Most of us use at least some form of open-souce software, often developed by coalitions of commercial stakeholders, passionate hobbyists, and invested users. Advanced research computing in particular depends broadly on such projects: our operating systems, resource managers, containerization systems, even scientific software itself is often community-driven and open source. Yet, for all the value we get from these communities, it can often be difficult to know how to start participating in open source yourself. And contribution is not simply a matter of altruism: being a part of an open-source project that you depend on gives you the ability to influence the development of the software you use to more closely fit your ever-changing needs.
In this talk we will discuss three active open source projects--Rocky Linux, Warewulf, and Apptainer--including an overview of each project's structure, who to know and how to get in touch, and how someone new to the project can get involved, with opportunities ranging as wide as development, documentation, and even community management.
We'll end with Q&A and time to discuss additional contribution opportunities in other projects brought by the audience.
Wednesday May 22, 2024 3:25pm - 4:25pm MDT
Room 204
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