A first timer's guide to contributing to open source

A Vue Vixens Workshop at Open Source Festival Africa 2020

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1. OPENSOURCE FESTIVAL WORKSHOP
   A First Timer's Guide to
   Contributing to Open Source
   VUEVIXENS LAGOS CHAPTER
   

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2. VUE VIXENS

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3. A First Timer's Guide to
   Contributing to Open
   Source
   

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4. What exactly is Open
   Source?
   

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5. Open Source software is
   software with source code
   that anyone can inspect,
   modify, and enhance.
   

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6. Why Contribute?
   Improve your tech skills
   Give back to community
   Improve your communication
   skills
   Grow your network and build your
   brand
   Great way to learn new
   technology/library/language
   Looks great on your resume
   

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7. OPEN SOURCE
   OSS | TERMINOLOGIES
   CONTRIBUTOR
   MAINTAINER
   LICENSE
   CONTRIBUTING GUIDE
   TERMINOLOGIES
   README
   CODE OF CONDUCT
   

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8. Let's do a short exercise
   GETTING STARTED
   Laptop
   Internet
   Git
   VSCode
   Prerequisite
   bit.ly/vv-oss-workshop
   

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9. Open Source
   Ways
   COMMUNITY MODERATOR
   PROJECT DESIGNER
   WRITE DOCUMENTATION
   EVENT ORGANIZER
   

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10. Resources
    FURTHER RESOURCES
    Open Source Friday
    First Timers Only
    CodeTriage
    24 Pull Requests
    Up For Grabs
    Contributor-ninja
    First Contributions
    Hacktoberfest
    An Open Source
    Etiquette Guidebook
    

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