Hacktoberfest: London Meetup
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It's Hacktoberfest 2017! Let's celebrate open source over food, drinks, learning, and great company!
Make sure you bring your laptop :)
Agenda
17:45 - Welcome: Opening talk, intro to Hacktoberfest.18:00 - Workshop: How to contribute to open source.18:20 - Share your project: Got an open source project you'd like to share? You'll be able to show it off here, and if there's any issues, make sure you add the Hacktoberfest tag so that people can find them!18:30 - Food begins serving.18:30 - Let's build! Find some projects that interest you, and have a go at working on any issues they have. Feel free to ask for help if you have any questions/problems!21:15 - Demos: Worked on something you particularly enjoyed or were proud of? Feel free to show it off to everyone else!
Code of Conduct
By attending our event you agree to follow our code of conduct to help ensure the event is as welcoming, inclusive and friendly for everyone. You can read it here.
What's Hacktoberfest?
Hacktoberfest—brought to you by DigitalOcean and GitHub—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 ones 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 event? Hacktoberfest is virtual and open to participants from around the globe. Sign up to participate today.
Rules and Prizes
First sign up on the Hacktoberfest site. If you open up four pull requests between October 1 and October 31, you'll win a free, limited edition Hacktoberfest T-shirt. (Pull requests do not have to be merged and accepted; as long as they've been opened between the very start of October 1 and the very end of October 31, they count towards a free T-shirt.)
Connect with other Hacktoberfest participants (Hacktobefestants?) by using the hashtag, #Hacktoberfest, on your social media platform of choice.
New to DigitalOcean? Receive USD $10 in infrastructure credit at do.co/hacktoberfest17.
Resources
Git
Learn the basics of Git in 15 minutes
How To Create a Pull Request on GitHub
GitHub Training Kit: Open source slides, workbook, and cheat sheet courseware for teaching Git and GitHub classes
Git cheat sheets in multiple languages
Understanding the GitHub Flow
GitHub training sessions and webcasts
Patchwork: Casual, mentored workshops for beginners to Git and GitHub
More resources from GitHub
Open Source
Open source 101
Where to find Open Source projects to work on?
GitHub
Hacktoberfest
Find more resources and useful tips for participants on the Hacktoberfest site.
FAQs
How do I sign up for Hacktoberfest?
Register with your GitHub credentials at hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com.
When can I start?
You can sign up anytime between October 1 and October 31.
Who can participate in Hacktoberfest?
Hacktoberfest is open to everyone in our global community!
What are the rules?
To win a shirt, you must sign up on the Hacktoberfest site and make four pull requests on GitHub by October 31st. (Pull requests do not have to be merged and accepted; as long as they've been opened between the very start of October 1 and the very end of October 31, they count towards a free T-shirt.)
Where can I make pull requests?
Pull requests can be made in any GitHub-hosted repositories/projects.
What if I don't complete four pull requests by October 31st?
Everyone who participates receives limited-edition Hacktoberfest stickers—regardless if you complete the four pull requests or not.
Have questions?
Contact us through Eventbrite, the Hackathon Hackers EU Facebook group, or email hacktoberfest@digitalocean.com to find out more about the event.
Location
Date
From 20th October 2017 - 05:30 PM
to 20th October 2017 - 09:30 PM
to 20th October 2017 - 09:30 PM