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Goals

• Introduction to Open Source
• Introduction to GitHub and Pull Requests
• Get free shirts!

Open Source

• Developed for everyone to see
• Licensed to include the source code
• Collaborative

Open Source

• Educational
• Foundation for further innovation
• "None of us is as smart as all of us."

Licensing

This is what makes your source open.

^I am not a lawyer.

Choosing a License

• Permissive?
• Do you care about patents?
• Viral?
• Fitting in?

https://choosealicense.com/

^Permissive: let anyone do whatever they want with the code.

^Patents: must contributors grant use of patents they hold?

^Viral: should derivative works also be open source?

^Fitting in: what do other projects in this language or domain use?

[fit] Enough, let's make a

[fit] Pull Request

What you'll need

• GitHub account
• Register for Hacktoberfest

Quick ways to find some places to start

• Hacktoberfest @ DigitalOcean
• Search of Github for Easy Hacktoberfest Issues
• Up For Grabs

How This Was Made

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Deckset

Attendees

• John Liberty
• Marni
• Emily Y.
• Ed Griebel
• Kael Hopenwasser
• Dennis Wheeler
• Aniela Wolkonowski
• Matt Frey
• Vladimir Martynenko
• Adam Romney
• Desi Martinez
• Danielle Williams
• Scott Cranfill
• Brian Boucheron