What is "StepZero" all about?

How do you begin a project?

Well, the simple answer is: begin at the beginning.

It's not really that simple, however. Most things in life assume a basic familiarity with tools, terminology, and process.

Open Source projects are no different in that regard. When someone comes fresh into an open source initiative or project, there's a number of factors that other participants often assume a newcomer might have.

The purpose of StepZero is to provide illumination on:

• common tools used in open source projects
• terminology a new participant may encounter (such as industry acronyms and jargon)
• basic processes