There are many ways to make money with open hardware and open source hardware. Please note that the primary goal of these methods is not to “get rich” but rather to provide a sustainable business model that allows projects to be profitable while remaining as open as possible. You can make money from your open …
This presentation is an introduction on how to monetize open source. I will cover the following topics including, why build open source software? How do I make money if my software is open source? What if I have great ideas but no time or skill to build it? How do I incorporate pure open source …
Opening a pull request on GitHub can be intimidating at first. It doesn’t have to be! In this book I aim to remove any obstacles that you could face, and get you ready to contribute to any project. I’ll teach you what a pull request is, introduce you to some project owners, and show you …
Open Source Code is a little like a calculator, but that’s where the similarity ends. It’s a fun little tool that you can use to get a feel for how one part of Google works. It’s an easy way to learn how Google thinks about and exposes complex applications in a very simple way. Open …
Documenting codes is a boring and time taking process, it can be done manually with comments or by creating configuration files which can help programmers to get acquainted with the code. Even after the comments or configuration files are created manually it can be difficult for a programmer to set up project specific settings like …
Finances are a tricky issue in the open source community, with the most common mistake being developers working for free. In this book we look at how to turn your open source interest into something more than just a hobby–something you can use to finance your travels and your other passions. If you are a …
Open Source Code Explorer is a Visual Studio extension that opens your favorite code repositories and helps you get to the files and code you are working with, fast! Built for keeping up with GitHub and Bitbucket projects, but integratable with any Git repositories. When developing an application, it is helpful to look at and …
Open source code is freely available. That seems to me like sources of free money. After all, why wouldn’t somebody just steal it and make a buck? At least that’s the common misconception about open source I had before I started using this stuff. But you know what? It turns out there are actually lots …
Open source is a fundamental tenant of Android’s platform. All of Android is open sourced, which means you can download the code for all of the core Android projects from a publicly-available repository, use that code in your app and even modify or re-release your own version. If you only learn one thing today, make …
Opening a binary file such as an Apk is one of the first programming tasks that should be attempted by a beginner in Android. If a file cannot be opened it becomes difficult to debug and analyze the contents of the file in order to extract useful pieces of information. As an app developer, your …
People are the engine that drives open source software development. With the increase in contributions to open source software projects, one important issue is how to make new contributors feel welcome when submitting a contribution. To create an inclusive and welcoming environment for new contributors, this chapter outlines different contributing scenarios and describes how beginners …
Open source software development is a new and exciting vocation that anyone can get involved in. What are the skills you need? What are the rewards? In this article we’ll take a look at how one developer got started, what resources are out there for getting information about open source projects, and tips for finding …
Getting the Lenovo Smartphone platform set up for every-day use requires some essential steps. This tutorial is intended to install the common, open source code required to get this innovative operating system up and running. In addition to installing Apache, Mysql, PHP and a web browser, we will also show you how to compile and …
Open source software is a great development model for many reasons. Some of the benefits include: you get free, high quality software; new opportunities to network and learn from the open source community; and the ability to customize and extend applications to fit your specific needs. There are a few situations Open Source Code may …
Open source is one of the fastest growing fields in technology, and with good reason. The open source community has led to many new and interesting developments in programming languages and operating systems – in fact, some of the most widely used software (including the Linux operating system) is open source. It’s free, collaborative, and …
Open source software is a great way to save money. You can save a lot of money when you open source. You do not have to pay a high price for open source software. There are numerous ways that you can get open source codes without having to spend a large amount of money. Open …
Contributing to Open Source projects, at least in my experience, can be a little confusing. I know, I know, you’re like, “How can it be confusing?” But believe me–it is. Not because of any fault of the project maintainers themselves, but rather because of all the moving pieces in the whole process. This guide will …
Open source software is gaining in popularity. And there is no surprise why. Thousands of people release open source projects on a regular basis, making it possible for anyone to take their code, modify it, and then distribute it back to the rest of the world. There are many ways people can make money with …
Open source projects thrive on contributions. Not just code contributions, but also documentation, examples and testing. This tutorial will help you understand how you can contribute to open source Python projects, and make your experience in contributing more successful. Have a look at my blog post on contributing to open source project, both in Python …
Open source projects are incredibly beneficial to everyone. They bring like-minded people with talent together, they provide a means for individuals to collectively build something bigger than themselves, and they help push the web forward. Benefits of open source go beyond the programmer and extend to the users as well. Many of today’s most popular …
Open source software is made by volunteers. There is a culture of community participation and collaboration that has been key to the Open Source Movement’s success. This tutorial explains how you can participate in Open Source with Python by contributing to an existing open source project on GitHub, or starting your own. Open source software …
Contribution to open source projects is a win-win-win situation: you get to improve something that you use, you give back to the community, and you make new friends. With this book in hand, there’s nothing stopping you! You’ll learn how to find bugs, fix them, create tests so that others don’t have to find the …
Contributing to open source machine learning is an excellent way to set yourself apart from the crowd. And if you’re just starting out in your data science journey and want to build up your portfolio of projects, getting pull requests merged on a popular project are an excellent addition. While there are numerous ways to …
Open source and open contribution are the foundations of a thriving, healthy software ecosystem. As an open source maintainer I get questions on best practices, processes, etc all the time. I typically answer them in the same place they were asked, which is great for visibility but doesn’t help future people that have the same …
Contributing to open source Java is simple with this step by step guide. Each topic has a link to the relevant documentation and some brief advice on what you can do to help. This guide builds on the process for submitting a patch, which you find at docs.openstack.org/developer/contributing-to-openstack/source-code-reviews.html This document provides a quick overview of …
Contributing to open source can be as easy as making a small edit or introducing yourself on a discussion board. In this guide, learn about the formal ways you can contribute to open source, as well as steps for helping out free-lance developers looking for collaboration… So you’ve heard about this cool way to avoid …
Contribution to Open Source  is a core part of the Medium Developer experience. We have an open issue tracker, we receive code contributions from outside contributors and react quickly to PRs (on average it takes us 6 minutes and 28 seconds to accept a pull request). So you’ve contributed to open source projects before. You …
Open source software (OSS) has become a core part of all web application development, but contributing to it can be quite intimidating. Open source isn’t just free software, it is free and open collaboration. Developers are able to set up their own private development repositories, submit bug fixes and new features, and submit pull requests …
Larger open source projects attract a lot of new contributors. It’s great for the project, but many people get discouraged because the process doesn’t seem well defined. The truth is that most projects are self-organized. You can learn about contributing to large open source projects, which will make you more comfortable in your next contribution …
Contributing to open source projects without knowing how to start can seem overwhelming. There are so many different projects, and with each one having their own guidelines and methods it can be hard to know where to start. You’re also leaving your code out in the public for anyone to see and use, which is …