Getting started with Open Source

A presentation at Hacktoberfest CONTRIBUTING.md in October 2020 in by Sasha Rosenbaum

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Dev Ops Architect Product Manager Microsoft => GitHub @DivineOps

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@DivineOps What is Open Source?

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Open-source software (OSS) A type of computer software in which the source code is released under a permissive license allowing users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose.

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https://choosealicense.com/

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@DivineOps Why should you contribute to Open Source?

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“Software is Eating the World.” - Marc Andreessen

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“Linux is a Cancer.” - Steve Ballmer

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Open source software in the Enterprise New Code 99% of organizations make extensive use of open source Inner Source 90% of new application development leverages open source software. Source: Forrester Wave Software Composition Analysis 2017 Open Source New Application Code

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@DivineOps Benefits

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Gain professional experience

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Build relationships

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Choose your path

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Choose your own adventure

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@DivineOps Drawbacks

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No official onboarding

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Unintentional gate keeping

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https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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Don’t be a jerk Open source maintainers don’t owe you anything

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@DivineOps Choosing a project

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Not Kubernetes

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  1. A technology you want to gain experience with 2. A community where you can make a meaningful impact

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@DivineOps Getting started

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Who do I talk to? What do I work on? How do I work on this?

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Who do I talk to?

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What do I work on?

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CONTRIBUTING.md

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https://github.com/DivineOps/kubeflow-and-mlops/contribute

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https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/contribute

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How do I work on this?

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https://www.gatsbyjs.org/contributing/how-to-contribute/

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https://www.gatsbyjs.org/contributing/how-to-contribute/

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@DivineOps Contribution != Code

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Documentation Documentation is a love letter that you write to your future self - Damian Conway

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Project management

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https://github.com/expressjs/express/blob/master/Triager-Guide.md

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It is not all about PRs!

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Code

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Contribution Funnel CONSUME Use, fork, follow, favorite CONTRIBUTE CODE Bug fixes, tests, new features MAINTAIN Influence project direction Review code Welcome new contributors CONTRIBUTE TIME Log bugs, add documentation

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Hacktoberfest

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https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/

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@DivineOps Meaningful contributions, NOT spam!

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@DivineOps Other ways to support the OSS community

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GitHub Sponsors Directly help fund the success of the projects in your supply chain

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https://github.com/sponsors

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Stay Safe!

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Thank you! @DivineOps