diff --git a/_posts/2015-03-13-blogging-as-an-open-source-project.md b/_posts/2015-03-13-blogging-as-an-open-source-project.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..75a077f --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2015-03-13-blogging-as-an-open-source-project.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "Blogging as an Open Source Project" +date: 2015-03-13T15:02:12-04:00 +summary: Running my blog like a software project. It's an experiment! +image: /images/2015/open.jpg +image_source: https://flic.kr/p/4bs8uP +tags: +- site +- open +--- + +Sometimes you have to go with what you know. For the past few years, I've been working on establishing a daily writing habit. Many thanks to [750words](http://750words.com/), I've had some success, but that hasn't always translated to blog posts or any public writing. + +However, I got a [tweet reply](https://twitter.com/bmann/status/563748935336857601) from [Boris](http://bmann.ca/) that triggered an idea. While his suggestion was to write a post with the titles of my "Unpublished Drafts", I'm going to take it one step further: + +I'm going to run this blog like an open source project. + +Now, since the [switch to jekyll](http://walkah.net/blog/new-year-new-blog/) over 3 years ago, the source code for my blog has been [open source on github](https://github.com/walkah/walkah.net). However, I'm going to open up things a bit further: + +* Instead of a post with untitled drafts, I have started to create issues with an "[idea label](https://github.com/walkah/walkah.net/labels/idea)" for blog post ideas. +* Beginning with this post, I'm trying [github flow](https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/) for all new posts. This will result in a new PR. +* And, of course, all posts will be tested on [travis-ci](https://travis-ci.org/walkah/walkah.net). + +This might be overkill. It's an experiment. But, this is (more or less), the way I build software. That's something I do every day, so maybe it will better integrate blogging with the rest of my flow. + +Of course, it also encourages collaboration. I am not expecting a lot of participation on my blog, but I anticipate that giddy feeling the first time someone does! See you [on github](https://github.com/walkah/walkah.net). diff --git a/_sass/_style.scss b/_sass/_style.scss index c8be73a..035ded4 100644 --- a/_sass/_style.scss +++ b/_sass/_style.scss @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ body { .feature-image { width: 100%; - max-height: 200px; + max-height: 300px; } footer { diff --git a/images/2015/open.jpg b/images/2015/open.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..68963f3 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/2015/open.jpg differ