At GitHub, part of our vision is to impact positive and lasting change around the world through the products we help build.

In keeping with the spirit of our mission to accelerate human progress through developer collaboration, we have partnered with Stripe and Vercel (Next.js) to host a hackathon to help build e-commerce applications and tools to assist communities and businesses affected by Covid-19.

The hackathon will be hosted Tuesday, Dec 1 as a GitHub Universe Orbital event, and it is open to all GitHub users.

Agenda (All times are in PST)

• 9:30 am Welcome from GitHub
• 9:40 am Keynote speakers
• 10:45 Hackathon Q & A
• 11:30 Workshops (Stripe + Vercel)

This event is open to programmers from all levels of experience. Individuals are expected to have a basic understanding of programming and the ability to contribute to projects using GitHub. For those interested in attending but do not have that experience, they can take our Introduction to GitHub course.

Free/libre open-source software (FLOSS) is software that can be classified as both free software and open-source software. That is, anyone is freely licensed to use, copy, study, and change the software in any way, and the source code is openly shared so that people are encouraged to improve the design of the software voluntarily. This is in contrast to proprietary software, where the software is under restrictive copyright licensing, and the source code is usually hidden from the users.

1. Fork or clone the starter, https://github.com/thorwebdev/nextjs-subscription-payments
2. Follow the setup instructions in the README.
3. Use the GitHub Discussions to ask questions.
4. Submit your project as an issue in this repo (limited to the first 50).

Use the existing the nextjs-subscription-payments template. You will need to improve the template using the one of the following ways:

• Use: Improve the copy with a real business. Keep in mind, adding copy should improve the context for the starter. Please try to use real examples or ideas if you can.
• Design: Submit a new design for the starter template. Today, we would love to see examples representing (but not limited to) food delivery, apparel stores, or salon services.
• Improve: Add a new feature to the starter using your fork or clone as an example.

winners are limited to the first 50 valid submissions

1. FLOSS event FAQs
2. Questions about the Next.js template

GitHub Universe (Dec. 8-10) is our annual marquee product and user conference. The three-day event brings together a global interconnected community with tens of thousands of viewers. From around the world developers, industry thought leaders, and executives tune in to hear what's next from GitHub, and learn about the tools and concepts that are pushing the software industry forward.

The conference features insightful sessions and workshops from people who are defining the state of open source and the future of software development.

https://githubuniverse.com