Contributing to Opensource

Kicking off OpenSource Saturdays initiative at Cybrilla Technologies. Small presentation discussing why and how to contribute to opensource.

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1. CONTRIBUTING TO 
 OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE - TEJAS BUBANE
 FOR CYBRILLA OPENSOURCE SATURDAYS
2. WHY? ▸We benefit a lot from open source ▸Imagine not having any of the open source software that we are using ▸It is our moral responsibility to give back to the community and make better software ▸For our benefit - learning, getting better ▸Community work culture ▸Company reputation
3. HOW? ▸Select a project ▸Fork & Follow ▸READ READ READ ▸Find an issue ▸Comment on issue that you are working on it ▸Try to fix it - ask for help if required ▸github code search or `ag` command ▸Send a Pull Request
4. HOW? - AFTER SENDING PR ▸Discussions on code ▸Follow coding and git standards ▸Fixing ▸Squashing ▸Always push to the same branch
5. HOW? - OTHER WAYS ▸Report Issues you come across ▸Help Reproduce Issues ▸Documentation
6. SOME THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND ▸Be good while communicating ▸Async communication ▸No obligation ▸Call people by their first name ▸Capital letters means shouting ▸Do not use SMS language ▸No dots ……
7. LET’S MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE