A Newcomer’s Guide to
Open Source Contribution
Lacey Williams Henschel
@laceynwilliams
October 10, 2015
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About Me… in March
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A trip down Memory Lane…
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…to this summer…
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… to last month.
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How to Get Involved in Open Source
1. Write some code
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Editing rendered
HTML. Like a boss.
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You’re welcome, PyLadies.
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github.com/pkafei/
OpenSource_Contributor_Guide
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How to Get Involved in Open Source
1. Write some code
2. Participate in an event
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How to Get Involved in Open Source
1. Write some code
2. Participate in an event
3. Write some docs
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written and verbal
communication skills
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How to Get Involved in Open Source
1. Write some code
2. Participate in an event
3. Write some docs
4. Write or speak
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written and verbal
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How to Get Involved in Open Source
1. Write some code
2. Participate in an event
3. Write some docs
4. Write or speak
5. Volunteer
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About Me Today
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Want more? Go here:
Friendly OS projects to work on:
github.com/pkafei/
OpenSource_Contributor_Guide
Tutorial for Python devs on committing to OS
projects:
dont-be-afraid-to-commit.readthedocs.org