tag:www.rhnh.net,2008:/code4xmasCode4xmas - Xavier Shay's Blog2008-12-01T19:16:42ZEnkiXavier Shaynotreal@rhnh.nettag:www.rhnh.net,2008:Post/7902008-12-01T19:16:42Z2008-12-01T19:16:42ZCode for Christmas<p>Developers don’t have enough time.</p>
<p>We’re all too busy working our day job, or looking after our better half, to give our pet projects the attention they deserve.</p>
<p>That makes time the most valuable thing we can give. This year for Christmas, why not give a fellow developer some?</p>
<p>Ticking off an amazon wishlist never really resonated with me, so this year here is what we are all doing instead:</p>
<ol>
<li>Find someone’s pet open source project – I’d start at github</li>
<li>Contribute! It doesn’t have to be much – a spec or two, some documentation, or even just a “hey it works on my box”. Fork, commit, pull request.</li>
<li>Wish them a Merry Christmas!</li>
</ol>
<p>That shouldn’t take you more than an hour. It’s a total win all around – you get to hone your chops, they get some love on their project, and the open source ecosphere is improved. If you’re feeling generous, or don’t have any friends, there’s <a href="http://github.com/repositories">no shortage of projects</a> that I’m sure would welcome some support.</p>
<p>My wishlist is any of the <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/ruby-midi/web/projects">ruby midi projects</a> out there.</p>