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How to contribute to open source

Written By strager on Thursday, Feb 02, 2023 | 05:32 PM

 
If you've never contributed to an open source project before, it may seem daunting. In this video I break down the process and show you how improving software isn't all that scary. 00:00 gdb bug 00:30 building gdb 02:32 reproducing the bug 02:54 finding the bug 04:55 adding a new setting 08:09 testing the setting 09:16 testing the fix 09:55 how to contribute 11:11 writing documentation 12:42 sending the patch 13:30 recap Archer fish drawing by Jamie Guinan and Andreas Arnez: https://www.sourceware.org/gdb/mascot/ CC BY-SA 3.0 US Tears of joy by OpenMoji: https://openmoji.org/library/emoji-1F602/ CC BY-SA 4.0 Wrench Vectors by Vecteezy: https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/587909-vector-wrench-icon