A Newcomer's Guide to Open Source Contribution

When you think about contributing to open source, you probably think about submitting bug patches or writing code. But the open source world needs more than just your coding skills. This talk will take you through some other ways you can get started in open source, including writing docs, volunteering for meetups and conferences, speaking, and mentoring.

Presented at PyDX 2015 in Portland, OR. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QaezVWLydM

Transcript

1. A Newcomer’s Guide to
   Open Source Contribution
   Lacey Williams Henschel
   @laceynwilliams
   October 10, 2015
   

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2. About Me… in March
   

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3. A trip down Memory Lane…
   

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4. …to this summer…
   

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5. … to last month.
   

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6. How to Get Involved in Open Source
   1. Write some code
   

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9. Editing rendered
   HTML. Like a boss.
   

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11. You’re welcome, PyLadies.
    

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12. github.com/pkafei/
    OpenSource_Contributor_Guide
    

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13. How to Get Involved in Open Source
    1. Write some code
    2. Participate in an event
    

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16. How to Get Involved in Open Source
    1. Write some code
    2. Participate in an event
    3. Write some docs
    

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17. “
    written and verbal
    communication skills
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21. 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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22. “
    written and verbal
    communication skills
    ”
    

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25. 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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28. About Me Today
    

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29. 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
    

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