In this section we hope to help you take your first steps as an open source developer in the Apache community.

• Where do I start? - a guide to your first engagement with and Apache project
• Mentoring Programme - an introduction to our mentoring programme
  • Mentoring in formal education - how to engage your students on open source
• Local Mentors Programme - Find ASF people who live near you
• Newbie FAQ - some commonly asked questions (and their answers)

First Contributions

The more you give the more you get out.

It's natural to assume that, as a newcomer, you have little to offer the ASF. However, you will be surprised at how much you can help, even now.

Since we aim to be a place for newcomers to learn about the ASF as a whole and you are (probably) a newcomer any feedback you can give or unanswered questions you can ask will help us improve what we offer to those who come afterwards.

Feedback can be provided and questions asked by subscribing to our mailing list by sending a mail to dev-subscribe@community.apache.org. Once subscribe you can send your mail to dev@community.apache.org.