PITCHME.md

@title[Getting Started with OSS]

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Getting Started with OSS

A Beginners Guide

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@title[Who is this guy?!?]

Who is this guy?!?

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@gep13

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@title[My Contributions]

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My Contributions...

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• Joined GitHub in 2011
• Over 24000 contributions
• Member of 23 Organisations
• Responsible for 42 NuGet packages
• Responsible for 30 Chocolatey packages @ul

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@title[None of that is important]

None of that is important

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@title[Anyone can contribute to OSS]

Anyone can contribute to OSS

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@title[What is OSS]

What is OSS?

@fa[quote-left] Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance

@size[12px](Taken from https://opensource.com/resources/what-open-source)

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@title[Common examples...]

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Common Examples...

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• Linux
• OpenOffice
• MySQL
• Firefox
• VS Code @ul

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@title[Why should I care?]

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Why should I care?

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• It is great fun!
• You will work with some amazing people
• You will become a better developer
• Free stuff! @ul

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@title[Making your first contribution]

Making your first contribution

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@title[STOP!]

STOP!

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@title[Learn Git]

Learn Git

• https://git-scm.com/doc
• https://dangitgit.com/en
• https://cbx33.github.io/gitt/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m7BgIvC-uQ

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@title[Find a project you like]

Find a project you like

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@title[Read the Contribution Guidelines]

Read the Contribution Guidelines

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@title[Are you allowed to contribute?]

Are you allowed to contribute?

• Read the license agreement
• Sign the CLA

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@title[Create an issue first]

Create an issue first

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@title[Make a Pull Request]

Make a Pull Request

• Example

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@title[Be Patient]

Be Patient

• Example

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@title[Don't be a jerk!]

Don't be a jerk!!

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@title[Starting your own OSS Project]

Starting your own OSS Project

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@title[DO IT!]

DO IT!

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@title[Pick a license]

Pick a license

• choosealicense.com

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@title[Create a good README]

Create a good README

• First Example
• Second Example

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@title[Contribution Guidelines]

Contribution Guidelines

• Example

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@title[Contributor Code of Conduct]

Contributor Code of Conduct

• Example

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@title[Contributor License Agreement]

Contributor License Agreement

• Example
• In Action
• CLA assistant

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@title[Issue and Pull Request Templates]

Issue and Pull Request Templates

• First Example
• Second Example

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@title[Continuous Integration]

Continuous Integration

• Example

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@title[Encourage Community and find a team]

Encourage Community and find a team

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@title[Be Patient]

Be Patient

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@title[Don't be a jerk!!]

Don't be a jerk!!

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@title[Ways to contribute]

Ways to contribute

• Hacktoberfest
• 24 Pull Requests
• Up-For-Grabs
• CodeTriage
• First Timers Only

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@title[Questions]

Questions?

Feel free to get in touch

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @gep13

Web: https://www.gep13.co.uk

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@title[Resources]

Resources

• Being a good open source citizen
  • https://hackernoon.com/being-a-good-open-source-citizen-9060d0ab9732
• First Timers Only
  • https://www.firsttimersonly.com/
• How to contribute to Open Source
  • https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute/