OPENSOURCE FESTIVAL WORKSHOP
A First Timer's Guide to
Contributing to Open Source
VUEVIXENS LAGOS CHAPTER
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VUE VIXENS
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A First Timer's Guide to
Contributing to Open
Source
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What exactly is Open
Source?
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Open Source software is
software with source code
that anyone can inspect,
modify, and enhance.
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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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OPEN SOURCE
OSS | TERMINOLOGIES
CONTRIBUTOR
MAINTAINER
LICENSE
CONTRIBUTING GUIDE
TERMINOLOGIES
README
CODE OF CONDUCT
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Let's do a short exercise
GETTING STARTED
Laptop
Internet
Git
VSCode
Prerequisite
bit.ly/vv-oss-workshop
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Open Source
Ways
COMMUNITY MODERATOR
PROJECT DESIGNER
WRITE DOCUMENTATION
EVENT ORGANIZER
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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