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== Goal #1: practice navigating from the command line ==▼
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<div style="font-size:125%">» Short URL for this material: http://bit.ly/open-source1 «</div>
<font size="+2">This page contains setup instructions for <i>Contribute with me! Getting started with open source development</i>.</font>
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We need a good text editor (not a word processor!) for editing Python code.
If you already have a preferred text editor, you can use it instead, but note that word processors like Microsoft Word and Notepad will not work.
* [[PyCon_intro_to_open_source/Windows text editor|Windows]]
* [[PyCon_intro_to_open_source/OSX text editor|OS X]]
* [[PyCon_intro_to_open_source/Linux text editor|Linux]]
== Goal #2: install <code>git</code> ==
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<code>git</code> is a popular version control system, which we'll use for managing and collaborating on open source projects.
* [[PyCon_intro_to_open_source/Windows git|Windows]]
* [[PyCon_intro_to_open_source/OSX git|OS X]]
* [[PyCon_intro_to_open_source/Linux git|Linux]]
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Many of the tools of open source development are primarily used via the command line. Let's get some practice with navigating the computer from the command line.
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▲== Goal #2: install an IRC client ==
== Goal #4: install an IRC client ==
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IRC is a real-time chat protocol that open source projects often use to talk about the project and as a medium for users and developers to help each other.
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== Goal #5: create an OpenHatch account ==
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OpenHatch is a non-profit that helps connect people with open source projects. We'll use some of the tools on this site to practice.
<div style="font-size:125%">[http://openhatch.org/ » Please visit http://openhatch.org/ now and create an account. «]</div>
== Goal #6: create a GitHub account ==
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GitHub is a popular website for hosting open source projects that use Git. We'll use GitHub to collaborate on projects..
<div style="font-size:125%">[https://github.com/ » Please visit https://github.com/ now and create an account. «]</div>
==Success!==
You've set up your development environment and are a terminal pro. You are ready for the tutorial.
The tutorial is on Thursday, April 10th from 1:20pm - 4:40pm in Room 521 A.
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