The previous post summarized each section of the category template. Although additions can be made to this template, each addition should be made within the confines of the default structure of the template. This is to ensure your post is properly formatted in a way anyone can understand.

Each of these template sections will be discussed extensively.

Github account

Github is a website where the project repository is hosted. It can be likened as an external SD card where you store your files. It allows collaboration on repositories among other features such as issue tracking, Wikis, e.t.c. For an open source contributor, having a GitHub account will allow you to submit your ideas directly in the project repository which will enable the project owner to see it and maybe implement it.

Creating a Github account is easy. Visit Github.com on your browser to sign up. You just need to input your desired username, password, and email address. Registering will allow you to collaborate on your favorite open source project. A typical Github account username address is Github.com/zoneboy.

Github Repository

A repository is a storage space where the project files are stored. It is like an online storage where your project files are stored. Repositories can either be public or private. Utopian reward open-source contributors, thus the project repository must be open-source.

Github is one out of many repository manager platforms out there. Gitlab, Sourceforge are examples of others.
Utopian accepts projects whose repositories are hosted on Github.

How to locate your desired project Github repository

The first step to take before making a contribution on your desired project is to search for its repository and know if it’s hosted on Github. In many of the projects download page, you can see the Github repository there.
In a situation where you can’t find the repository written there, you can do any of the following

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• Search the project name on Github to ascertain if the repository is hosted on Github
• Search the project name with Github as either the prefix or suffix on any search engine.

If the repository is hosted on Github, you will get the desired result.

The next step is to determine if the repository meets the guidelines. The repository must contain the project source code, readme file, and an open-source license file.
The project source code is every of the project files. They must all be present in the repository.

Another problem many first-timers encounter is the inability to identify open-source repositories. This is an easy task.
You can check the repository license file to check if the permissions are granted free of charge for modifying, distributing, and using the project or any of its files.

MIT, Apache license 2.0, General Public License are examples of open-source license that most software use.

The project repository should have a considerable level of activity too. Repositories with no activity in the past 6 months will not be eligible for a reward. This implies that the repository is not active or has been abandoned.

Below is a list of repositories that you can contribute on.
Actifit @actifit
Coingecko @coingecko

Series

https://steemit.com/utopian-io/@zoneboy/making-the-ideal-contribution-to-the-suggestion-category-1-931a55eb213b5

https://steemit.com/utopian-io/@zoneboy/making-the-ideal-contribution-to-the-suggestion-category-2

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