Open source project
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unoho
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 Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:59 am Post subject: Open source project |
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So the other day i was looking through Jobmine (Uwaterloo's job searching site) and I saw quite a few job posting that says it would be a bonus if you have "Open Source Involvement". Now im quite new to this subject and i have absolutely no idea. When i googled about this, they talked about some topics i hav no idea what they were.
so my question to you guys with more experience is that how do i get involved with open source project? I am not a coding genius by any means and im only a first year students.
Any links/notes/tips is always much appreciated. you could also share your experience with open source  |
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Insectoid
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| Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:50 am Post subject: RE:Open source project |
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gsoc has just started- you have about a week to apply.
Basically, Google pays students $5000 (US?) to work for an open source project for the summer. There's a bunch of listed organizations, pick a few (up to 20) and apply! Note that it can be very hard to get into popular orgs like libreoffice or gcc. |
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Tony
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| Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:52 pm Post subject: RE:Open source project |
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GSOC would typically be done instead of co-op...
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I am not a coding genius
There's much more to OSS than writing code. Bug reports, documentation, and support play a big part too.
github.com is a good place to get started. Find a medium sized project that you are interested in, and play around with it. After you get familiar with how to use the software, check out a list of the open issues, and maybe try to fix some simple bugs. Eventually you can get to implementing new features. |
Tony's programming blog. DWITE - a programming contest. |
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Shanethe13
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| Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:58 pm Post subject: RE:Open source project |
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How much experience do you think is required for GSOC? This is the first year that I'll be eligible, so I'd like to apply. I don't have too much experience with big open-source projects though. I've pushed a few bugfixes to Github and ran my own personal repository or two, but I've never done anything too substantial so far as OSS goes.
Is it reasonable to go into GSOC without any university courses behind me, or should I wait until I get a bit more experience?
It doesn't really hurt to apply, but I'd hate to be accepted and realize I have nothing to contribute. |
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