# github/opensourcefriday

🚲 Contribute to the open source community every Friday

Repository: https://github.com/github/opensourcefriday
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/opensourcefriday
Homepage: https://opensourcefriday.com
Language: HTML
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: open-source
Last push: 2026-08-10T11:24:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3533, "days_push": 23, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1232, forks 175 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:04.476545+00:00)

## What it is
The source code for opensourcefriday.com, a GitHub initiative encouraging individuals and companies to contribute a few hours to open source software every Friday. It is a Jekyll-based static website offering guides on getting started with open source and being a good maintainer.

## Use cases
- learn how to start contributing to open source
- find open source projects to contribute to
- encourage my company to give employees time for open source work
- guides for being a good open source maintainer
- host a community site promoting open source contribution

## When to choose
- you want beginner-friendly guides on contributing to open source
- you want to promote an open source contribution culture at your company
- you want a Jekyll-based site template for a community initiative

## When to avoid
- you need a tool or library rather than an advocacy website
- you are looking for software that manages contributions or issues

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: static-site-generator, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, education, tutorials
- platform: jvm-scripting
- tags: open-source, community, jekyll, github, contributing, movement, website, web-server

## Member repositories
- github/opensourcefriday (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:04.476545+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:22:21.674519+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/github/opensourcefriday (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:04.476545+00:00, sha 4226f5f0ac99)
  - homepage: https://opensourcefriday.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:21:53.368113+00:00, sha 151f52e5c8c5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.