Giving a talk at Andela Learning Community 5.0

1. INTRODUCTION TO OPEN SOURCE
WHAT, WHY AND HOW TO CONTRIBUTE.
Abati Adewale

2. ABATI “ACEKYD” ADEWALE
Developer Advocate @
Ingressive
Software Developer @
InsidifyHQ
Open source Enthusiast
YouTuber
Tutor @ DevLogic.co
Gamer and Basketballer
WHO AM I?
@acekyd @ace_kyd

3. WHAT IS OPEN SOURCE?
THE TERM “OPEN SOURCE” DENOTES SOFTWARE
FOR WHICH THE ORIGINAL SOURCE CODE IS MADE
AVAILABLE AND MAY BE REDISTRIBUTED AND
MODIFIED UNDER A GIVEN LICENSE.

4. OPEN SOURCE
OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS THAT HAVE CHANGED THE WORLD
Linux
Android
Firefox
VLC
Wordpress

5. WHY SHOULD I CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE?
Give something back
Get to collaborate with really smart people
Great opportunity to learn something new
Great Advertising
Looks good on a resume
Doesn't have to be code

6. GitHub
GitHub makes it easier
to collaborate with
others and share your
projects with the
entire world.
github.com

7. HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE
FIND A PROJECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO
A project you use
regularly
A project built in your
favorite language
A project that appears
interesting to you
Find projects trending
around you

8. OTHER WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE OUTSIDE CODE
Raise issues
Submit feature requests
Share with others.

9. GITHUBXINGRESSIVE
Visit https: //github.com/redeem
Enter coupon code above.
Create an account or sign in to an
existing one.
Go forth and build great things.
HOW TO REDEEM YOUR COUPON

10. OPEN SOURCE IS THE NEW
SAUCE! SO LET’S GET
COOKING!
Abati Adewale
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11. @acekyd
@ace_kyd