{"id":1398,"date":"2021-05-17T14:20:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T18:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neo.wordcamp.org\/2021\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=1398"},"modified":"2021-05-17T14:20:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T18:20:46","slug":"introduction-to-contributing-to-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/neo.wordcamp.org\/2021\/session\/introduction-to-contributing-to-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Contributing to WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this brief workshop with Courtney Patubo Kranzke and Cami Kaos from the WordPress Community team you\u2019ll learn a little bit about the history of WordPress software, understand better how building open source software differs from building traditional \u201cclosed source\u201d software, and learn what teams the WordPress project is divided into. With this, we hope you\u2019ll glean a better understanding of how the WordPress project functions and where you might like to get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>History of WordPress:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/article\/history\/\">https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/article\/history\/<\/a><\/li><li>Learn WordPress:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.wordpress.org\/\">https:\/\/learn.wordpress.org\/<\/a><\/li><li>The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric Raymond:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catb.org\/esr\/writings\/cathedral-bazaar\/cathedral-bazaar\/\">http:\/\/www.catb.org\/esr\/writings\/cathedral-bazaar\/cathedral-bazaar\/<\/a><\/li><li>Get Involved:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/\">https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Learn how WordPress got started and what it powers today.<\/li><li>Get an understanding of how open source software creation works, and why it works.<\/li><li>Introduction to the 18 WordPress contributor teams and the function they have in the program.<\/li><li>Find out where to go for more information on contributing to WordPress.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comprehension questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What license is WordPress released under?<\/li><li>Why does \u201copen source\u201d work, even though it should be chaotic?<\/li><li>What four categories can WordPress contributor teams be divided into?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this brief workshop with Courtney Patubo Kranzke and Cami Kaos from the WordPress Community team you\u2019ll learn a little bit about the history of WordPress software, understand better how building open source software differs from building traditional \u201cclosed source\u201d software, and learn what teams the WordPress project is divided into. 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