open-source-contributor

What are the steps to start contributing to an Open Source project?

I will like to give back to the community a little of what it has giving me, and I will like to start contributing to some open source projects. Once I choose the project I will like to start the right way to contribute something. Could be code, but also I am up for even documentation. What could be a good way to contribute to Open so...

How to appeal to potential contributors/new developers?

From the point of view of an open source project, what can be done to specifically appeal to potential new contributors/developers? In other words, what are those things that you as programmers (assuming it's your area of interest and skills/expertise match) are looking for in an open source project, that would make you seriously consid...

Declaring copyright in a FOSS project with major and minor contributors

I'm working on a FOSS project where I am the main contributor. In each source file I have a copyright and license statement at the top of the file. The copyright notice names me as copyright holder. From time to time I get contributions by other developers. Sometimes these contributions add new files and sometimes they just change existi...