Get in Drupal, Get in the community
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The document discusses getting involved with open source software communities like Drupal. It recommends starting by picking a project of interest and using/testing the software. Ways to participate are spreading the word, joining mailing lists/forums, helping others, and filing bugs. Contributions could include writing, design, support, code, or translation. Participating provides philosophical benefits of sharing knowledge and practical skills-building. DrupalLadder.org teaches skills for contributing to Drupal core through lessons and issue sprints to work on core issues in teams.
Get in Drupal, Get in the community
- 1. 2012
- 2. Get in Drupal, Get in the community
- 3. Who I-am ? AYYOUB Allali Bio IT stuff at Livremoi.ma Free software evangelist Member of Drupal Association Anti Moroccan Geekology :-) 3
- 4. Agenda Where to start How to participate How to contribute Why participate What about Drupal and DrupalLadder.org 4
- 5. Where to start ? Plenty of projects Should cover everybody's interest Pick one Something that fills a need (web browser, office suite, etc) Something you have always wanted to explore (a game, sky exploration, 3D modeling, etc) Start using it Try to remember/write down your first impressions Find tutorials, read the manual, etc 5
- 6. How to participate ? Spread the word! Talk to your friends about it Share the software with your friends, get feedback Blog about it Subscribe to project mailing list or forum (rss feed) Check if the project has any specific need Introduce yourself, thank the developers for making such a cool application Don't hesitate to ask questions if you're stuck Help others if you know the answer to their problems File bugs 6
- 7. How to contribute ? What skill set do you have or are you interested in developing: Writer: tutorials, documentation, news & articles, faq Designer: icons, logos, marketing collateral, banners People person: support, events, marketing, mentor Program developer: bug triage, fixing, new features Translator: translate to your native language Web admin or developer: site development, maintenance, sysadmin 7
- 8. Why participate ? Two ways to look at it: Philosophical reasons: The Right Thing to Do™ Sharing of knowledge and technology Learning and doing things with like-minded people Practical reasons: Solving a problem you have Building up real skills used in real projects Meeting people with similar affinities Having fun! 8
- 9. What about Drupal and DrupalLadder.org ? DrupalLadder : Drupalladder teaches essential skills for contributing to Drupal 8 Core. Start on the bottom rung if you are a beginner, and climb as you acquire the skills and knowledge described in each lesson. Contribute your improvements at drupal.org/project/lessons. 9
- 10. Goal of Drupal Ladder The Goal of the Drupal Ladder is to have 1% of ● the Drupal Community contributing to core by 2014 10
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- 13. Drupal Ladder Learn Sprint and Issue Sprint 13
- 14. Learn Sprint Goal One hour should be enough time for everyone to: Take the next step on the ladder, identify an issue or two that can be worked an upcoming next issue sprint, or contribute a lesson. 14
- 15. Issue Sprint Goal At issue sprints, people pair up into issue teams and work on issues in the Drupal core issue queue. With a little bit of sprint preparation, even people who have completed only the first few lessons on the Drupal Contribution Ladder can make meaningful contributions to Drupal core. 15
- 16. So lets get our first sprint NOW(); 16
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- #5: Let's agree of what it means, or at least convey a general consensus