Open Source Needs You

Talk given at Drupal Mountain Camp (Davos, Switzerland) about contributing to and maintaining open source projects.

Transcript

1. Making your voice heard: Open Source needs you
2. Hi, I’m Laura. artist, web developer Travis Foundation ROSSConf Rails Girls Summer of Code @alicetragedy
3. Open Source Software
4. Open Source Software opensource.org “software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify and enhance”
5. Open Source Software
6. Open Source software is at the centre of the tech industry, even when it’s invisible.
7. Why is the idea of contributing to Open Source software so scary?
8. Why is the idea of contributing to Open Source software so scary? Open Source Software is open
9. Why is the idea of contributing to Open Source software so scary? Open Source Software is open Open Source is volunteer work
10. 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. You are good enough.
13. Different types of contributions
14. Different types of contributions Open Source is design.
15. Different types of contributions Open Source is UX and UI.
16. Different types of contributions Open Source is marketing.
17. Different types of contributions Open Source is community.
18. Different types of contributions Open Source is project management.
19. Different types of contributions Open Source is testing.
20. Different types of contributions Open Source is translation.
21. Different types of contributions Open Source is documentation.
22. The path to your first contribution
23. The path to your first contribution Find a project with a welcoming community
24. The path to your first contribution Awesome for Beginners
 https://github.com/MunGell/awesome-for- beginners Find a project with a welcoming community
25. 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
26. The path to your first contribution Bugs Ahoy!
 https://www.joshmatthews.net/bugsahoy Find a project with a welcoming community
27. The path to your first contribution Look for issues that don’t require much expertise
28. The path to your first contribution Up for Grabs
 http://up-for-grabs.net Look for issues that don’t require much expertise
29. The path to your first contribution YourFirstPR
 http://yourfirstpr.github.io Look for issues that don’t require much expertise
30. The path to your first contribution Use the power of GitHub labels
31. The path to your first contribution Use the power of GitHub labels first-timers-only
 quick-fix
 help-wanted
 beginner-friendly
34. Your first meaningful project
36. Your first meaningful project Contribute to tools or projects you use
37. Your first meaningful project Look for projects that can use your skills or knowledge
39. Your first meaningful project Choosing which project to contribute to is like deciding which organisation you want to do volunteer work for.
40. Your first meaningful project Ask yourself:
41. Your first meaningful project Is the project important to me?
 
 
 
 Ask yourself:
42. Your first meaningful project Is the project important to me? 
 Does my work make a difference?
 
 
 Ask yourself:
43. Your first meaningful project Is the project important to me? 
 Does my work make a difference? 
 Do I like the community?
 
 Ask yourself:
44. Your first meaningful 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:
45. Your first meaningful 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:
46. Choosing and working on your issue
47. Choosing and working on your issue Join the community
48. Choosing and working on your issue Start with CONTRIBUTING.md
50. Choosing and working on your issue Follow the documentation to setup the project
51. Choosing and working on your issue Get acquainted with the project 
 by helping with issue gardening
52. Choosing and working on your issue The issue tracker is a good place to start
53. Choosing and working on your issue Don’t hesitate to ask questions
54. Choosing and working on your issue Follow the project’s code conventions
55. Choosing and working on your issue Be respectful of other people’s time
56. Choosing and working on your issue Don’t do any work you don’t want to do
57. Choosing and working on your issue Start your own project
58. Maintaining an Open Source project
59. Maintaining an Open Source project Don’t forget where you came from
60. Maintaining an Open Source project Make your project accessible
61. Maintaining an Open Source project Make your project welcoming
62. Maintaining an Open Source project Add (and enforce) a Code of Conduct.
63. Maintaining an Open Source project Write clear, well-defined issues
64. Maintaining an Open Source project Reward your contributors
66. Maintaining an Open Source project Communicate (but don’t over-promise)
67. Maintaining an Open Source project Learn to say no
68. Maintaining an Open Source project Be a mentor
71. Maintaining an Open Source project Give people (some) control
72. Maintaining an Open Source project Set clear boundaries for yourself
73. Open Source needs you
74. Open Source needs you Software is as much about people 
 as it is about code
75. Open Source needs you
76. –Nadia Eghbal “Today, more people use Open Source, but fewer people contribute back, than ever before. And everybody assumes that somebody else is doing it.”