I want to start contributing to open source. I aim at ruby, with or without rails.
1) What is the best way to find the right project? Github? 2) Is it better to work on something that has just started with development, or perhaps to submit patches for bigger projects? 3) What is the process like? If I like the project and want to contribute to, am I supposed to message the main developer first? 4) Do developers usually accept help? 5) Am I better off sticking with one project or contributing to many different ones? 6) Is it OK to ask the main developer questions about the project (both spec and implementation)? 7) Is it OK to ask the main developer questions about ruby/rails (or I should stick to forums)? 8) My free time varies a lot. Sometimes I have a lot of it, while sometimes I am very busy. Does contributing sporadically present a problem? 9) I like pair programming. Since I don't have anybody to work with me at the moment, would it be a good idea to find another RoR developer online and work with him/her, help each other out and comment each other's code? If that sounds good to you, let me know. 10) And do you guys have any interesting project you need help with?
Regards, Milan Dobrota http://milandobrota.com
