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Ask HN: What open source projects need help?

203 points aaronbrethorst | 3 comments | 16 Nov 24 17:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.802s | source

Let's match open source projects that need help with developers looking to contribute. Think of this as "Who's Hiring" but for open source - a monthly thread to surface interesting projects that could use more hands.

Please include: Project name and description (if not widely known); Tech stack; Areas needing help (DOCS, CODE, DESIGN, etc.); Level (BEGINNER-FRIENDLY if applicable); Email address or other means of contacting you.

Ground rules:

Post only if you maintain/run the project

One post per project/suite

No commercial recruitment

No thread complaints

Developers: Only reach out if you actually want to contribute.

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craftyjon ◴[16 Nov 24 18:33 UTC] No.42158137[source]▶
KiCad EDA - https://kicad.org

KiCad is a popular open-source EDA tool used by engineers and designers across the globe. We're always open to contributions from experienced C++ developers, especially those who are also familiar with the world of electrical engineering / PCB design. Check out our developer landing page[1] to find the developers email list and contribution guides. We accept merge requests on GitLab[2] and try to keep a number of lower-scope issues tagged starter [3] for new developers to take on.

We're currently in our annual feature freeze as we focus on stabilizing features added in the past year and squashing bugs ahead of our planned 9.0 release at the end of January. Any help testing the nightly builds and surfacing bugs to fix is appreciated as well as actual bug-fixing!

[1] https://dev-docs.kicad.org/en/getting-started/index.html

[2] https://gitlab.com/kicad

[3] https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/?label_name[]=s...

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1. _fizz_buzz_ ◴[16 Nov 24 19:25 UTC] No.42158556[source]▶
Kicad is amazing. I was trying to contribute a while ago. But setting everything up and compiling is a bit tricky. I think I will give it another shot.
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2. _whiteCaps_ ◴[16 Nov 24 20:36 UTC] No.42159097[source]▶
Following their docs and noting any difficulties might be helpful even if you don't get to any actual coding.
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3. berikv ◴[17 Nov 24 01:07 UTC] No.42161082[source]▶
Same for me. I wanted to contribute, but the amount of dependencies needed to get a local build to run was a major hurdle.