Making your voice heard: Open Source needs You

Talk given at Women Techmakers Vienna about contributing to Open Source Software.

Transcript

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

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2. Hi, I’m
   Laura.
   artist, web developer
   Travis Foundation
   ROSSConf
   Rails Girls Summer of Code
   @alicetragedy
   

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6. Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 @alicetragedy
   Open Source Software
   

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

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8. Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 @alicetragedy
   Open Source Software
   

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9. @alicetragedy
   Women Techmakers Vienna 2017
   Open source is at the centre of the tech industry,

   even when it’s invisible.
   

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

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

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12. @alicetragedy
    Women Techmakers Vienna 2017
    Why is the idea of contributing to
    Open Source software so scary?
    Open Source Software is open
    Open Source is volunteer work
    

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13. @alicetragedy
    Women Techmakers Vienna 2017
    Why is the idea of contributing to
    Open Source software so scary?
    Open Source Software is open
    Open Source is volunteer work
    Impostor syndrome is real
    

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    You are good enough.
    

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    Different types of
    contributions
    

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    Different types of
    contributions
    Open Source is design.
    

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    Women Techmakers Vienna 2017
    Different types of
    contributions
    Open Source is UX and UI.
    

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

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

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    Different types of
    contributions
    Open Source is project management.
    

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22. @alicetragedy
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    Different types of
    contributions
    Open Source is testing.
    

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    Different types of
    contributions
    Open Source is translation.
    

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    Different types of
    contributions
    Open Source is documentation.
    

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25. @alicetragedy
    Women Techmakers Vienna 2017
    Before we get
    started…
    

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26. @alicetragedy
    Women Techmakers Vienna 2017
    Before we get 

    started…
    Version Control & Git
    

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27. @alicetragedy
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    Before we get 

    started…
    Version Control & Git
    https://git-scm.com

    https://try.github.io
    

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    Before we get 

    started…
    Github
    

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29. @alicetragedy
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    Before we get 

    started…
    Github
    

    https://github.com
    

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30. @alicetragedy
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    Before we get 

    started…
    Issue Tracker
    

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31. @alicetragedy
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    Before we get 

    started…
    The workflow
    

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32. @alicetragedy
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    Before we get 

    started…
    The workflow
    

    add a commit

    

    

    

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33. @alicetragedy
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    Before we get 

    started…
    The workflow
    

    add a commit

    make a pull request

    

    

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34. @alicetragedy
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    Before we get 

    started…
    The workflow
    

    add a commit

    make a pull request

    discuss

    

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35. @alicetragedy
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    Before we get 

    started…
    The workflow
    

    add a commit

    make a pull request

    discuss

    accept or reject the change
    

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36. @alicetragedy
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    Before we get 

    started…
    The workflow
    

    add a commit

    make a pull request

    discuss

    accept or reject the change
    

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

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38. @alicetragedy
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    The path to your first
    contribution
    Find a project with a welcoming community
    

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39. @alicetragedy
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    The path to your first
    contribution
    Awesome for Beginners

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

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40. @alicetragedy
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    The path to your first
    contribution
    Great for new contributors

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

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41. @alicetragedy
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    The path to your first
    contribution
    Bugs Ahoy!

    https://www.joshmatthews.net/bugsahoy
    Find a project with a welcoming community
    

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42. @alicetragedy
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    The path to your first
    contribution
    Look for issues that don’t require much expertise
    

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43. @alicetragedy
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    The path to your first
    contribution
    Up for Grabs

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

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44. @alicetragedy
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    The path to your first
    contribution
    YourFirstPR

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

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45. @alicetragedy
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    The path to your first
    contribution
    Use the power of GitHub labels
    

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46. @alicetragedy
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    The path to your first
    contribution
    Use the power of GitHub labels
    first-timers-only

    quick-fix

    help-wanted

    beginner-friendly
    

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49. @alicetragedy
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    Your first significant project
    

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51. @alicetragedy
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    Your first significant project
    Contribute to tools or projects you use
    

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52. @alicetragedy
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    Your first significant project
    Look for projects that can use your skills or knowledge
    

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

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55. @alicetragedy
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    Your first significant project
    Ask yourself:
    

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56. @alicetragedy
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    Your first significant project
    Is the project important to me?

    

    

    

    Ask yourself:
    

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57. @alicetragedy
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    Your first significant project
    Is the project important to me? 

    Does my work make a difference?

    

    

    Ask yourself:
    

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58. @alicetragedy
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    Your first significant project
    Is the project important to me? 

    Does my work make a difference? 

    Do I like the community?

    

    Ask yourself:
    

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59. @alicetragedy
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    Your first significant project
    Is 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:
    

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60. @alicetragedy
    Women Techmakers Vienna 2017
    Your first significant project
    Is 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:
    

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

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62. @alicetragedy
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    Choosing and working on
    your issue
    Join the community
    

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63. @alicetragedy
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    Choosing and working on
    your issue
    Start with CONTRIBUTING.md
    

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65. @alicetragedy
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    Choosing and working on
    your issue
    Follow the documentation to setup the project
    

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66. @alicetragedy
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    Choosing and working on
    your issue
    Get acquainted with the project 

    by helping with issue gardening
    

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67. @alicetragedy
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    Choosing and working on
    your issue
    The issue tracker is a good place to start
    

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68. @alicetragedy
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    Choosing and working on
    your issue
    Don’t hesitate to ask questions
    

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69. @alicetragedy
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    Choosing and working on
    your issue
    Follow the project’s code conventions
    

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70. @alicetragedy
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    Choosing and working on
    your issue
    Be respectful of other people’s time
    

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71. @alicetragedy
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    Choosing and working on
    your issue
    Don’t do any work you don’t want to do
    

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72. @alicetragedy
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    Choosing and working on
    your issue
    Start your own project
    

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73. Women Techmakers Vienna 2017 @alicetragedy
    Summary
    

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

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75. @alicetragedy
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    Summary
    Open Source isn’t just code
    Community is everything
    

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76. @alicetragedy
    Women Techmakers Vienna 2017
    Summary
    Open Source isn’t just code
    Community is everything
    Be respectful and patient
    

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77. @alicetragedy
    Women Techmakers Vienna 2017
    Summary
    Open Source isn’t just code
    Community is everything
    Be respectful and patient
    Do work you want to do
    

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78. @alicetragedy
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    Summary
    Open Source isn’t just code
    Community is everything
    Be respectful and patient
    Do work you want to do
    

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79. @alicetragedy
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    Open Source needs you
    

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80. @alicetragedy
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    Open Source needs you
    Software is as much about people 

    as it is about code
    

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81. @alicetragedy
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    Open Source needs you
    

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82. @alicetragedy
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    “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)
    

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