open_source.md

Open Source

What is Open Source Software?

• Mozilla
• Brian Daigle codes of conduct and github walk-through: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6b6B9oN4Vg
• Explained with Legos
• And with recipes
• Open Source vs. Closed Source
• Free/Libre vs. Open Source (think "free speech", not "free food")

To learn more about all things Open, check out the Open Knowledge Foundation and Open Knowledge Belgium.

Open Source Licenses

The license attached to an Open Source project is not just a detail! Check out these links to learn more about the many licenses available:

• opensource.org
• choosealicense.com
• techsoup
• infoworld
• copyleft: what is this?, copyleft.org
• :) ErikMcClure/bad-licenses

Codes of Conduct

The Code of Conduct in an Open Source project describes how contributors should treat each other. Open Source projects are about sharing and welcoming:

• Contributor Covenant
• opensource.guide
• opensourcedesign.net

Contributor Guidelines

Contributor Guidelines are important to standardize coding practices and workflows for an Open Source project. You could think of it as describing how the code should be treated:

• mozillascience
• docs.github.com
• Templates
  • briandk
  • opensource.com
• Examples
  • opensource.guide
  • github/docs
  • microsoft/vscode
  • atom/atom
  • voxmedia

How to Contribute

• opensource.guide
• freecodecamp
• contribution-guide.org
• redhat
• better-programming
• Small contributions matter!
  • Why the GitHub metric monoculture?
  • pybot

and finally ...

• Contribute to this Project!