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Ask HN: Any open-source projects need help?

5 pointsjlbnjmn11 comments

I would like to start contributing to existing projects instead of starting my own. What is a project you recommend?

Thanks for offering to contribute to open source!

I own the secure electron template open-source library. It's a template for building secure electron apps. There are a few low priority issues if you'd like to work on them. Otherwise, there are various dependencies such as context menus, i18n support, etc that could use new features if you want to think of some that could be useful.

https://github.com/reZach/secure-electron-template

Thanks for replying! I'll check it out.

Here are some for NetBSD :

https://wiki.netbsd.org/releng/netbsd9/

Also email to current-users@netbsd.org for more information on bounties from NetBSD foundation.

Bitbar is useful and mostly abandoned at this point https://github.com/matryer/bitbar

Terraform plug-in for vscode needs help, lots of people using it and doesn’t much work with terraform 0.12.x https://github.com/mauve/vscode-terraform

Joplin, Evernote alternative is a good choice to contribute. https://github.com/laurent22/joplin

Nice! Thanks for the tip. This could be a good fit. I'll try exporting my stranded Evernotes and see how it goes.

Is there any specific problem domain/language you’re interested in?

Thanks for asking! I'm especially interested in appropriate technology and social enterprise stuff, so projects that help users and the economy.

Python is my preferred language.

Also happy to help with docs, copywriting, or websites.

When you say social enterprise do you mean like for good organizations that generate some of their own revenue?

Depending on your skill level you could be a huge asset to your local social enterprises. I'd recommend searching for social innovation/enterprise/impact hubs in your area and just seeing what they're up to. Don't ask directly if you can help with tech but just learn about the orgs and try to find one that interests you and poke around a bit

Yes, this. I was doing local networking in February and March but that ended abruptly.

Switching to online for the time being.

Did you see this? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23042558

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