Open Source is a term used to describe softwares whose original source code are freely available, can be redistributed, and also modified. Open Source embodies a spirit of collaboration, transparency, and community-oriented contributions, among other things.
Check here to learn more and find open source projects.
- How to Contribute to Open Source Projects as a Non-Coder? by Ifeanyi Benny Iheagwara
- How to contribute to Hacktoberfest 2022 by Ifeanyi Benny Iheagwara
- The Technical Writers Guide to Contributing to Open Source Projects by Edidiong Asikpo (Didi)
- How to Contribute to Open Source Projects – A Beginner's Guide by Hillary Nyakundi
- Making Your First Open Source Contribution: A Beginner's Guide by Michael Asiedu
- Contributing to Open Source Beyond Software Development by Ifeanyi Benny Iheagwara
- Reader question: Contributing docs to open source projects by Amruta Ranade
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docToolchain you can also start by creating tutorials for docToolChain
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Google's Season of Docs Season of Docs provides support for open source projects to improve their documentation and gives professional technical writers an opportunity to gain experience in open source
- Google Season Of Docs: Everything You Need To Know To Get Accepted (TCCS #7) by Linda Ikechukwu
- How to crack Google season of docs 2022 application stage by Nwokocha Wisdom Maduabuchi
- How to Crack the Google Season of Docs Application Process for 2020 by Edidiong Asikpo (Didi)
- Google Season of Docs: What it is and how to get in by Gbadebo Bello
- Why you should participate in Google Season of Docs by Amruta Ranade
- Getting Accepted into Google Season of Docs 2024: My Personal Journey by Blessing Anyebe
- Google Season of Docs proposal for VLC
- GSoD 2020 Proposal: Improving Wikimedia's onboarding processes and documentation standards
- [2020] Season of Docs // Free resource for writing proposals
- tech writer guide
- Gbadebo Bello's Propsal
- Gbadebo's GSoD 2020 Proposal: Improving Wikimedia's onboarding processes and documentation standards
- Nwokocha wisdom's GSoD
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Outreachy Outreachy provides internships in open source and open science to people subject to systemic bias and impacted by underrepresentation in the technical industry where they are living.
- Get the most out of your Outreachy Intern application process by Joannah Nanjekye
- How I got into Mozilla’s Outreachy open source internship program by Shubheksha
- Outreachy Internship: My Experience by Nmeso
- Everyone Struggles: struggles as an intern for the Outreachy internships by Nmeso
- Getting into outreachy by Nmeso
- Outreachy Dreams: My Journey of Failing, Learning, and Succeeding by Osetiemoria Ebelubhuhi
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GNOME OPW Applicants GNOME Outreach Program for Women internships