I very recently wrote http://collectiveidea.com/blog/archives/2012/03/16/your-identity-your-code/ http://collectiveidea.com/blog/archives/2012/03/16/your-iden..

I very recently wrote http://collectiveidea.com/blog/archives/2012/03/16/your-identity-your-code/ http://collectiveidea.com/blog/archives/2012/03/16/your-iden... and I think it's very relevant in encouraging people just beginning to contribute to open source.