Get going with contributing to open-source software
- Free software: BSD license
- Documentation: https://gitgoing.readthedocs.org.
- Make a github account
- Create a folder for all your code.
- Mac:
- Install git on your computer
- Mac - Comes with git but you can update it if you want via
homebrew.- Create a folder
~/codeby typing into the terminalmkdir ~/code
- (feel free to use your own code folder if you already have one that you like)
- OPTIONAL: Use homebrew http://brew.sh (it's a great package manager for installing command line apps!)
- Install by pasting this into your terminal:
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" - If you don't have
gitinstalled, typebrew install gitto install it!
- Create a folder
- Windows
- Install gitextensions here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gitextensions/
- Create a folder
C:\codeby typing into powershellmkdir C:\code
- (feel free to use your own code folder if you already have one that you like)
- Install Anaconda Python distribution found here: http://continuum.io/downloads
- Make sure to use the Python 2.7 version. You can verify that your computer has Python 2.7 by typing
python --versioninto your terminal.
To get started with the tutorial, click here.