The
Docker Project, the open platform for distributed applications,
today announced it will be organizing an open-source-a-thon where Docker
core team members will teach and mentor people in how to contribute to
open source. Contributions include code, documentation, tutorials,
videos, and mentoring. Each contribution to the Docker Project will also
support the Oceanic
Society and its mission to conserve oceans. The program is timed to
coincide with the project’s second birthday and is focused on a cause –
ocean and marine life health – that is important to its millions of
users. Docker’s logo, Moby Dock, is a blue whale that was contributed
and selected by its community. The charitable program starts on March 23
and will span a total of five weeks; part of the proceeds will go
towards the adoption and naming of a female blue whale soon to be known
as “Molly Dock.”
“We are thrilled to partner with the Docker community on this novel
open-source-a-thon,” said Roderic Mast, president and CEO of the Oceanic
Society. “Docker’s commitment to ocean health is admirable, and the
program brilliantly brings the power of open source technology to bear
in helping conserve the oceans and helping at-risk whale populations.”
The Oceanic Society endeavors to create a more oceanic society by
engaging people through whale-watching and international eco-tourism, as
well as marine mammal research and field programs designed to empower
coastal communities to protect their marine resources. Oceanic Society
has created life-changing experiences in nature for tens of thousands of
people since 1969, and has contributed to ocean conservation globally.
The Docker open-source-a-thon will be focused on fundraising for two of
their major programs:
1) “Blue Habits,” a program recently launched by Oceanic Society in
partnership with Stanford University behavioral scientists to determine
best practices for motivating lasting pro-ocean behaviors. Blue Habits
seeks to convert environmental awareness into conservation action on a
broad scale, beginning with Oceanic Society’s Bay Area whale-watching
community.
2) Oceanic Society’s Blackbird Caye Field Station in Belize, where
marine mammal and coral reef experts from around the world are helping
to monitor and understand dolphins, manatees, and other keystone species
to help protect the Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve that lies at the heart
of the Mesoamerican reef biome – the most significant coral reef and
coastal complex in the Americas.
Docker and the Oceanic Society will be providing further education on
the risks faced by marine wildlife, including the threat of container
ships to the whale population, at events surrounding Docker’s second
birthday starting the week of March 15. These events and activities will
celebrate and acknowledge the unparalleled achievements of the Docker
community which has forged one of the fastest growing open source
projects ever in under 24 months, including 770+ contributors creating
software for millions of users that have done over 200 million container
downloads and created nearly 100 thousand Dockerized applications.
The first week of the open-source-a-thon will include direct global
outreach from Docker’s core maintainers to provide hands-on tutorials
for showing developers how to contribute most effectively. These events
will be done in conjunction with the Go community – Docker is the most
popular open source project written in Go – and will be done in nearly
20 cities, with an online component as well.
Contributions from the opening week of the program and follow-on
contributions over the subsequent four weeks will be calculated and the
final donation will be made. One contribution equates to a $50 donation,
and an additional $50 will be added to the “Molly Dock fund” for those
that wish to continue to contribute.
“Moby Dock is a widely recognized symbol for the open source project –
with a presence on t-shirts and laptops across the globe – it is only
fitting to see the community support the Oceanic Society and its
programs to fight whale endangerment and more broadly protect the
oceans,” said Steve Francia, chief of operations of the Docker Project.
“We are excited to be working with our contributors, old and new, to
shine a light on this great organization and their efforts. We are
thrilled to have the open-source-a-thon provide another amazing
opportunity for the Docker ecosystem to work together for a great cause.”
If you are interested in participating in the open-source-a-thon, please
visit docker.party
for more details and to register.