October 14, 2015

GHC Presents

OPENHATCH

@ Open Source Day

Join us!

Attendees
Mentors
Code of Conduct

Learn to:
contribute! Git! IRC!

The Background

Students like you around the world are gaining valuable experience, connections, and skills by coding, testing, and writing for free software projects like Firefox, WordPress, Wikipedia's backend code, and SAGE.

You do not need to know how to program to contribute to free software. You can contribute code, but also original art, testing, documentation, web design, and much more. All levels of skill and experience are welcome.

The Event

This is a workshop event that will take place on Wednesday, October 14 at GHC 2015. The curriculum is designed by OpenHatch, a non-profit dedicated to helping people get involved in open source.

In the morning, we'll teach you about open source licensing, collaboration tools, and how free software projects are organized.

In the afternoon, we'll help you make contributions to open source projects.

And throughout the day staff will feed you, get to know you, and talk with you about opportunities for students in open source.

Schedule

10:00 am to 10:40 / Arrival and Check In

After being inspired by the keynote, head over to Open Source Day Event Check In and you will be directed to the Open Source Day Kickoff.

10:45 am to 11:05 / Open Source Day Kickoff

Welcome attendees. Meet the organizers and sponsors. Break out into project rooms.

11:10 am to 11:40 / Introduction to Free Software Tools

Aims to answer the question “What is Open Source?” Aims to familiarize students with tools like IRC, issue trackers, mailing lists, and version control through several activities.

11:40 pm to Noon / Begin working on projects

We're going to learn by doing. There will be lots of support. Fun is encouraged.

12:00 pm to 12:30 / Lunch

Yum! A boxed lunch will be provided. Directions for pick up will be given the day of the event. We'll work, socialize, and recharge ourselves as needed.

1:00 pm to 4:00 / Hands On All the Things - Git

Git is a powerful version control language that allows distributed teams of developers to collaborate on large software projects. A brief workshop will introduce students to the use of this tool.

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm / Hands On All the Things - Code reviews!

Students will be looking through existing projects, working on issues and contributing solutions. Project leads and mentors will be available to provide assistance throughout the workshop.

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm / Hands On All the Things - Installation, Dependencies, and Change

Learn how to ask questions. Development environments - secrets revealed.

Throughout the afternoon / Snack, Systers, and Success by trying

Humanitarian open source needs you!

4:00 pm to 4:50 pm / Share!

We will return to the kickoff room to share our projects, successes, and celebrate being here.

4:50 pm to 5:00 pm/ Wrap up!

Congratulate yourself and your OpenHatch peers for a job well done. Gather your belongings (bags, laptops, phones). Enjoy the rest of GHC!

Join Us Here

George R. Brown Convention Center

OpenHatch Project Room - 350F, Level 3

Houston, TX

More About Open Source

Open source software is software that is shared freely and available to build upon. It is a great way to apply your skills to real-world projects and social causes. You can participate by writing or reviewing code, answering users' questions, translating the interface to another language, making video tutorials to help new users, and myriad other ways. Open source software is often produced by lots of people collaborating across time and space, and this event specially welcomes newcomers to that style of development.

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