Upgrade to Pro — share decks privately, control downloads, hide ads and more …

Making your voice heard: Open Source needs You

Avatar for alicetragedy alicetragedy
April 10, 2017
Technology
92
0

Making your voice heard: Open Source needs You

Talk given at the meetup Webclerks Vienna about contributing to Open Source Software.

Avatar for alicetragedy

alicetragedy

April 10, 2017

More Decks by alicetragedy

See All by alicetragedy
Building inclusive Open Source communities
Avatar for alicetragedy alicetragedy
0
110
Building Inclusive Open Source Communities
Avatar for alicetragedy alicetragedy
1
260
RGSoC 2018 Sponsor pitch
Avatar for alicetragedy alicetragedy
0
250
Building Inclusive Open Source Communities
Avatar for alicetragedy alicetragedy
0
200
Making your voice heard: Open Source needs You
Avatar for alicetragedy alicetragedy
0
110
Open Source Needs You
Avatar for alicetragedy alicetragedy
0
340
Hackathons
Avatar for alicetragedy alicetragedy
0
80
Contributing to & funding Open Source
Avatar for alicetragedy alicetragedy
1
260
How Martial Arts Made Me a Better Programmer
Avatar for alicetragedy alicetragedy
2
650

Other Decks in Technology

See All in Technology
AIでAIをテストする - 音声AIエージェントの品質保証戦略
Avatar for Morix morix1500
1
150
AIが盛んな時代に 技術記事を書き始めて起きた私の中での小さな変化
Avatar for 松尾淳平 peintangos
0
320
データ定義の混乱と戦う 〜 管理会計と財務会計 〜
Avatar for wonohe wonohe
0
160
Agents CLI と Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform で マルチエージェント開発が楽しくなる！
Avatar for Kaz kaz1437
0
190
コミュニティ・勉強会を作るのは目的じゃない
Avatar for uutan1108 ohmori_yusuke
0
280
Keeping Ruby Running on Cygwin
Avatar for fd0 fd0
0
190
M5Stack CoreS3とZephyr(RTOS)で Edge AIっぽいことしてみた
Avatar for misoji engineer iotengineer22
0
400
今年注目する！データ分析プラットフォームでのAIの活用
Avatar for Nayuta S. nayuts
0
170
No Types Needed, Just Callable Method Check
Avatar for dak2 dak2
1
2.5k
小説執筆のハーネスエンジニアリング
Avatar for osushi_cr yoshitetsu
0
860
『生成AI時代のクレデンシャルとパーミッション設計 — Claude Code を起点に』の執筆企画
Avatar for Takuro SASAKI takuros
2
1.6k
生成AIはソフトウェア開発の革命か、ソフトウェア工学の宿題再提出なのか -ソフトウェア品質特性の追加提案-
Avatar for kyonmm kyonmm
PRO
1
270

Featured

See All Featured
Ecommerce SEO: The Keys for Success Now & Beyond - #SERPConf2024
Avatar for Aleyda Solis aleyda
1
1.9k
<Decoding/> the Language of Devs - We Love SEO 2024
Avatar for Nikki Halliwell nikkihalliwell
1
200
Information Architects: The Missing Link in Design Systems
Avatar for Michelle Chin soysaucechin
0
900
Why Mistakes Are the Best Teachers: Turning Failure into a Pathway for Growth
Avatar for Umar Saidu Auna auna
0
120
30 Presentation Tips
Avatar for Ian Lurie portentint
PRO
1
280
Leveraging Curiosity to Care for An Aging Population
Avatar for Cassini Nazir cassininazir
1
230
StorybookのUI Testing Handbookを読んだ
Avatar for Shingo Yamazaki zakiyama
31
6.7k
A designer walks into a library…
Avatar for Paul Jervis Heath pauljervisheath
211
24k
RailsConf 2023
Avatar for Aaron Patterson tenderlove
30
1.4k
Agile Leadership in an Agile Organization
Avatar for Dr. Kim W Petersen kimpetersen
PRO
0
140
Leveraging LLMs for student feedback in introductory data science courses - posit::conf(2025)
Avatar for Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel minecr
1
240
Distributed Sagas: A Protocol for Coordinating Microservices
Avatar for Caitie McCaffrey caitiem20
333
22k

Transcript

  1. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Making your voice heard: Open

    Source needs you

  2. Hi, I’m Laura. artist, web developer Travis Foundation Rails Girls

    Summer of Code @alicetragedy

  3. Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 @alicetragedy Open Source Software

  4. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Open Source Software opensource.org “software

    with source code that anyone can inspect, modify and enhance”

  5. Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 @alicetragedy Open Source Software

  6. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Open source is at the

    centre of the tech industry,
 even when it’s invisible.

  7. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Why is the idea of

    contributing to Open Source software so scary?

  8. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Why is the idea of

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

  9. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Why is the idea of

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

  10. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 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

  11. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 You are good enough.

  12. None

  13. Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 @alicetragedy Different types of contributions

  14. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Different types of contributions Open

    Source is design.

  15. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Different types of contributions Open

    Source is UX and UI.

  16. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Different types of contributions Open

    Source is marketing.

  17. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Different types of contributions Open

    Source is community.

  18. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Different types of contributions Open

    Source is project management.

  19. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Different types of contributions Open

    Source is testing.

  20. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Different types of contributions Open

    Source is translation.

  21. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Different types of contributions Open

    Source is documentation.

  22. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 The path to your first

    contribution

  23. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 The path to your first

    contribution Find a project with a welcoming community

  24. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 The path to your first

    contribution Look for issues that don’t require much expertise

  25. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 The path to your first

    contribution Use the power of GitHub labels

  26. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 The path to your first

    contribution Use the power of GitHub labels first-timers-only
 quick-fix
 help-wanted
 beginner-friendly
  27. None
  28. None

  29. Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 @alicetragedy Your first significant project

  30. None

  31. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Your first significant project Contribute

    to tools or projects you use

  32. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Your first significant project Look

    for projects that can use your skills or knowledge
  33. None

  34. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Your first significant project Choosing

    which project to contribute to is like deciding which organisation you want to do volunteer work for.

  35. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Your first significant project Ask

    yourself:

  36. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Your first significant project Is

    the project important to me?
 
 
 
 Ask yourself:

  37. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Your first significant project Is

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

  38. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Your first significant project Is

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

  39. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Your first significant project Is

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

  40. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Choosing and working on your

    issue

  41. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Choosing and working on your

    issue Join the community

  42. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Choosing and working on your

    issue The issue tracker is a good place to start

  43. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Choosing and working on your

    issue Start with CONTRIBUTING.md
  44. None

  45. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Choosing and working on your

    issue Don’t hesitate to ask questions

  46. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Choosing and working on your

    issue Be respectful of other people’s time

  47. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Choosing and working on your

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

  48. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Choosing and working on your

    issue Start your own project

  49. Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 @alicetragedy Summary

  50. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Summary Open Source isn’t just

    code

  51. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Summary Open Source isn’t just

    code Community is everything

  52. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Summary Open Source isn’t just

    code Community is everything Be respectful and patient

  53. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Summary Open Source isn’t just

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

  54. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Summary Open Source isn’t just

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

  55. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Open Source needs you

  56. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Open Source needs you Software

    is as much about people 
 as it is about code

  57. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Open Source needs you

  58. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 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)

  59. @alicetragedy Webclerks Meetup, April 2017 Questions?

  60. railsgirlssummerofcode.org/campaign