A lightning talk aiming to make the path a bit clearer for open-source enthusiasts who would like to make their first contribution but are not sure where to start, using my first patch as an example. Transcript: http://www.jpichon.net/blog/2013/02/talk-transcript-first-open-source-contribution/ Presented at Irish Hackerspace Week in August 2011. Presented at Ireland Girl Geek Dinners in January 2013. Presented at theDoctConf in June 2013.