The decision to open source code
I've always used Open Source code. I've used Linux for a long time, I work with Ruby on Rails, I use Firefox, ...
I've never released some of my work to the open source community. I personally think that this is not an easy task. I want to be proud of my code. I want it to be perfect, because other people will possibly see it, use it, modify it. I know this is not the best attitude to have, but it's not always easy to overcome this fear.
Open-sourcing also requires time. You've got to extract the code from your project to open-source it. You've got to document it a little, if you want others to be able to use it, and to contribute.
I've decided to release one of my small projects to the Open Source community. It is surely not perfect, it won't be useful to everyone, but it will be released soon (January, 2009).
Right now, I'm documenting it, screencasting it.
I'll keep you posted, on this blog and on Twitter : http://twitter.com/tbalthazar