How To Contribute To Open Source (Or Not)

How To Contribute To Open Source (Or Not)
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The perfect representation of the open source community's split personality. On one side, you've got the enthusiastic advocates with their step-by-step guides and "beginner-friendly" labels. On the other, you've got the gatekeepers with their "DON'T contribute" warnings and... wait, is that a Soviet hammer and sickle? Nothing says "our code belongs to everyone" quite like communist symbolism thrown into the mix!

The reality of open source: 50% welcoming community trying to build their GitHub résumé, 49% terrified maintainers who don't want you touching their perfect code, and 1% people who somehow turn programming into political theory. And they wonder why newbies get confused!

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