I am an OpenEdge (aka Progress) developer that loves clean code and good looking applications that are easy to use. My main pet project is the Progress DataDigger
Indeed, I think that the idea that "the Experience section on LinkedIn was solely for employment where you were paid" is too strict.
Try to see LI as a way for a possible future employer to get an idea who you are and what makes you tick. Nothing better for this person to see that you are passionate about a certain subject. I am a voluntary webmaster for my swimming club and I added it to LI. Also one of my open source pet projects is on my LI profile. It is so much part of me that I want it to be known if someone is finding out who I am.
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Indeed, I think that the idea that "the Experience section on LinkedIn was solely for employment where you were paid" is too strict.
Try to see LI as a way for a possible future employer to get an idea who you are and what makes you tick. Nothing better for this person to see that you are passionate about a certain subject. I am a voluntary webmaster for my swimming club and I added it to LI. Also one of my open source pet projects is on my LI profile. It is so much part of me that I want it to be known if someone is finding out who I am.