Making your voice heard: Open Source needs You

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Making your voice heard: Open
Source needs you

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Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 @alicetragedy Open Source Software

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Open Source Software opensource.org “software
with source code that anyone can inspect, modify and enhance”

Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 @alicetragedy Open Source Software

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Open source is at the
centre of the tech industry,  even when it’s invisible.

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Why is the idea of
contributing to Open Source software so scary?

contributing to Open Source software so scary? Open Source Software is open

contributing to Open Source software so scary? Open Source Software is open Open Source is volunteer work

contributing to Open Source software so scary? Open Source Software is open Open Source is volunteer work Impostor syndrome is real

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 You are good enough.

Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 @alicetragedy Different types of contributions

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Different types of contributions Open
Source is design.

Source is UX and UI.

Source is marketing.

Source is community.

Source is project management.

Source is testing.

Source is translation.

Source is documentation.

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Before we get started…

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Before we get   started…
Version Control & Git

Version Control & Git https://git-scm.com  https://try.github.io

Github

Github   https://github.com

Issue Tracker

The workflow

The workflow   add a commit     

The workflow   add a commit  make a pull request   

The workflow   add a commit  make a pull request  discuss 

The workflow   add a commit  make a pull request  discuss  accept or reject the change

Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 @alicetragedy The path to your ﬁrst
contribution

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 The path to your ﬁrst
contribution Find a project with a welcoming community

contribution Awesome for Beginners  https://github.com/MunGell/awesome-for- beginners Find a project with a welcoming community

contribution Great for new contributors  https://github.com/showcases/great-for-new- contributors Find a project with a welcoming community

contribution Bugs Ahoy!  https://www.joshmatthews.net/bugsahoy Find a project with a welcoming community

contribution Look for issues that don’t require much expertise

contribution Up for Grabs  http://up-for-grabs.net Look for issues that don’t require much expertise

contribution YourFirstPR  http://yourfirstpr.github.io Look for issues that don’t require much expertise

contribution Use the power of GitHub labels

contribution Use the power of GitHub labels first-timers-only  quick-fix  help-wanted  beginner-friendly

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Your ﬁrst signiﬁcant project

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Your ﬁrst signiﬁcant project Contribute
to tools or projects you use

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Your ﬁrst signiﬁcant project Look
for projects that can use your skills or knowledge

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Your ﬁrst signiﬁcant project Choosing
which project to contribute to is like deciding which organisation you want to do volunteer work for.

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Your ﬁrst signiﬁcant project Ask
yourself:

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Your ﬁrst signiﬁcant project Is
the project important to me?        Ask yourself:

the project important to me?   Does my work make a difference?      Ask yourself:

the project important to me?   Does my work make a difference?   Do I like the community?    Ask yourself:

the project important to me?   Does my work make a difference?   Do I like the community?   Do I agree with the project’s values?  Ask yourself:

the project important to me?   Does my work make a difference?   Do I like the community?   Do I agree with the project’s values?   Is there work available for me to do? Ask yourself:

Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 @alicetragedy Choosing and working on your
issue

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Choosing and working on your
issue Join the community

issue Start with CONTRIBUTING.md

issue Follow the documentation to setup the project

issue Get acquainted with the project   by helping with issue gardening

issue The issue tracker is a good place to start

issue Don’t hesitate to ask questions

issue Follow the project’s code conventions

issue Be respectful of other people’s time

issue Don’t do any work you don’t want to do

issue Start your own project

Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 @alicetragedy Summary

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Summary Open Source isn’t just
code

code Community is everything

code Community is everything Be respectful and patient

code Community is everything Be respectful and patient Do work you want to do

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Open Source needs you

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Open Source needs you Software
is as much about people   as it is about code

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 Open Source needs you

@alicetragedy Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 “Today, more people use Open
Source, but fewer people contribute back, than ever before.   And everybody assumes that somebody else is doing it.” Nadia Eghbal (@nayafia)

Making your voice heard: Open Source needs You

Making your voice heard: Open Source needs You

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