Contributing to Open Source projects!

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1. Contributing to open source! Anna Philips
2. What is open source?
3. What you need to know ➢ Find a project ➢ Making contact ➢ Version control ➢ Misc.
4. Projects ➔ Pick a project you regularly use ➔ Look for beginner friendly projects ◆ New contributor guidelines ◆ Easy bug fix labels ◆ Mentors ➔ Start small ➔ Number of issues closed vs number of issues open ➔ How active the IRC/mailing list is https://github.com/MunGell/awesome-for-begin ners http://www.firsttimersonly.com/ https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive /2017/projects/
5. Making contact ➔ Mailing list ➔ IRC ➔ Slack ➔ Gitter Brush up your etiquette! https://gomakethings.com/open-sour ce-etiquette/ 1. Read the contributor guidelines! 2. Be patient 3. Before you ask a question. Google it. 4. No one owes you anything 5. Say thank you! Learn to ask questions that get answered. http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
6. 1.5 million Organizations on Github
7. Don’t give up Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems. --Gever Tulley