OpenStackBecoming a Contributor

A subset of the companies involved in OpenStack

Who are the contributor types?

• Become part of something BIG

• Influence change for good

• Because your company says so

• To add capability needed by you and your company

• Build a new career path

• Work with really nice and amazingly smart people

• Change the world

Why should I become a contributor?

• How do I start?

• How do I make a contribution?

• How do I become a contributor?

• Is the process documented?

• Most important of all …

How to become a contributor???

How do I start?

• Start using OpenStack

• Learn about the OpenStack projects

• Decide on project(s) of interest

• Reach out and become known

How do I make a contribution?

• Bug triage

• Code reviews

• Bug fix(es)

• Generate bugs and feature requests

How do I become a contributor?

• Volunteer as much as possible

• Build you relationship in the community

• Work on features

• Continue reviewing and bug fixing

• Relax and enjoy yourself! ☺☺☺☺

• Updated wiki pages: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/How_To_Contribute

Documentation!

Most important of all….

Where next for you ………

• Get started with OpenStack: http://www.openstack.org/

• Start running an OpenStack system: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/devstack/

• Empower your open-source contributors! ☺☺☺☺

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