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=== Background === |
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Students like you around the world are gaining valuable experience, connections, and skills by coding, testing, and writing for free software projects like Firefox, WordPress, Wikipedia's back end code, and SAGE. |
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You do not need to know how to program to contribute to free software. You can contribute code, but also original art, testing, documentation, web design, and much more. All levels of skill and experience are welcome. |
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=== Logistics === |
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* 10-10:30 laptop setup, socializing |
* 10-10:30 laptop setup, socializing |
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Meet your mentors and fellow students and get your laptop ready for the day. |
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* 10:30-12:00 intro to open source & communications tools |
* 10:30-12:00 intro to open source & communications tools |
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Aims to answer the question “What is Open Source?” Aims to familiarize students with tools like IRC, issue trackers, mailing lists, and version control through several activities. |
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* 12:00-12:30 career panel |
* 12:00-12:30 career panel |
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* 12:30-1:30 lunch |
* 12:30-1:30 lunch |
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Revision as of 05:46, 14 November 2014
Background
Students like you around the world are gaining valuable experience, connections, and skills by coding, testing, and writing for free software projects like Firefox, WordPress, Wikipedia's back end code, and SAGE.
You do not need to know how to program to contribute to free software. You can contribute code, but also original art, testing, documentation, web design, and much more. All levels of skill and experience are welcome.
Logistics
The event will be held on Saturday, November 15th.
Location
Swarthmore College Science Center Room 240
Swarthmore College visitor information
Schedule
- 10-10:30 laptop setup, socializing
Meet your mentors and fellow students and get your laptop ready for the day.
- 10:30-12:00 intro to open source & communications tools
Aims to answer the question “What is Open Source?” Aims to familiarize students with tools like IRC, issue trackers, mailing lists, and version control through several activities.
- 12:00-12:30 career panel
- 12:30-1:30 lunch
- 1:30-2:30 git/github
- 2:30-4:00 contributions workshop
Sign Up
As an attendee: fill out this form
To mentor: fill out this form
Contact
OpenHatch organizer: shauna - shauna at openhatch dot org; on Freenode (check out #openhatch)
Student organizers: Shawn Pan - shawn dot pan2330 at gmail dot com