[TOS] Some Thoughts about a "How to Get Started Contributing to (and Using) FOSS" essay

[Shlomi Fish]

On Sunday 04 Apr 2010 19:04:08 Shlomi Fish wrote:
> On Sunday 04 Apr 2010 18:50:02 Asheesh Laroia wrote:
> > Excerpts from Shlomi Fish's message of Sun Apr 04 15:30:13 +0000 2010:
> > > On Sunday 04 Apr 2010 05:41:25 Asheesh Laroia wrote:
> > > > Excerpts from satyaakam goswami's message of Sat Apr 03 20:51:02
> > > > +0000
> 
> 2010:
> > > > > On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 2:08 AM, Shlomi Fish <shlomif at iglu.org.il>
> 
> wrote:
> > > > > > Hi all!
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > For the past few days I've been intending to write a document
> > > > > > about "How to Get Started Contributing to (and to a lesser
> > > > > > extent, Using) Open Source Software". Here are some of my random
> > > > > > thoughts about my plans for it.
> > > > > 
> > > > > how about this list
> > > > > 
> > > > > http://shakthimaan.com/downloads/glv/presentations/gnubie.html
> > > > 
> > > > Hey Shlomi,
> > > > 
> > > > I wrote this little tutorial a little while ago:
> > > > 
> > > > https://openhatch.org/blog/how-can-openhatch-help-me-contribute-to-fr
> > > > ee -sof tware/
> > > > 
> > > > You can click around on the headings to collapse/expand them.
> > > 
> > > Thanks!
> > > 
> > > It's not too bad for its scope, but I aim somewhat higher and for more
> > > comprehensiveness. A lot of people who may read my tutorial may not
> > > fully understand what a text editor is, what source code is, why is
> > > shrinkwrap software (commercial, proprietary, open-source, etc.)
> > > unique (i.e: because most software does not have sale value), what
> > > makes FOSS great and desirable, why you should want to write FOSS
> > > ("What? Give away my software? Do I look like a sucker to you?!") ,
> > > and other considerations like that.
> > 
> > Makes sense. Have you read the Teaching Open Source textbook yet?
> 
> No, not yet. I was referred to its sources, but it's quite long, and I
> could not find any summary of its motivation and intentions. I would love
> to contribute to it if it's in the same scope.
> 

After starting to read the Teaching Open Source textbook, I decided to start 
my own effort on the TOS wiki:

http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/How_to_start_contributing_to_or_using_Open_Source_Software

I explain hot it differs from the previous efforts.

My text is CC-by as far as I'm concerned, but I guess other people can 
contribute under CC-by-sa (or use text under that.).

Regards,

	Shlomi Fish

> Regards,
> 
> 	Shlomi Fish
> 
> > -- Asheesh.

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