🌟 6 OSS startups offering smoother paths for contributors 🧑‍💻
Tags: programming, webdev, productivity, opensource
Published: 2024-03-29 18:10:31

Hey friends! 👋

For this week's article, we will dive into 6 OSS startups offering smoother paths for contributors. 👇

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If this is your first time reading our content, a warm welcome! My name is Bap, and I'm the DevRel Lead at Quine. 👋

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Having said that, let us now explore the 6 accessible OSS startups we think you can start contributing to today. 👇


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## Methodology 🔎

At Quine, we developed DevRank, or developer rank, to measure a developer's reputation and impact in the open-source ecosystem.  

Equipped with our DevRank metric (more on this [here](https://docs.quine.sh/for-developers/devrank)), we looked at influential open-source startups with more than `2000 stars` where the level of contributors' DevRank was lower than the average.

To be precise, we analysed each repo's contributors and calculated each project's median DevRank percentile. After ranking them and doing some hand-picking, we found the below OSS startups.  👇

_Note: We recognise that DevRank is not a perfect metric but can act as a good proxy for the experience level of open-source contributors._

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### [Alluxio](https://www.alluxio.io/)



[![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/kc5ob1txhiwez65jrt95.png)](https://www.alluxio.io/)



- Alluxio is a virtual distributed storage system bridging computation frameworks and storage systems for simplified data management.
- It's widely adopted, with petabytes of data managed across leading companies.
- Contributing offers growth opportunities in data orchestration, with paths to impactful work.

**🏗️ Contributors Corner:** 
-  6,600 stars 
-  60th median DevRank percentile
-  71% reply rate
-  4 days median merge time
-  610 issues
-  repo written in Java (95%) and TS (2%).

You can find their repo on GitHub [here](https://github.com/Alluxio/alluxio).


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### [Pimcore](https://pimcore.com/en)



[![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/470zuobtczwa85lfqf4f.png)](https://pimcore.com/en)



- Pimcore is an all-in-one platform for managing digital experiences and data across PIM, MDM, CDP, DAM, DXP/CMS, and digital commerce.
- It leverages the Symfony Framework, a foundational backbone offering a set of reusable PHP components and a web application framework.
- Contributing allows you to shape a unified data management and digital experience platform, with opportunities to innovate and collaborate with the PHP community.

**🧱 Contributors Corner:** 
-  3,150 stars 
-  60th median DevRank percentile
-  73% reply rate
-  1 day median merge time
-  339 issues
-  repo written in PHP (82%) and JS (17%).

You can find their repo on GitHub [here](https://github.com/pimcore/pimcore).

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### [ERPNext](https://erpnext.com/)




[![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/9bbtprdnzp3701buvry1.png)](https://erpnext.com/)



- ERPNext is a comprehensive open-source business management platform covering areas from Accounting to Website Management.
- It offers versatile installation options, including containerisation with Docker and an easy manual setup script for production and development needs.
- Contributing to ERPNext allows access to an engaging community while learning from extensive documentation and Frappe School resources.

**🧑‍💻 Contributors Corner:** 
-  16,565 stars 
-  70th median DevRank percentile
-  46% reply rate
-  3 days median merge time
-  1,711 issues
-  repo written in Python (79%) and JS (19%).

You can find their repo on GitHub [here](https://github.com/frappe/erpnext).

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### [Hummingbot](https://hummingbot.org/)



[![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/hnmzutlcco9gu86rh7vg.png)](https://hummingbot.org/)



- Hummingbot is a framework for building automated cryptocurrency trading strategies, supporting centralised and decentralised exchanges.
- It offers a cutting-edge strategy framework for composing multi-venue, multi-timeframe trading strategies in a secure local client environment.
- Contributing to Hummingbot means joining a global community to democratise high-frequency trading, with opportunities for innovation in algorithmic trading and community-driven development.

**👾 Contributors Corner:** 
-  7,080 stars 
-  85th median DevRank percentile
-  65% reply rate
-  1 day median merge time
-  360 issues
-  repo written in Python (95%) and Cython (5%).

You can find their repo on GitHub [here](https://github.com/hummingbot/hummingbot).


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### [SignalWire/Freeswitch](https://signalwire.com/freeswitch#getting-started)



[![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ou0cpkp6nh3pcqkfiu6x.png)](https://signalwire.com/freeswitch#getting-started)



- FreeSWITCH is a versatile, open-source software-defined telecom stack that transforms any device into a telecom switch.
- It offers scalability and integration with SignalWire's cloud platform for enhanced telecommunications capabilities, including SIP and SMS services.
- Contributing to FreeSWITCH means potentially shaping the future of telecom technology on a global scale.

**👷 Contributors Corner:** 
-  2,930 stars 
-  85th median DevRank percentile
-  47% reply rate
-  4 hours median merge time
-  660 issues
-  repo written in C (60%) and C++ (22%).

You can find their repo on GitHub [here](https://github.com/signalwire/freeswitch).


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### [Leantime](https://leantime.io/)



[![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/9trzp3lqwd8v6p815q2x.png)](https://leantime.io/)



- Leantime is a project management system designed with inclusivity in mind. It caters to users with ADHD, dyslexia, and autism, offering a simple yet feature-rich alternative to tools like Trello and Jira.
- It integrates strategy, planning, and execution tools in one platform, supporting task management, project planning, knowledge management, and more, all adaptable to various work styles.
- Contributing to Leantime allows you to enhance a community-driven tool that prioritises accessibility and ease of use in project management, with opportunities to impact users worldwide.


**🔨 Contributors Corner:** 
-  3,951 stars 
-  85th median DevRank percentile
-  75% reply rate
-  5 days median merge time
-  225 issues
-  repo written in PHP (45%) and JS (27%).

You can find their repo on GitHub [here](https://github.com/Leantime/leantime).


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That's it for this one. 🌟

I hope you enjoyed discovering these projects. If you liked reading this piece, please feel free to share this article with your friends and colleagues!

Also, please consider staring the above repos. We are not associated with them, we simply think great projects deserve great recognition!


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See you next week,

Your Dev.to buddy 💚

Bap


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