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In the Rust Digger project we collect data from crates, at this point it is only the meta-data from crates.io, but we plan to include data from the GitHub repositories.

However, this data is already useful for some minor contributions to Rust crates. Specifically, crates that have a link to their VCS are going to be easier to find if someone wants to contribute to them.

So we created a report listing all the crates that do NOT have such a link. See the first report.

I am doing some research into how various organizations handle open source and contribution to open source and I just bumped into this page listing various Government agencies around the world and their GitHub organizations. It's a goldmine.

Thanks for posting. Several new subscribers have arrived!

It seems many people don't know about .gitignore or misunderstand its use.

I think one of the best ways to learn and practice software development is by participating in Open Source projects.

I've organized quite a few Meetups and Hackathons where the goal was to help people get started with Open Source.

I am now thinking on how to extend this into a full course or a longer hacking session, maybe similar to Google Summer of Code.

I published my plan on the linked pageand I keep updating it as I read more about the topic and as I get feedback on various forums.

Your input would be more than welcome!