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The open source community serves as an ad hoc application of the apprenticeship / guild concept. I have some friends who don't have college degrees but have bee
by milquetoastaf 6y ago
The open source community serves as an ad hoc application of the apprenticeship / guild concept. I have some friends who don't have college degrees but have been hired due to their demonstrable and attested technical skill in serious FOSS projects
- bosie 6y agoWouldn't working on FOSS projects be closer to an internship rather than apprenticeship? Are they really being mentored and taught while working on the FOSS projects?
- milquetoastaf 6y agoDepends on the project but a lot of times yes, especially if there's a large community
- StandardFuture 6y agoYes it would be more akin to an internship rather than an apprenticeship. Also, contributing to open-source is not a learning experience like an apprenticeship can be. You cannot contribute to FOSS without a minimal skill level. Whereas, you can enter an apprenticeship from scratch. Whether or not you agree with apprenticeship systems being good or bad, it is clear that the GP comment on FOSS being a replacement for an apprenticeship system is wrong.
- milquetoastaf 6y ago>You cannot contribute to FOSS without a minimal skill level That is patently false. Many large and well-known FOSS projects absolutely have entry level tickets and issues, such as documentation (both in code and externally) and known bugs.