Hacktoberfest — brought to you by DigitalOcean in partnership with Dev & Intel — is a month-long celebration of open source software. Maintainers are invited to guide would-be contributors towards issues that will help move the project forward, and contributors get the opportunity to give back to both projects they like and others they've just discovered. No contribution is too small — bug fixes and documentation updates are valid ways of participating.
Can't make it to this online meetup? Hacktoberfest is virtual and open to participants from around the globe. Sign up to participate today.
First, sign up on the Hacktoberfest site at https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com. To qualify for the official limited edition Hacktoberfest shirt, you must register and make four pull requests between October 1-31. Pull requests can be to any public repo on GitHub, not just the ones with issues labeled Hacktoberfest. If a maintainer reports your pull request as spam or spammy behavior, or not in line with the project’s code of conduct, you will be ineligible to participate.
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New to DigitalOcean? Receive USD $100 in infrastructure credit at https://do.co/hacktoberfest100.
Hacktoberfest meetups are welcoming, open, and inclusive. Please read our Events Code of Conduct before attending. Happy hacking!
Locations have different requirements for who can attend. This location is open to the following:
Friday 5 PM: Welcome and Introductions
Friday 5:30 PM: Talking through Open Source projects and contributions how-tos
Friday 5:45 PM: Split into "first-timers" and "experienced veterans" groups (mentors can be assigned accordingly)
Friday 6 PM: Let the hacking begin! Experienced Veterans can start off with contributions and first-timers can join a mentor lead workshop to help people with their first contributions.
Saturday 10 AM: Quick check on progress
Saturday 1 PM: Lunch and Learn/Talk
Saturday 4 PM: Show and Tell #1
Sunday 10 AM: Quick check on progress
Sunday 1 PM: Lunch and Learn/Talk
Sunday 4 PM: Show and Tell #2
Sunday 4:30 PM: Closing thoughts
We're a software consulting company that believes in building artisanal solutions to client's problems. We've been running local meetups in 3 cities in India (Pune, Bengaluru and Chennai), have been organising events for 3 years and some of our folks have been participating for longer.