# Re: Contribution for an Open Source Git 3 messages from 2018-08-22 to 2018-08-23. Participants: Gaux Nation, Stefan Beller, Jonathan Nieder. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/49184 ## Gaux Nation, 2018-08-22 06:00 Subject: Re: Contribution for an Open Source Git Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAM5%3Dpr9LZ_zpmqFJTiOw765sbDkq0AoujzOWK1U_bjstC5FyEA%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_6x2GR6_FTMc2RERHlJZVpQc0RIMFMxNi13bE95UU1fZmp3 On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 10:54 PM Gaux Nation wrote: > > Hey there, > > The name is Sachin Sharma(19 yrs old, student, India) and passionate > for innovative technology and digital content. > > > > Why Open Source? > > Open Source connects like-minded genes in the whole world. This lets > contributors to get engaged with the groups of different communities. > > > > Why Git? > > I just love the platform your organization had built, > > 1.Branching and merging. > > 2.Small and fast. > > 3. Distributed. > > 4.Free and Open Source.* > > > > Why I? > > I’m a new bee, therefore I might not have that long list of projects > but I have that level of commitment, attitude and ability to follow > directions which are expected from a student. > > > > What do I need from Git? > > Guidance, neither too deep nor too short(optimum). > > How can I get started for a contribution? > > What are the necessary technical skills needed for a contribution to Git? > > > > > > > > GitHub: satingaux@github > > Contact: 8572020330,9138258580. > > > > Quote: I might not get selected, but an interaction with you will make my day. > > I assure you, sir I will work hard to give my 100%. > > I feel blessed if I got chance for contributing to an open > source community. > > > > > > Technical Skills: JAVA, JavaScript, SQL, C, C++. > > > > Thank you ``` ## Stefan Beller, 2018-08-22 17:52 Subject: Re: Contribution for an Open Source Git Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAGZ79kZLyVnH72%3DGXu-bX0qaE-pD-BOrdx9aiJFsW7TRHCojAg%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` Welcome! In the Git community we do not ask permission to write code, but just do it. See https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/SubmittingPatches or Documentation/SubmittingPatches in your local copy of git. Cheers, Stefan On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 11:01 PM Gaux Nation wrote: > > https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_6x2GR6_FTMc2RERHlJZVpQc0RIMFMxNi13bE95UU1fZmp3 > On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 10:54 PM Gaux Nation wrote: > > > > Hey there, > > > > The name is Sachin Sharma(19 yrs old, student, India) and passionate > > for innovative technology and digital content. > > > > > > > > Why Open Source? > > > > Open Source connects like-minded genes in the whole world. This lets > > contributors to get engaged with the groups of different communities. > > > > > > > > Why Git? > > > > I just love the platform your organization had built, > > > > 1.Branching and merging. > > > > 2.Small and fast. > > > > 3. Distributed. > > > > 4.Free and Open Source.* > > > > > > > > Why I? > > > > I’m a new bee, therefore I might not have that long list of projects > > but I have that level of commitment, attitude and ability to follow > > directions which are expected from a student. > > > > > > > > What do I need from Git? > > > > Guidance, neither too deep nor too short(optimum). > > > > How can I get started for a contribution? > > > > What are the necessary technical skills needed for a contribution to Git? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > GitHub: satingaux@github > > > > Contact: 8572020330,9138258580. > > > > > > > > Quote: I might not get selected, but an interaction with you will make my day. > > > > I assure you, sir I will work hard to give my 100%. > > > > I feel blessed if I got chance for contributing to an open > > source community. > > > > > > > > > > > > Technical Skills: JAVA, JavaScript, SQL, C, C++. > > > > > > > > Thank you ``` ## Jonathan Nieder, 2018-08-23 00:58 Subject: Re: Contribution for an Open Source Git Message-ID: <20180823005810.GA92374@aiede.svl.corp.google.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20180823005810.GA92374%40aiede.svl.corp.google.com In-Reply-To: ``` Hi, Sachin Sharma wrote: > What do I need from Git? > > Guidance, neither too deep nor too short(optimum). > > How can I get started for a contribution? > > What are the necessary technical skills needed for a contribution to > Git? To add to what Stefan wrote: This is a good question. There are a wide variety of ways that a person can improve Git, from the point of view of improving how it works, adding features, documenting it better, helping users directly, and so on. All of these kinds of projects require different skills. I think that for many, the first barrier to entry is intimidation. As Stefan staid, don't be intimidated --- we won't bite. ;-) If you make an improvement and the project doesn't take it, you still get the satisfaction to being able to use that improvement. And the project is quite open to improvements and after a first false step can help point you in a good direction to get things done in a maintainable way. Another piece of advice is to take advantage of the real-time help you can get from IRC. See the IRC channel link in https://git-scm.com/community for details. https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/ might be useful for getting started with IRC. Thanks and hope that helps, Jonathan ```