Sessions at Open Source Bridge 2009 about newbies

Wednesday 17th June 2009

• Getting Started in Free and Open Source

  by Leslie Hawthorn and Cat Allman

  Leslie Hawthorn and I co-present this talk for beginners who are interested to getting involved but don't know where or how to start.

  We cover the basics of:
  -why you might want to get involved
  -what you can get out of participating
  -more than coding is needed
  -how to chose a project
  -how to get started
  -etiquette of lists and other communication
  -dos and don't of joining a community

  The talk is not just for beginners; experienced FOSS folks can learn how to help newbies successfully join their projects.

  • newbies
  • Open Source

  At 11:20am to 12:05pm, Wednesday 17th June

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