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hacktoberfest #4

Open shrey141102 opened 7 months ago

shrey141102 commented 7 months ago

Hey hi How to contribute and what to contribute?

Haris-Mohanty commented 5 months ago

Hacktoberfest is a month-long celebration of open source software that encourages people to participate in the community. To contribute to Hacktoberfest, you need to create a pull request (PR) on a participating repository and have it accepted by the maintainers. Here are some steps on how to contribute to Hacktoberfest:

1. Set up your GitHub or GitLab account: If you don't already have a GitHub or GitLab account, you'll need to create one. These platforms are commonly used for hosting open source projects.

2. Learn about Git: Git is a version control system that allows you to track changes in your code. It's essential for contributing to open source projects. There are many resources available online to learn Git, such as tutorials and online courses.

3. Find a participating repository: Browse through GitHub or GitLab to find repositories that are participating in Hacktoberfest. Look for repositories with the "hacktoberfest" topic.

4. Choose an issue or task: Once you've found a repository, look for issues or tasks that you're interested in working on. Issues are problems that the project maintainers are looking for help with, and tasks are smaller pieces of work that can contribute to a larger project goal.

5. Create a fork: Fork the repository to your own account. This will create a copy of the repository that you can work on without affecting the original project.

6. Clone the forked repository to your local machine: Clone the forked repository to your local machine using Git. This will allow you to make changes to the code locally.

7. Make your changes: Make the changes to the code that you want to contribute. Make sure your changes are well-documented and follow the project's coding style guidelines.

8. Commit your changes: Commit your changes to your local repository. This will create a record of the changes you've made.

9. Push your changes to your forked repository: Push your changes to your forked repository on GitHub or GitLab. This will make your changes available to the project maintainers.

10. Create a pull request: Create a pull request to merge your changes into the original repository. This will notify the project maintainers of your work and ask them to review your changes.

11. Get your PR accepted: Once the project maintainers have reviewed your changes, they will either accept or reject your PR. If your PR is accepted, your changes will be merged into the original repository, and you'll have successfully contributed to Hacktoberfest!