A hard time giving back: Plone and Brazil

A hard time giving back:Plone and BrazilÉrico Andrei,Simples Consultoria

Introductions &Announcements

I, Érico Andrei#ceo-simples

#plone

#pythonbrasil

... um pouquinho de Brasil ...

We ♥

Soccer

Carnaval

Great Places

well...

We ♥ Plone

500PloneSites

+

GiuseppeRomagnoli

180houses in

Brazil

JeanFerri

+120people

+20devs

Python/Plone Danilo Freitas

so, where are theplonistas?

at organizations where

at organizations where

Plone is a revenue stream

at organizations where

Plone is a revenue streamLegal department is afraid of Open Source

at organizations where

Plone is a revenue streamLegal department is afraid of Open Source

Someone else is afraid of prosecution

at organizations where

Plone is a revenue streamLegal department is afraid of Open Source

Someone else is afraid of prosecutionNo one sees the benefit of giving back

at home and

at home and

They don’t know how to contribute

at home and

They don’t know how to contributeTheir contribution is not good enought

at home and

They don’t know how to contributeTheir contribution is not good enought

Don’t see the benefit of giving back

at home and

They don’t know how to contributeTheir contribution is not good enought

Don’t see the benefit of giving backIs a “Shy English-Speaker”™

or grounded

or grounded

Brazil is huge

or grounded

Brazil is hugeBrazil is far, far, away

or grounded

Brazil is hugeBrazil is far, far, away

ALL sprints were far, far, far, away

what to do?

workwiththem

go out, give the example

Sponsor stuff

understandeducate

... eventually ...

find legalloopholes

bring people aboard

plonegov.br

throw good parties!

PloneConf2012?

Thanksmate!

Thank you!Érico Andrei

erico@simplesconsultoria.com.br@ericof

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