Are you new to the open source community? or do you already have experience and you would like to help other to start? then this talk is for you! Some examples of ideal projects to start contributing to, both inside and outside openSUSE, will be presented in the talk, as well as the steps to do so. In this line, I will also speak about mentoring programs, focusing on GSoC (Google Summer of Code), in which openSUSE participates and in which I personally have participated as a student last year and also as a mentor this year. I will explain what this program is about and why it is important for openSUSE. I will show projects from last years and for everybody interested in participating I will cover who can apply and how to do so. And for those with more experience, I will also talk about how to become a mentor for openSUSE.

1. Ana María Martínez
Gómez
anamma06@gmail.com
Github: @Ana06
Twitter: @anamma_06
Getting started as an
open source contributor
How to start with open source or helping others
to start

2. https://anamaria.martinezgomez.name
anamma06@gmail.com
@Ana06
@anamma_06
Ana María Martínez Gómez
● GsoC student in 2016
● OBS Frontend Engineer since 09/2016

3. Why open source?

4. It is fun!

5. It is fun!

6. It is fun!

7. I learn a lot

8. People

9. Where should I start?

10. http://101.opensuse.org

11. Projects

12. Trollolo

13. OSEM

14. Travel support

15. Jangouts

16. YaST

17. And outside openSUSE?

18. Code style checkers
● Rubocop (Ruby)
● HAML-Lint (Ruby)
● Pep8 (Python)
● Coala (54
languages)

19. But I need some help...

20. Hacktoberfest
4 pull requests 1-31 October
GET A T-SHIRT

21. GSoC
● Work on a real project
● Get to know open source
● You won’t be alone (mentors)
● Learn many things
● Make friends
● Earn money
Work on an open source project in summer

22. Who can apply?
university students, >= 18 years in most countries
When?
February 12: Accepted organizations
March: Student applications open
May-August: Coding time

23. https://gsocwithopensuse.wordpress.com

24. Tips for GSoC
● Find the right project
● Start contributing in the project (more is not better)
● Contact the mentors
● Find an idea you like, add you own ideas
● Write a detailed proposal
● Write the proposal soon
● It is better 1 or 2 good proposal than 5 bad ones
https://google.github.io/gsocguides/student

25. Tips
● Ask doubts
● Ask for help
● Ask others ideas
● Write in mailing lists and IRC channels
● Send code
● Add screenshots and explanations
● Learn from feedback

26. Example

27. Siddhant Bajaj

28. Tickets in OSEM

29. Tickets in OSEM

30. I want to help

31. Become a mentor!
● Get your project repository in openSUSE 101
● Add your projects to openSUSE 101
or
● Join an existent project
https://github.com/openSUSE/mentoring

32. Label your issues

33. Good code
● Use linters
● Have tests
● But...

34. Document

35. Review fast

36. Be nice!

37. Questions?
Ana María Martínez
Gómez
anamma06@gmail.com
Github: @Ana06
Twitter: @anamma_06

38. Join Us at www.opensuse.org