0:00 – Start
17:12 – Presentations
7:46 – Non-Code contributions to open source projects
10:15 a.m. – The arc of contribution
12:23 – Understand personal motivations for contributing and expanding the roles you call for
6:35 p.m. – Questions and answers 1
25:18 – How to get started as a new contributor
30:38 – Writing a contribution guide
39:40 – Questions and answers 2
45h10 – Closing thoughts and resources

Open Source is much more than just code. An open source community can only thrive when non-code contributions are made. This talk will detail why your open source community needs non-coding contributors and how to engage those contributors.

Using the Julia Language community and rOpenSci as a case study, we'll explore how a well-formulated ecosystem contribution guide is a critical step in ensuring you attract contributions.

Uncoded contributions also serve as a gateway to more technical contributions over time. This talk aims to lay the foundation not only for growing your community of non-technical contributors, but also for how you can help these people become code contributors over time.

Finally, we'll cover the first concrete steps you need to take to leverage the power of non-code contributions in your open source community.

Shared resources:
https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/splunklife/the-product-is-docs.html
https://www.jonobacon.com/books/peoplepowered/

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