Typically people think there is a difference between software users and
developers. Users use software, while developers write it. How does
one transition between just using software and making it? One easy
way to help free software projects is to report bugs and suggest
features. This talk will walk you through the step-by-step process of
finding a project where your contribution will be useful, downloading
the project, compiling the project, running the project, and reporting
bugs. No prior programming knowledge is necessary to understand this
talk, but prior knowledge of GNU/Linux would be helpful.