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[-] aeharding@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago
[-] Adanisi@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago

No such thing as too often :)

[-] mlg@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

If it's something easy to fix or add, worth the time to make a pull request.

Otherwise mostly bug reports and feature requests lol

[-] Chadus_Maximus@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Way too often. Maintainers wish I didn't...

[-] Shinji_Ikari@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

I've done a few wiki posts and issues. I'm not a bad programmer but my ADHD makes the scaffolding around OSS contribution a lot harder than the actual programming aspect. So I've been sorta nervous to jump in.

[-] Adanisi@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I've made a few code contributions, but most of the time I'm working on my own (also libre) projects or procrastinating.

I'm also a member of the FSF so I guess those membership dues also count?

[-] callyral@pawb.social 4 points 10 months ago

i made two issues and a small pull request once, haven't donated money to any foss yet but i should and i will when possible.

[-] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

Unfortunately never. I'm no Linux programmer and I have no idea how to use that space-shuttle-cockpit-shaped menu for crowd translation

[-] n1729@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Hey mate. I started translating for programs on Weblate. I had never done anything like that before.

Just make an account on the weblate, choose the language you want to translate in and go from there.

I had 2 weeks off so translated a lot of software.

If I can figure it out then so can you and anyone.

Cheers

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Only GPL protected code. I mostly create issues and update documentation

[-] SomeBoyo@feddit.de 3 points 10 months ago

Not good enough :(

[-] cows_are_underrated@feddit.de 3 points 10 months ago

I regularly do bug reports. I would contribute more, but I simply don't have the time.

[-] raptir@lemdro.id 5 points 10 months ago

This but I don't have time or knowledge.

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 10 months ago

Like once or twice a year I will open pull requests to libraries I use that have problems or missing features.

[-] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Once a year. I usually give half to the same set of orgs and the rest to things I've found useful or inspiring that year.

[-] winety@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 months ago

So far, once.

[-] Gebruikersnaam@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

I mostly write bug reports as my code is not up to par with most projects and my native language is always already translated...

[-] SteveDinn@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

If using open source projects and sharing my experience by helping others on forums and logging detailed bugs when I find them counts as contribution, then everyday.

I'm a software dev myself, but I have enough on my plate with my day job and two kids that have to be taken to all manner of activities. I don't know how all these people find the time to work on free software, probably for little to no compensation, but my hat is off to all of you, wherever you are.

[-] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 2 points 10 months ago

A minimum of weekly, when I get a good streak going several times a day.

[-] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 2 points 10 months ago

Last year I had ~370 contributions on Github, and some unknown number on other platforms (email, gitlab, project specific gitlab instance, etc.). I've very sadly dropped off as of late.

[-] hasecilu@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Most of the time is translations but from time to time is a tiny bit of code.

[-] Disonantezko@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 months ago

Sometimes, Issues in software that I'm interested. I don't code, just very simple shell scripting. For that reason I have a GitHub account, and other one in Gitlab that I did for just 1 project.

[-] Joelk111@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I rarely find a situation where I need a feature that doesn't exist that's important enough to me to implement it myself. It's a heck of a lot easier to just, for example, purchase things that already work with an existing home assistant integration.

I suppose I could contribute with bug fixes and such, but I have a lot of hobbies that I'm already busy with, and I do development work as my main job.

[-] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

A few times a month. I am active with issue reporting and fixes for some Godot extensions and React projects. I've also opened source my own crap.

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