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title: Adding the repository field to Cargo.toml
timestamp: 2026-01-27T08:30:01
author: szabgab
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    - GitHub
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* [OSDC Rust](https://osdc.code-maven.com/rust)

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* 00:00 Introduction
* 00:30 Open source contributors are volunteers
* 01:15 How to select an open source project to contribute to?
* 03:30 Select a recently updated project on GitHub.
* 05:08 [Rust Digger](https://rust-digger.code-maven.com/)
* 06:33 A crate that has no repository link... and one that has.
* 09:40 Check the [previous Pull-Request](https://github.com/hoodie/dvb-rs/pull/8) adding the repository field to [dvb](https://crates.io/crates/dvb)
* 11:05 Picking the [spyne-syntax](https://rust-digger.code-maven.com/crates/spyne-syntax) crate.
* 12:40 The GitHub account of [Zaid Ahmed](https://github.com/ZA1815/), finding the repository of spyne-syntax
* 15:45 Making the change to Cargo.toml, fork the repository
* 17:55 Commit the change, decide on the commit message.
* 20:50 Explain the change on the trailing line.
* 21:50 The [issue](https://github.com/szabgab/rust-digger/issues/89) where I collect the PRs.
* 25:00 We finished the Pull-Request.
* 25:10 Some PRs take time to get accepted.
* 27:40 Offering driver-navigator pair-programming.
* 29:05 Radek: Is there some automatic evaluation of the PR?
* 30:00 GitHub Actions, tests, co-pilot integration.
* 34:45 Karol is volunteering to do a PR.
* 35:50 Karol start sharing his screen.
* 36:54 Picking the [kftray-helper](https://crates.io/crates/kftray-helper) crate to work on.
* 38:50 A [repository](https://github.com/hcavarsan/kftray) with multiple creates.
* 46:05 CodeRabbit skipped the review.
* 46:30 Google CLA - The legal issues.
* 51:10 Baby steps! [Chat with us](https://osdc.code-maven.com/rust#chat)

