Thank you for your interest in contributing to OS-Collective! We welcome contributions from everyone who is interested in sustainable funding for academic open source software.
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Concept Development
- Help refine the core concept documents
- Contribute to governance models
- Develop metrics for measuring software usage and impact
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Research and Analysis
- Research existing funding models
- Analyze the economics of academic open source
- Identify challenges and opportunities
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Documentation
- Improve existing documentation
- Create educational materials
- Translate documents
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Outreach
- Help engage with universities and OSPOs
- Connect with open source maintainers
- Reach out to funding agencies
- Check existing issues to see if your idea has already been proposed
- For new ideas or bug reports, create a new issue
- Use clear, descriptive titles and provide as much relevant information as possible
- Fork the repository
- Create a new branch for your changes
- Make your changes, following our style guidelines
- Submit a pull request with a clear description of the changes
- Reference any related issues
- Join our discussions for broader topics and ideas
- Provide constructive feedback
- Help build consensus around key decisions
We are committed to providing a welcoming and inspiring community for all. Please read our Code of Conduct before participating.
If you have any questions about contributing, please open an issue or reach out to a maintainer.