Logins - You will need to set yourself up for 3 different logins if you do not already have them.
OpenStack - This is who we are! You will need to sign up as a Foundation Member and accept the agreements which relate to you and your company. https://www.openstack.org/join/register/?membership-type=foundation
Launchpad - This is where you will report, comment on or assign yourself bugs https://login.launchpad.net/+login
Gerrit - This is where bug reviews take place. https://review.openstack.org
Gerrit actually uses you launchpad ID to log in however you will need to accept enter a username the agreements based on your individual status. Please note you will not be able to push to gerrit without agreeing.
Getting Started - The OpenStack Community has put together a document for getting started as a member of the community. Their documentation for getting started and some basic troubleshooting can be found at: http://docs.openstack.org/contributor-guide/quickstart/first-timers.html#setting-up-for-contribution
If you can not install with the above instructions on a MAC, check hout http://homebrew.sh and once home brew is install ed:
brew install git
In depth instruction for Windows - https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/DEV/Windows
We will be reaching out to attendees in the weeks before summit to make sure everyone has the pre-reqs covered so that we can work on the workflow and more advanced topics during the session. If you have a question or issue in the meantime please open an issue at:
https://github.com/spotz/bostonsummitgitandgerrit/issues
Why here? Well it's part of being a community. You may not be the only one to have the issue and others might appreciate the responses or have already solved it and have information to share.