Contributing to Open Source
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This document provides guidance for contributing to open source projects. It defines open source and discusses why one should contribute. While not necessary, programming experience can help contributions. The document recommends finding easy issues labeled as beginner-friendly using keywords like "Easyfix" or "Low-hanging-fruits". It suggests resources for finding projects to contribute to, including whatcanidoforfedora.org and checking individual project pages. Specific tips are provided for communicating effectively and using tools like Git and text editors when getting involved in open source.
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Contributing to Open Source
- 3. Why should I contribute to OpenSource?
- 4. Is contributing to OpenSource hard?
- 5. What should I know before contributing? ● Communication ● Writing emails ● Got stuck, use Google search ● How to use an editor ● Learn to use Git
- 6. Do I need to be a programmer to contribute?
- 7. Where should I start?
- 8. Look for keywords in issues. ● Easyfix ● Low-hanging-fruits ● Gnome-love ● Level: Beginners ● Junior Jobs ● Tags with easy keywords
- 9. Make grep / git grep your friend
- 10. Where should I find projects to contribute? ● whatcanidoforfedora.org ● whatcanidoformozilla.org ● Check for “How to contribute” pages for other projects. ● Projects you use each day. ● Replicate a project which is written in another language and find you interesting
- 11. Too much talks! Let use git on how to contribute to opensource?