This talk is given on RITINLUG inauguration at RIT Islampur on 08th Sept, 2017.

1. Contributing to
OpenSource
By Chandan Kumar

2. What is OpenSource?

3. Why should I contribute
to OpenSource?

4. Is contributing to
OpenSource hard?

5. What should I know before
contributing?
● Communication
● Writing emails
● Got stuck, use Google search
● How to use an editor
● Learn to use Git

6. Do I need to be a
programmer to
contribute?

7. Where should I start?

8. Look for keywords in issues.
● Easyfix
● Low-hanging-fruits
● Gnome-love
● Level: Beginners
● Junior Jobs
● Tags with easy keywords

9. Make grep / git grep your
friend

10. Where should I find projects to
contribute?
● whatcanidoforfedora.org
● whatcanidoformozilla.org
● Check for “How to contribute” pages for other projects.
● Projects you use each day.
● Replicate a project which is written in another language and find you interesting

11. Too much talks!
Let use git on how to contribute to
opensource?

12. Thanks!
Questions?