Open Source Your Career, my story

About a month ago my good friend Lorna Mitchell put out a call for stories on how working with Open Source has influenced people's careers. Given that a lot of my recent career has been driven by my involvement in Open Source, I shared my story with Lorna. But I also wanted to share some of my story with everyone. So here is my story and opinion on how Open Source can influence your career in a positive way.

posted on July 28, 2010 - 8 comment(s) - tags: php, symfony, zend framework, open source, career, work, job, contribute, dpc09

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