History of open Source!

Linux Being coded

Meanwhile...

Internet and other technologies

GIT is developed 2005

Most beloved weekend project

ILUG-D meetup 2019

Open source is a term denoting that a product includes permission to use its source code, design documents, or content.

It's more than that, though the views might be subjective here.

Open Source is a way of living and teaches us how to grow with others (community)

Each project has a community of,

Users, developers and contributors in open source and they all form a family.

Each community have their guidelines and set of rules to be followed.

Different channels are used to communicate.

Why contribute?

You don't get paid to contribute!

So why is industry is shifting towards Open Source?

• Sense of Belonging
• Sense of achievement
• Learning for free from the best
• Building a good personality and community
• Giving back to the community

Ways to contribute!

Documentation

Translation

Development

Community Engagement

Advocacy

Testing

Soft Skills that kills!

Technical Skills hurts!

But its

• Communication Skills
• Perserverance and Never Quit Attitude
• Writing Skills
• Writing Mails
• Listening Skills and Patience

• Linux? No!
• GIT!
• Programming  Language

• Don't be afraid to ask questions
• Indulge in community
• Help others