.com meeting and took some time to talk with us. Very inspiring words.