At the recent Community Over Code event in Bratislava I had a series of conversations with participants from across the Apache Software Foundation about how and why they got involved, and how you can get involved. Philipp Ottlinger is a member of the Travel Assistance Committee and is also the PMC Chair of the Creadur project. He talks about what skills you have to have in order to join an Apache project. In his view, curiosity, persistence, and ability to work with others rank higher than technical skills.

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