How to Be an Open Source Rock Star (Or at Least a Local Celebrity)
summary
Live demo fixes a README typo in Spring Cloud Task (changes "spring task" to "Spring Cloud Task") by performing a GitHub fork and pull request workflow: fork, clone, add upstream remote, create branch, commit (signed), push, open PR, respond to maintainer review and update the branch. Covers CLA checks, licenses, code of conduct, writing good commit messages (Chris Beams), contributing tests and docs, and finding first-timers-only issues for bite-sized starts.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Welcome and introduction
- 3:09Tools for contributors
- 6:43Types of contributions
- 16:32Legal and licensing basics
- 19:19Contribution workflow steps
- 26:04Finding first-time issues
- 28:10Live GitHub contribution demo
- 39:53Homework and next steps
- 42:42How to get started tomorrow
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