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= Contributing To Free Software 2015 = # Contributing To Free Software 2015 #
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## Helpful Tools ##
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== Helpful Tools == * Git
    * [http://www.git-scm.com/](http://www.git-scm.com/)
* Awesome Pages - Warning: do not browse (it could take years)
    * [https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)
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 * Git
  * http://www.git-scm.com/
 * Awesome Pages - Warning: do not browse (it could take years)
  * https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome		 ## Wikipedia ##
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* [Origional Wiki Page](ContributingToWikipedia)
* Presentation: ([Slides](http://puzzleduck.org/FSM/2015/Wikipedia.odp) / [PDF](http://freesoftware.org.au/static/media/uploads/wikipedia.pdf))
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== Contributing to Wikipedia == ## Contributing to Open Source Projects ##
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 * Short pages and Dead End pages - Something simple is better than nothing
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ShortPages
   * Usually only a single word or line. Improvement is usually easy
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:DeadendPages
   * some dead ends just need good redirect pages		 * [OpenHatch](OpenHatch)
    * [http://openhatch.org/](http://openhatch.org/)
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 * Longest Pages (Streamlining / Editing)
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:LongPages
   * Refinement and simplification improve the situation (No original content required)

 * Wanted Lists - Often further categorization or adding missing bits needed
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:WantedCategories
   * Categories partially assembled (e.g. "Compact Digital Cameras" only contains Fuji. Just tag more cameras)
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_with_missing_files
   * Would you believe Aerospace engineering has Missing Links

 * Link fixing
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:DisambiguationPageLinks
   * Direct links to be more specific
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_too_few_wikilinks
   * Linking to more internal pages
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:LonelyPages
   * Orphans, can you find them a good home?

 * Unconnected Pages - mostly poorly written or in first person
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UnconnectedPages

 * Articles Needing Sections - Layout needed
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_needing_sections

 * Empty and List Sections - Content Needed or Paraphrasing (some domain knowledge ma be required)
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_with_empty_sections
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_with_sections_that_need_to_be_turned_into_prose

 * Wikimedia is also an option for the graphically inclined
  * Photo challenge is a great inspiration
  * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Photo_challenge

 * Local Knowledge
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Nearby

 * Geographic fixes
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:All_articles_needing_coordinates

 * All the Backlog Lists
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_backlog
 * All the Wikipedia lists:
  * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:SpecialPages


== Contributing to Open Source Projects ==

 * OpenHatch
  * http://openhatch.org/

 * Savannah
  * Developers wanted
   * http://savannah.nongnu.org/people/?category_id=1
  * Also provide hosting at "nongnu.org"		 * Savannah
    * Developers wanted
        * [http://savannah.nongnu.org/people/?category_id=1](http://savannah.nongnu.org/people/?category_id=1)
    * Also provide hosting at "nongnu.org"{: page-href="wiki:///contributing"}

Contributing To Free Software 2015

Helpful Tools

Wikipedia

Contributing to Open Source Projects