You should contribute to open-source

From PyCon.sk 2017

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1. You should contribute to open-source Michal Petrucha PyCon.sk 2017 1 / 16
2. Who am I? koniiiik (freenode, twitter, .org, . . . ) koniiiik@koniiiik.org occasional OSS contributor 2 / 16
3. What is this talk about? people who have never contributed to OSS people who are familiar with software development reasons why you should get involved how you get started 3 / 16
4. What is open-source software software whose source code is publicly available under an open-source license corporate open-source vs. open development 4 / 16
5. Personal reasons to get involved give back to the community get fame and recognition get more experience, learn from others it’s enjoyable 5 / 16
6. Professional reasons to get involved you’re probably already leveraging a lot of OSS OSS is a part of your product it’s your job to make your product better if an issue affects you, it’s your job to fix it 6 / 16
7. Ways to contribute code documentation code review bug triage translations help out in support channels (mailing lists, IRC, . . . ) 7 / 16
8. So you found a bug (1) diagnose, find out what’s going on track it down to a bug in a library develop a workaround \o/ problem solved, move on! . . . or not. 8 / 16
9. So you found a bug (1) diagnose, find out what’s going on track it down to a bug in a library develop a workaround \o/ problem solved, move on! . . . or not. 9 / 16
10. So you found a bug (1) diagnose, find out what’s going on track it down to a bug in a library develop a workaround \o/ problem solved, move on! . . . or not. 10 / 16
11. So you found a bug (2) you might be the person who knows the most about it you might encounter the bug again at least report the bug maybe describe your workaround better – provide a test case best – fix it, and submit a patch 11 / 16
12. If you don’t know where to start Django has the “easy pickings” some projects offer mentoring sometimes there’s a roadmap Summer of Code programs hang out on IRC, mailing lists, try to help others Don’t be shy! Nobody is perfect. 12 / 16
13. What to do read the contribution guidelines follow the process for contributions, code style if anything is unclear, don’t be afraid to ask search the bug tracker before reporting a bug say “thanks” 13 / 16
14. What not to do 14 / 16
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16. Don’t hesitate, just do it. github.com/pkafei/ OpenSource_Contributor_Guide dont-be-afraid-to-commit.rtfd.org 16 / 16