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Welcome newbie open source contributors!

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This is a list of resources for people who are new to contributing to open source.

If you find additional resources, please contribute a pull request.

If you have questions or comments, please create an issue.

Table of Contents

Contributing to open source in general

  • Up For Grabs - a list of projects with beginner-friendly issues.
  • Issuehub.io - a tool for searching GitHub issues by label and language.
  • Code Triage - another, really nice, tool for finding popular repositories and issues filtered by language.
  • First Timers Only - a list of bugs that are labelled "first-timers-only".
  • YourFirstPR - starter issues on GitHub that can be easily tackled by new contributors.
  • Awesome-for-beginners - a GitHub repo that amasses projects with good bugs for new contributors, and applies labels to describe them.
  • Openhatch - a non-profit organization that helps lower barriers of entry into open source. You can find bugs and projects here, as well.
  • Open Source Guides - Collection of resources for individuals, communities, and companies who want to learn how to run and contribute to an open source project.
  • 45 Github Issues Dos and Don’ts- Do's and Don'ts on GitHub.
  • GitHub Guides - basic guides on how to use GitHub effectively.
  • First Contributions - Make your first open source contribution in 5 minutes. A tool and tutorial to help beginners get started with contributions.

Direct GitHub searches

Search links that point directly to suitable issues to contribute to on GitHub.

Mozilla's contributor ecosystem

  • Good First Bugs - bugs that developers have identified as a good introduction to the project.
  • Mentored Bugs - bugs that have a mentor assigned who will be there on IRC to help you when you get stuck while working on fix.
  • Bugs Ahoy - a site dedicated to finding bugs on Bugzilla.
  • Firefox DevTools - a site dedicated to bugs filed for the developer tools in the Firefox browser.
  • What Can I Do For Mozilla - figure out what you can work on by answering a bunch of questions about your skill set and interests.
  • Start Mozilla - a Twitter account that tweets about issues fit for contributors new to the Mozilla ecosystem.

Useful articles for new open source contributors

Using version control

Open Source books

  • Producing Open Source Software - Producing Open Source Software is a book about the human side of open source development. It describes how successful projects operate, the expectations of users and developers, and the culture of free software.
  • Open Source Book Series - Learn more about open source and the growing open source movement with a comprehensive list of free ebooks from https://opensource.com.

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