How can I contribute?

FOSDEM 2016

"How can I contribute?" is a panel discussion for everyone who works in "design" (visual designers, graphic designers, interaction designers, researchers).

This discussion panel is for people like me: people who use open source software daily, who promote open source software to others, and who want to contribute to open source projects but aren't sure where to start. The panel will be made up of designers, researchers, and developers who are already working in open source software.

The goal will be to give the audience some beginning steps to make a start in contributing to OSS projects. The panel will begin the discussion, and the objective will be to take questions from the audience.

This panel is for people like me: people who use open source software daily, who promote open source software to others, and who want to contribute to open source projects but aren't sure where to start.

The goal of the panel will be to give the audience some beginning steps to make a start in contributing to OSS projects. The panel will be made up of designers, researchers, and developers who are already working in open source software, and the discussion will focus on:

How to identify what project(s) you want to contribute to (What are you interested in?)
Where to find open source projects (Github, Sourceforge)
How to make the first connection with a project
How to make your first contribution

The panel will begin the discussion, and the objective will be to take questions from the audience.

Speakers: Bernard Tyers