habari

Yesterday, several members of the Habari community gathered at Ohio Linux Fest.

We had a table set up with a banner, some information cards, and some stickers as well. Manning the table were Chris J Davis, Owen Winkler, Scott Merrill, Sean T Evans, and Robert Deaton. Sean's wife Nicole also joined us. Response was incredible. We expected some interest in the project but were nearly overwhelmed with the stream of people who were interested in Habari and seemed to take a great interest in not only what we're doing in creating Habari, but also in the community behind Habari. We got a chance to talk to people who were interested in following our progress, people who were excited to give Habari a try, and even people who gave some ideas that we hadn't thought of before. In addition to the fantastic response from the people attending OLF, some great discussion happened during lunch and dinner. Having the chance to get to know some of our fellow community members was a great experience.

Chris J Davis also gave a fantastic presentation about "Great Community comes from Great Code". Using Habari as his example, he discussed the mertiocracy model and the results we've seen from that, as well as some of the surprises as the community has developed. A very active Q&A session followed with people asking questions about how they could learn from what Habari has learned, and how the Habari Community will develop in the future.

Hopefully, over the next few weeks, we'll see some great results from OLF. New people will be trying out Habari and they'll bring new ideas, new skills, and new energy to the community.