First, I installed mIRC IRC client, only to be bothered by payment requests. Upon seeing these payment requests, I decided to switch to HexChat. I set HexChat to connect me to the #rit-foss channel on freenode.
In the IRC channel, I used the msg command to send a hello message to my friend, and then I introduced myself and registered my nickname with /msg NickServ <password> <email>
Next, I created the blog that is housing this very post that you are reading. I chose BlogSpot because I have read a lot of blogs on this site and it seemed like a good choice. I also learned that BlogSpot links to your google+ account, which was convenient since I could just use my RIT gmail.
Then, I created an account on GitHub - this was pretty simple.
Last but certainly not least, I patched the course project. I forked the repository for my own clone. I used the example yaml files and created my own to submit as a pull request. The only parts of this that confused me a bit were the RSS feed part, and the "forge" piece of the yaml file. The RSS feed I was eventually able to figure out just by searching around online, but the forge piece I am still a little unclear about.
Overall, I enjoyed this assignment because I know I am set up better for what is to come in this class, and I learned a lot about GitHub, Blogging, and IRC.
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