This is the 3rd episode of the series Open Source on Azure
The previous two episodes of this series can be found here:
EP01 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nASmm8PqVdY&t=2s
EP02: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO_ImEZw-MM&t=29s

Series Summary
Have you ever wondered what open source is, what it entails and how to contribute? Well look no further. In this three part series we are joined by industry experts Kevin & Garry to get an insight into what it is all about. We will be covering different Open Source projects with the speakers providing a unique perspective on their journey and some of the projects they work on and how you can also join in the fun.

What is the session about?
As a maintainer of an open source project, PnP Script Samples, Paul will share his experiences and provide some advice and guidance for those who want to help grow their own projects. Meanwhile Kevin will talk about what that means for contributors and how to be a good community member.

Who is it aimed at?
Anyone who is contributing to open source projects and wants to understand more about what is involved in maintaining a project.
Also anyone who wants to know how to be a better contributor and understand the fun maintainers have to go through.

Why should you attend?
You've written a great new tool and you have just published it to GitHub, but now what? Being an open source maintainer is more than just writing code, this session will help you grow your projects.

Speaker Bio’s

Kevin McDonnell: Practice Lead – Modern Workplace, CPS

Awarded MVP for Office Apps and Services with a special interest in Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Search, Powershell and SharePoint. Kevin has worked with SharePoint on both sides of the fence for over 15 years, starting out on the client-side in Financial Services before moving to the consultancy side in recent years. He has experience across all levels from implementing farms to being a project manager, developing specific solutions as a developer and running farms with engagement across large organisations.

Paul Bullock – Microsoft MVP

Paul Bullock is an Office Development Microsoft MVP, Microsoft 365 Patterns and Practices member with over 14 years of SharePoint and 8 years of Microsoft 365 experience. He regularly contributes and works with regular contributors to open-source projects and is the lead for the PnP Script Samples repository on GitHub.