glibc: Seven Easy Steps to Your First Patch

Discover the process of contributing to glibc, the GNU implementation of the standard C library, in this 34-minute conference talk from DevConf.CZ 2023. Learn about the critical role glibc plays in most Linux distributions and explore the various ways to get involved in its development. Gain insights into the active development community, which welcomes beginners and processes over a thousand commits annually. Understand the different areas where help is needed, including bug confirmation, documentation writing, translations, bug fixes, testing, and feature improvements. Get equipped with the basic requirements for contributing, such as comfort with terminal use, basic C programming knowledge, and enthusiasm. Follow the speaker's personal experience and guidance to embark on your journey to submitting your first patch to this essential open-source project.