RUTH IKEGAH
Python Developer,
Technical writer,
Open Source contributor,
I love cakes
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A
BEGINNER-INCLUSIVE
APPROACH TO OPEN
SOURCE
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WHAT IS OPEN SOURCE ?
Open Source is a software development
practice for developing software in the
open with a license that gives rights to
users and developers to use, modify and
enhance the software
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Pain Points!
● Not Technical enough
● Asking many questions
● New and confusing tools
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AN INCLUSIVE APPROACH
REVIEW
ON-BOARDING
PROCESS
● Get data from
contributors and
improve the
process
EMPATHY
● Answering
questions
● Creating issues and
reviewing pull
requests
HAND-HOLDING
● First Pull Request
● Do’s and Don’ts in
the project or
community
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It’s not just our source code
or software design pattern
that should be open, WE
should be open to new
contributors and feedback.
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Thanks for listening!
You can connect via my social handles
Github - https:/
/github.com/Ruth-ikegah
Twitter - @ikegahruth