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diff --git a/posts/first-foss-contribution.md b/posts/first-foss-contribution.md deleted file mode 100644 index 32aa752..0000000 --- a/posts/first-foss-contribution.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -title: My First Real FOSS Contribution -date: 2013-06-15 18:00 -tags: foss, mediagoblin, python, federated, decentralized, wsu -summary: I added a small feature! ---- - -I spend a lot of my free time writing code. I usually work on my own -personal projects that never really go anywhere. So, I decided to take -a detour from my normal hacking routine and contribute to an existing -free software project. My contribution was accepted awhile ago now, -but I wasn’t blogging then so I’m rambling about it now. - -It’s wise to find a project with a low barrier of entry. An active IRC -channel and/or mailing list with people willing to help newcomers is -ideal. I remembered hearing about -[GNU MediaGoblin](http://mediagoblin.org) at LibrePlanet 2012, so I -decided to check things out. MediaGoblin is a media sharing web -application written in Python. Their bug tracker marks tickets that -require little work and don’t require a deep understanding of -MediaGoblin as bitesized’. - -I chose to work on -[this ticket](http://issues.mediagoblin.org/ticket/453) because it -didn’t require any complicated database migrations or knowledge of the -media processing code. I added a new configuration option, -`allow_comments`, and a small amount of code to enforce the setting. - -Eventually, the ticket got reviewed and -[Christopher Webber](http://dustycloud.org) (MediaGoblin’s friendly -project leader) merged it: “Heya. Great branch, this works -perfectly. Merged!” - -It was a very small change, but I was happy to _finally_ have some -actual code of mine in a real free software project. I have a strong -passion for free software and the GNU philosophy, so it’s really great -to participate in the community. My job as a professional software -developer eats up a lot of my time these days, but I hope to find the -time to continue hacking and contributing. |