Hacktoberfest: Intro to OSS Development

Want to participate in tonight's Hacktoberfest hack night (https://www.meetup.com/AkronCodeClub/events/225945705/) but don't know where to begin? No sweat, we're here to help!

This one hour, optional session will occur immediately before our hack night officially begins. Several members of the Code Club will be on hand to provide active mentorship. We'll begin with a presentation giving on overview of open source development. Topics will include:

• What is open source?
• How to get stated
• Choosing a project
• Forks, branches, and pull requests
• Contributor guidelines
• Open source etiquette
• Opening your first pull requests
• Handling feedback on your work

After the presentation we'll make sure that everyone has a GitHub account. We'll then walk everyone through the process of forking an open source repository, creating a branch, and making a change. We won't make a pull request (yet), but we explain the process.

By the end of the hour everyone should be ready to join the hack night and start contributing!

If you have time before the meetup you may want to check out the following blog post recommended by DigitalOcean:

• The Real Benefits of Engaging in Open Source (http://erikaheidi.com/blog/the-real-benefits-of-engaging-in-open-source)
• Contributing to Open Source: a quick getting started guide (http://erikaheidi.com/blog/contributing-to-open-source-a-quick-getting-started-guide)
• Is Your Open Source Project Welcoming to New Contributors? (http://www.erikaheidi.com/blog/is-your-open-source-project-welcoming-to-new-contributors)
• There's always a first time: the story of my first Pull Request (http://dev-human.com/entries/2015/09/25/my-first-pull-request/)