Fast and Furious: From Zero to Open Source Community in 9 Weeks

Discover the journey of creating an open source community from scratch in this 42-minute conference talk by Martin Hickey from IBM at the Linux Foundation. Learn about the rapid development of the InstructLab open source community, which went from concept to reality in just 9 weeks. Gain insights into the process of building essential infrastructure, including CI/CD pipelines, code checking tools, and documentation. Explore how roles are assigned and how teams collaborate to kickstart a project. Understand the decision-making process behind opening up capabilities and the approach to community building. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges and triumphs of transforming complex AI concepts into an accessible open source project. Walk away with practical knowledge on how to create a successful project framework in a short timeframe, incorporating cutting-edge technologies like generative AI without overemphasis.