When I first heard about open source, it sounded complex — but once I started exploring, I realized it’s all about learning, sharing, and growing together.
🌱 What I Learned
Before contributing, I focused on understanding the basics:
🔍 What is Open Source
🆓 What are Free Softwares
📜 Different Licenses (MIT, GPL, Apache)
🧭 Basic Git & GitHub Commands
This foundation helped me understand how collaboration in the developer world really works.
💻 My Contributions
Once confident, I took my first real steps:
Self-hosted a server called Affine
Contributed to 2 open source projects
Raised 8 pull requests (PRs)
Participating in Hacktoberfest 2025
Each PR gave me more confidence — from understanding codebases to communicating with maintainers.
💬 What I Gained
Open source taught me more than code:
How to collaborate globally 🌍
The importance of documentation 📘
Confidence to share my work publicly 💪
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