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Advogato.org: Advice for young free software developers

I’ll take the risk of demonstrating my advanced age and
give some advice for new free software developers.
With luck,
this post will get some discussion rolling. What are some of the
worst mistakes you’ve made as a free software developer. What has
worked well for you?

  1. Learn real computer science…
  2. Keep your sights on what you want…
  3. Chase the dream, not the competition…
  4. Be a part of the community…
  5. Read lots of code…
  6. Code for communication, not cleverness…”

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