Getting Started Contributing To Open Source
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This document provides guidance on how to get started contributing to open source projects. It first defines what open source software is, noting that it is both free as in beer and free as in speech. It then lists reasons for contributing such as learning from others, giving back, discovering new tools and technologies, and potentially getting paid. The document outlines steps to take which include building a small project, using version control with Git, choosing an open source license, writing a README file, and sharing the code publicly by pushing it to GitHub. Lastly, it describes how to contribute such as fixing issues, providing design work, testing projects, and engaging with the relevant community.
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Getting Started Contributing To Open Source
- 1. Getting Started Contributing To Open Source Brian P. Hogan
- 2. • What is open source software? • Why should I contribute? • How do I jump in? • How do I contribute?
- 3. What is open source?
- 4. Free as in beer
- 5. Free as in speech
- 8. Give back
- 11. make money
- 13. Get paid to do it
- 15. How do I jump in?
- 16. First, build a thing.
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- 21. Versioning With Git Create new repository in folder $ git init Add files to be committed $ git add . Commit files $ git commit -m "First release"
- 22. Choose A License Protect your work • MIT license • Apache 2.0 license • GPL • Creative Commons http://choosealicense.com/
- 23. Write a README (and learn Markdown)
- 24. README.md # Hide Images Bookmark ## What it does Hides all the images on the page ## How to use it Open `index.html` and drag the link to your bookmarks toolbar. ## How to contribute Fork this repository, make changes, and send a pull request. ## License MIT. See `license.txt`
- 25. Add your README and License Add files to be committed $ git add README.md LICENSE Commit files $ git commit -m "Add readme and license"
- 26. Share with the world
- 28. Push Code Add Github as a remote $ git add remote origin https://github.com/napcs/hide_images_bookmarklet Then push your code $ git push origin master
- 30. How Do I Contribute?
- 31. Open Source Projects need • Proofreaders • Designers • Coders • Testers
- 32. Find The community • IRC • Google Groups • Email lists • Slack (the project homepage usually says where people meet.)