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Open Source Friday | This Friday, invest a few hours contributing to the software you use and love.

# Open Source Friday

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# Open Source Friday

Open source is made by people just like you. This Friday, invest a few hours contributing to the software you use and love.

## Contribute on Open Source Friday

### Learn to contribute

Learn what it means to contribute, and how to find and get started on a new project.

Read the guide

### Find a project to contribute to

Contributing to open source happens at all levels, across projects and design, documentation, operations and code. You don't need to overthink what exactly your first contribution will be, or how it will look

#### A project you already use

Start by thinking about the projects you already use or want to use. The projects you'll actively contribute to are the ones you find yourself coming back to.

#### An issue you can fix

Check out these sites to find a project looking for your help:

- Up For Grabs
- CodeTriage
- For Good First Issue

#### A warm welcome

Find a project that has a history and reputation for being welcoming to new contributors in GitHub's great for new contributors showcase.

## You're in good company

Contributing to open source not only allows businesses of every size to take advantage and build upon the talents of others, it's also an avenue for those new to coding to acclimate themselves to the development process in ways that allow them to practice, experiment, and showcase themselves as valuable and contributing members of the community.

— Kim Crayton (@kmcrayton7)
Community Engineer, Writer, Founder

I got to where I am today by contributing to open source software, allowing me to not only improve my skills as a software developer but also to increase my network of colleagues and to meet new and interesting friends from extremely diverse cultures. I can highly recommend it.

— Chris Lamb (@lamby)
Debian Project Leader

## Businesses

Your business runs on open source. Learn how to get involved.

## Maintainers

Give your project some love to help others contribute where you need it most.

### YouTube

### Stay in touch

Be the first to hear about GitHub's latest open source tips and resources.

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