Become an open-source consultant

Can make a world of difference, this article I found today speaks to and about the idea of moving forward in Open Source using a rather interesting idea;

Open source software can propogate, update and debug much faster than proprietary software, because there are a whole bunch of coders out there who can dive into the program and fix things. While there may be some overarching structure, such as the Mozilla Foundation, the reaction time is much faster (let’s not get into the old, shuffling Romero-era zombies vs the super-fast mutants of 28 Days Later and its ilk) than for proprietary software.

It speaks to a very clear message of why more should become Open Source Advocates, and to do that can often be easier then you might imagine.

Just as mentioned in Contributing to an Open Source Project, to become an open source consultant is to experiment yourself, to explore the possibilities that exist.

To be a consultant is an ongoing process, as there is always new things to learn new opportunities to explore. And since most Open Source is Community based there is no shortage of people who have had experiences and want to share it with you.

Though as always the best teacher is experimentation, in fact as I consider it, to become a Open Source Consultant is to be Certified in Linux+ and within that there is the distinct possibility of associating with others along the same journey.