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How to contribute to open source
The document provides an overview of how to contribute to open source projects, emphasizing that contributions are not limited to coding, but can also include testing, documentation, and more. It outlines key steps such as choosing a project, understanding GitHub project structure, and how to raise issues or submit code. Overall, it encourages participants to engage with open-source communities in various capacities to enhance their skills and contribute meaningfully.
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- 1. How to Contributeto Open Source (copied from Jessica Thornsby and others) Albert T Wong albert@redhat.com
- 2. 2 What is Open Source? Contributing isn'tjust about Code Choosing a Project Agenda Contributing to open source can be a fun and rewarding experience, but it can also be difficult to know where to start. Key Steps
- 3. 3 What is OpenSource? A method of community based software development. Method of software development ● transparency ● Collaboration Things you can do with Open Source ● View source code ● Fix bugs ● Add new features ● Make changes to the project GitHub.com One of the most popular Open Source repositories
- 4. 4 Choosing a Project Thereare over 10 million choices. How are you going to narrow it down? Stick to what you know Contribute to projects you're familiar with. Search by language Java, Ruby on Rails, C++, Node.JS, etc etc etc Trending Align yourself with hot projects that “make you stand out” by acquiring in- demand skills.
- 5. INSERT DESIGNATOR, IFNEEDED5 How GitHub Projects are Structured What are they key files to understand a project. README.md How to build and use the project LICENSE.md Terms and conditions CONTRIBUTING.m d Rules on contributing
- 6. 6 Raising an issue Anissue is an area where you can feel the project could be improved ● Report a problem ● Report a bug ● Suggest a feature you feel is missing ● Gap in documentation Contributing code What people usually think of. In GitHub, code is contributed via a “pull request” Making Your First Contribution The 2 most popular ways of contributing.
- 7. 7 Browsing issues Insert copy COLUMNHEADING ALL CAPS TWO LINES AT MOST Submitting an issue How to Raise an Issue
- 8. 8 1. Fork thecode 2. Make changes Contributing Code 3. Commit changes
- 9. 9 Contributing isn't justabout Code Making a contribution to your favorite open source project doesn't have to involve programming Whatever your reason for avoiding code, there's still plenty of ways you can get involved. ● Become a tester ● Write documentation ● Become a translator ● Help with bug triaging ● Suggest a feature ● Help with design ● Answer questions ● Blog about your experience ● Give a talk at a user group meeting
- 10. OPEN SOURCE TOTHE ENTERPRISE RED HAT JBOSS MIDDLEWARE RED HAT STORAGE RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX RED HAT OPENSTACK RED HAT ENTERPRISE VIRTUALIZATION RED HAT SATELLITE RED HAT CLOUDFORMS Red Hat Enterprise Linux offers the stability, flexibility, and performance necessary to power the next generation of computing applications. —SVEN MEISSNER, Linux operation manager IaaS PaaS 1M+ projects* * www.blackducksoftware.com/oss-logistics/choose
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Editor's Notes
- #11 This slide shows the same flow described on the previous slide, but with more explicit detail. The column in the middle shows the open source projects that Red Hat sponsors and nurtures. In nearly all cases Red Hat is the lead sponsor. Both Red Hat and non-Red Hat developers (from partners, other vendors, and customers) contribute to these projects and are free to use the code as they wish. The column on the right shows the fully supported, enterprise strength products that Red Hat creates from these projects. On the extreme right, it can be seen how the various Red Hat products integrate to create IaaS and PaaS cloud solutions. This, of course, is a simplified view, but it provides a basic picture for customers to see how the overall portfolio is structured.