Getting Started Contributing

To Open SourceBrian P. Hogan

• What is open source software?

• Why should I contribute?

• How do I jump in?

• How do I contribute?

What is open source?

Free as in beer

Free as in speech

Why should I contribute?

Learn From Others

Give back

Discover new tools and

technologies

make money

Get paid to do it

Get interviews and offers

How do I jump in?

First, build a thing.

"Remove Images" bookmarklet

JavaScript code var images = document.getElementsByTagName('img'); while(images.length > 0) { images[0].parentNode.removeChild(images[0]); }

Make it a link<a href="javascript:(function(){ var images = document.getElementsByTagName('img'); while(images.length > 0) { images[0].parentNode.removeChild(images[0]); }})();">Remove images</a>

Second, embrace

version control

Versioning With GitCreate new repository in folder

$ git init

Add files to be committed$ git add .

Commit files$ git commit -m "First release"

Choose A LicenseProtect your work

• MIT license

• Apache 2.0 license

• GPL

• Creative Commons

http://choosealicense.com/

Write a README(and learn

Markdown)

README.md# Hide Images Bookmark

## What it does

Hides all the images on the page

## How to use it

Open `index.html` and drag the link to your bookmarks toolbar.

## How to contribute

Fork this repository, make changes, and send a pull request.

## License

MIT. See `license.txt`

Add your README and LicenseAdd files to be committed

$ git add README.md LICENSE

Commit files$ git commit -m "Add readme and license"

Share with the world

Push CodeAdd Github as a remote$ git add remote origin https://github.com/napcs/hide_images_bookmarklet

Then push your code$ git push origin master

How Do I Contribute?

Open Source Projects need

• Proofreaders

• Designers

• Coders

• Testers

Find The community

• IRC

• Google Groups

• Email lists

• Slack

(the project homepage usually says where people meet.)

Identify an issue