Inclusive contribution guidelines for Open source projects

The presentation is centred on the current state of contribution guidelines and how they can be improved

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1. INCLUSIVE CONTRIBUTION GUIDELINES FOR OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS
2. ANITA IHUMAN Software Developer, Technical writer, Open source biggest fan, Cat lover Twitter: Anita_ihuman, Github: Anita-ihuman Connect via:
3. What are contribution guidelines? It a text file, created by the project maintainers which contains guidelines on how people should contribute to that project.
4. PROBLEMS WITH MOST CONTRIBUTION GUIDELINES e a d b c Too technical Not enough Details Not interactive Difficult to access Hard to read through
5. MY EXPERIENCE AS A BEGINNER
6. a c WHY SHOULD WE IMPROVE CONTRIBUTION GUIDELINE? The first time contributor can be a code maintainer tomorrow To create a welcoming environment For sakes of references. b
7. HOW TO ACHIEVE INCLUSIVE CONTRIBUTION GUIDELINES
8. 1 2 3 4 Translate documentation in various Languages. Make the tutorials on project setup interactive: Avoid too many technical terms: Make contribution guidelines obvious:
9. Build a bridge: 5 Ensure that your guidelines contain complete information 6 It should specify how to reach for help: 6 It should be welcoming to everyone {whether designers or developers and writers} 7