Nexcess_Turpentine

1. Nexcess_Turpentine
Maintaining an Open Source Project

2. What is an open source project, and why is better than
proprietary code?
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Can be modified by anyone.
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Access to source code.
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Better grasp on its features and functionality.
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Transparency in technical decisions.

3. Open source projects we use everyday:

4. Even a small developer can find a way to
help millions of others.

6. Nexcess_Turpentine

7. Weekly stats

8. Nexcess_Turpentine
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170 forks
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370 stars
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28 releases
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700 closed issues
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90 closed pull requests
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17 contributors

9. Practical definition of Issues:
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Best way to tell core developers about a problem, an
improvement or a feature.
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Anyone can answer an issue.
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Not a place to scream at developers.
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Open source project equivalent to a ticket.

10. “The needs of the
many outweigh the
needs of the few.”

15. Pull requests and how to create them:
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Fork the repository in your account.
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Do changes and push them to GitHub.
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Open a PR and point it to devel.
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Check if tests are passing.
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Core developers revise it and merge it.
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Congrats, you are a contributor!

16. Issues are problems and suggestions.
Pull requests are solutions.

21. Ask me anything!

22. Thank you for coming!
Maintaining an Open Source Project