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Line 1: <gallery widths="240px" heights="160px" perrow="4"> == Goal #1: practice navigating from the command line ==▼ File:Spang_helping.jpg File:Together.jpg File:Bpw2-breakout.jpg </gallery> <div style="font-size:125%">» Short URL for this material: http://bit.ly/open-source1 «</div> 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.▼ * [[PyCon_into_to_open_source/Windows_command_line\|Windows]] * [[PyCon intro to open source/OSX command line\|OS X]] * [[PyCon intro to open source/Linux command line\|Linux]] <font size="+2">This page contains setup instructions for <i>Contribute with me! Getting started with open source development</i>.</font> == Goal #2: install a text editor ==▼ ▲== Goal #21: install a text editor == ~~In addition to being able to run Python, we are going to install a good text editor for writing and saving Python code during the workshop.<br />~~ (Estimated completion time: 2 - 10 minutes) ~~If you would like to use a different text editor from the recommendation for your operating system, please let a staff member know.~~ We need a good text editor (not a word processor!) for editing Python code. * [[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]]▼ 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. == Goal #3: install an IRC client ==▼ ▲* [[~~PyCon intro to open source~~PyCon_intro_to_open_source/Windows text editor\|Windows]] ▲* [[~~PyCon intro to open source~~PyCon_intro_to_open_source/OSX text editor\|OS X]] ▲* [[~~PyCon intro to open source~~PyCon_intro_to_open_source/Linux text editor\|Linux]] == Goal #2: install <code>git</code> == (Estimated completion time: 5 minutes) <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]] ▲== Goal #13: practice ~~navigating from the~~ command line navigation == (Estimated completion time: 10 - 15 minutes) ▲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. * [[PyCon_intro_to_open_source/Windows terminal navigation\|Windows]] * [[PyCon_intro_to_open_source/OSX terminal navigation\|OS X]] * [[PyCon_intro_to_open_source/Linux terminal navigation\|Linux]] ▲== Goal #34: install an IRC client == (Estimated completion time: 5 minutes) 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. * [[~~PyCon intro to open source~~PyCon_intro_to_open_source/Windows IRC\|Windows]] * [[~~PyCon intro to open source~~PyCon_intro_to_open_source/OSX IRC\|OS X]] * [[~~PyCon intro to open source~~PyCon_intro_to_open_source/Linux IRC\|Linux]] == Goal #5: create an OpenHatch account == (Estimated completion time: 2 minutes) 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 == (Estimated completion time: 2 minutes) 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. ~~== Bonus material ==~~ [[File:Champagne.png\|100px]][[File:Party.png\|125px]] * Find and join an IRC channel for something you are interested in. on Freenode, try channels like #python, #django You can get a full list of Freenode's channels [http://irc.netsplit.de/channels/?net=freenode here]