Bruno Skvorc - The many ways to contribute to open source

1. The Many Ways to
Contribute to
Open Source
#OSCAL2015

2. About me
● Bruno Skvorc, Croatia
● PHP Editor at SitePoint.com (PhpMaster.
com)
● Developer Evangelist at Diffbot.com
Twitter: @bitfalls
Google+: +BrunoSkvorc
Github: Swader
Email: bruno.skvorc@sitepoint.com

3. Open Source Contributions
What is Open Source?

4. Open Source Contributions
Open Content
>
Open Source

5. Open Source Contributions

6. Open Source Contributions

7. Open Source Contributions

8. Why Contribute
Why contribute?

9. Why Contribute
Helping them
is
Helping yourself

10. Why Contribute
Giving
back
ftw

11. Why Contribute

12. Why Contribute
Giving
back
ftw

13. Why Contribute
Networking

14. Why Contribute
Exposure

15. Why Contribute
Exposure

16. Why Contribute
Experience is the best CV

17. How to Contribute
● code
● documentation
● bug reports
● translations
● tutorials
● evangelism
● ideas and discussion

18. How to Contribute
Code, obviously

19. How to Contribute
Low Hanging Fruit in
Contributing to Software
● Documentation fixes
● Documentation updates
● Bug reports
● Bug reproductions
● Translations
● Tutorials
● Tutorial translations

20. How to Contribute
Documentation: typos, missing docs

21. How to Contribute
Bugs

22. How to Contribute
Bugs
● create reports with reproduction steps
On Android, 5.1, Moto G, first gen:
Step 1. With an image open, select Share To -> Twitter
Step 2. Write Tweet
Step 3. Hit Post
Step 4. Twitter app fails to upload image, staying stuck on
“sending tweet” indefinitely.
● list reproduction steps for other people’s issues
Can confirm on Android 5.1 on Moto X 2nd gen, and 5.1
Moto G 2nd gen:
… steps

23. How to Contribute
Translations
● docs
● landing pages
● GitHub readmes

24. How to Contribute
Tutorials
● write tutorials
● translate existing ones
● build a career with SitePoint
● peer review

25. How to Contribute
Ideas and Discussions
Help with Discussion and Analysis - e.g. SitePoint Survey

26. How to Contribute
Ideas and Discussions
● Q&A sites - Quora, Stackexchange network
● OpenDataCommunity on Slack.com

27. How to Contribute
Open DIY
● Makerspace / 3D Printing
● Conferences
● Home Automation
● DIY
● IFTTT recipes
● ...

28. How to Contribute
Be a Zero
0 > 1

29. Go forth and be useful
#OpenSourceFtw

30. Contact etc
Twitter: @bitfalls
Google+: +BrunoSkvorc
Github: Swader
Email: bruno.skvorc@sitepoint.com
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