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Ask HN: Who's looking for contributors for OSS Projects

13 points by mr_o47 3y ago

I want to improve my skills by contributing to open source projects. I can help with: Enhancing Documentation Project Management Fixing Bugs

ingoaf 3y ago
Uptime Kuma needs a lot of help with documentation https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma
vkaku 3y ago
Check out Omnigres: https://github.com/omnigres/omnigres/wiki/Bounties https://github.com/omnigres/omnigres/wiki/Bounties They just launched a bounty program recently.
bruce511 3y ago
I think this is a fantastic question, I hope you get a bunch of good answers. I do however recommend you choose a project that you are interested in, something you can use yourself. You'll find your time more rewarding if you can "stick" with a project for longer than just "improving my skills". As such a good starting point might be something in a non-tech space, but which is a hobby of yours. For example a bird-watcher might seek out bird-watching-software and see if thats a good fit. I say non-tech only because those areas are the least served. Tech programs naturally get the lions share of techie contributers. (Although clearly not the lions share of good docs.)
- mr_o47 3y ago
  That’s definitely a great advice
petabytes 3y ago
Magic Lantern definitely needs a lot of help in terms of reverse engineering, build system (we are still depending on python2) and also documentation and wiki stuff. https://magiclantern.fm/ https://magiclantern.fm/
asicsp 3y ago
See also: https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute/ https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute/ (includes links to find projects to contribute)
maxisaurus 3y ago
Never tried it myself but check OnlyDust (https://www.onlydust.xyz/ https://www.onlydust.xyz/) PS: not affiliated with them, just know on dev there
austin-cheney 3y ago
I have a project to create an OS that executes in the web browser with a localhost Node backend. The goal is to create a universal operating environment that works securely the same way on all modern computers with flexibility. See if its something that might interest you. https://github.com/prettydiff/share-file-systems https://github.com/prettydiff/share-file-systems
langur 3y ago
Check out ZITADEL, an open source identity and access management solution - https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel A good starting place is the issues. You can also check our documentation and make PRs for improvements. And feel free to jump into discussions. We also give swag to our first-time contributors as a token of appreciation.

13 points by mr_o47 3y ago

I want to improve my skills by contributing to open source projects. I can help with: Enhancing Documentation Project Management Fixing Bugs

ingoaf 3y ago

Uptime Kuma needs a lot of help with documentation https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma

vkaku 3y ago

Check out Omnigres: https://github.com/omnigres/omnigres/wiki/Bounties https://github.com/omnigres/omnigres/wiki/Bounties They just launched a bounty program recently.

bruce511 3y ago

I think this is a fantastic question, I hope you get a bunch of good answers. I do however recommend you choose a project that you are interested in, something you can use yourself. You'll find your time more rewarding if you can "stick" with a project for longer than just "improving my skills". As such a good starting point might be something in a non-tech space, but which is a hobby of yours. For example a bird-watcher might seek out bird-watching-software and see if thats a good fit. I say non-tech only because those areas are the least served. Tech programs naturally get the lions share of techie contributers. (Although clearly not the lions share of good docs.)

mr_o47 3y ago
That’s definitely a great advice

petabytes 3y ago

Magic Lantern definitely needs a lot of help in terms of reverse engineering, build system (we are still depending on python2) and also documentation and wiki stuff. https://magiclantern.fm/ https://magiclantern.fm/

asicsp 3y ago

See also: https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute/ https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute/ (includes links to find projects to contribute)

maxisaurus 3y ago

Never tried it myself but check OnlyDust (https://www.onlydust.xyz/ https://www.onlydust.xyz/) PS: not affiliated with them, just know on dev there

austin-cheney 3y ago

I have a project to create an OS that executes in the web browser with a localhost Node backend. The goal is to create a universal operating environment that works securely the same way on all modern computers with flexibility. See if its something that might interest you. https://github.com/prettydiff/share-file-systems https://github.com/prettydiff/share-file-systems

langur 3y ago

Check out ZITADEL, an open source identity and access management solution - https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel A good starting place is the issues. You can also check our documentation and make PRs for improvements. And feel free to jump into discussions. We also give swag to our first-time contributors as a token of appreciation.