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Becoming a Good
Open-Source
Citizen
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Hugh Lashbrooke
WordPress Community
Manager
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What is open-source software?
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“Open source software is software
with source code that anyone can
inspect, modify, and enhance.”
-opensource.com
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What is an open-source citizen?
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How can you be a good open-source
citizen?
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Respect the project
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Respect the project
Code
People
Licence
Services
Supporters
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Contribute
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Code
Events
Support
Localisation
Documentation
Contribute
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Be patient
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Open-source
maintainers are
people too
Be patient
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Give feedback
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Be positive and
constructive
Give feedback
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Help others
contribute
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Be patient
Be available
Write about it
Help others
contribute
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“That's what makes Linux so good:
you put in something, and that effort
multiplies. It's a positive feedback
cycle.”
-Linus Torvalds
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Hugh Lashbrooke
@hlashbrooke
hugh.blog
automattic.com
make.wordpress.org