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Ask Slashdot: Non-Coders, Why Aren't You Contributing To Open Source?

Posted by Soulskill on from the afraid-of-linus's-wrath dept.

Jason Baker writes: Most everyone is using an open source tool somewhere in their workflow, but relatively few are contributing back their time to sustaining the projects they use. But these days, there are plenty of ways to contribute to an open source project without submitting code. Projects like OpenHatch will even help you match your skill set to a project in need. So what's holding you back? Time? Lack of interest? Difficulty getting started?

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  1. they don't make it easy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    they don't make it easy
    they don't have a good list of helper that have helped
    there are not enough tools to quickly provide them all of my os/cpu/motherboard/hd/videocard information (yes sometimes this is needed for bugs)
    and honestly not even the summary says how non-coders can help?????
    if they want help they should put up giant buttons/links "WE NEED YOUR HELP NO MONEY OR SKILL REQUIRED!"
    neoforts at gmail