[flyingduck]

Hello everyone,

I'm reaching out to all the open source enthusiasts in our community! Whether you're a seasoned contributor or have just dipped your toes into the world of open source, I'd love to hear your experiences.

• Who's contributed to open source projects? It would be great to know the different projects you've worked on.
  
• Why do you love open source? Is it the collaborative nature, the learning opportunities, the joy of giving back, or something else that drives your passion?
  
• Challenges and Triumphs: What have been some of your biggest challenges and successes in the open source realm? Any particular moments of frustration or triumph?
  
• Advice for Newcomers: What advice would you give to someone who is considering making their first open source contribution?
  

Feel free to share any tools, resources, or communities that have helped you along the way. Your stories could inspire and guide newcomers and help strengthen our community's engagement with open source projects.

Looking forward to reading about your journeys!

[#TR0J4N]

Open source sorftware and free as in freedom open source software 2 different things why I'm saying this I was a bit extremist, GNU and Richard Stallman which I have been to his conferences and talks.

I have contributed to several open source projects I would rather not mention it in here too much info lol.

What I love about open source software it is the sens of community where like minded people comes together to work on a project to benefit and impact millions of other people without expecting anything in return.

Some also are fighting big corporations providing free alternatives for people who can't afford paid software. Even big corps now understood the game and started sponsoring open source projects except few started fucking up people like hashicorp (terraform) Vmware ... Redhat the list is long.

I would encourage beginners and everyone to start contributing to open source projects you can contribute in many ways not necessarily code, you can donate or help organize local events etc ...

Why you should contribute simply it helps you connect and create a network with like minded people, have more business opportunities and so on, when you contribute you can add that to your resume, it is also a free exposure.

In the dev world it is intimidating to contribute and some will harshly critic your contributions that's understandable a good example stackoverflow responses. But you can start small doing merge requests with small changes Readme files comments and code formatting start building credibility.

Good luck everyone get to your keyboards you code monkeys 🐒 and let's change the world one line of code at the time

[flyingduck]

Open source sorftware and free as in freedom open source software 2 different things why I'm saying this I was a bit extremist, GNU and Richard Stallman which I have been to his conferences and talks.

I have contributed to several open source projects I would rather not mention it in here too much info lol.

What I love about open source software it is the sens of community where like minded people comes together to work on a project to benefit and impact millions of other people without expecting anything in return.

Some also are fighting big corporations providing free alternatives for people who can't afford paid software. Even big corps now understood the game and started sponsoring open source projects except few started fucking up people like hashicorp (terraform) Vmware ... Redhat the list is long.

I would encourage beginners and everyone to start contributing to open source projects you can contribute in many ways not necessarily code, you can donate or help organize local events etc ...

Why you should contribute simply it helps you connect and create a network with like minded people, have more business opportunities and so on, when you contribute you can add that to your resume, it is also a free exposure.

In the dev world it is intimidating to contribute and some will harshly critic your contributions that's understandable a good example stackoverflow responses. But you can start small doing merge requests with small changes Readme files comments and code formatting start building credibility.

Good luck everyone get to your keyboards you code monkeys 🐒 and let's change the world one line of code at the time

wow! that is some awesome advice right here!

how did you find the projects you contributed to?

[#TR0J4N]

wow! that is some awesome advice right here!

how did you find the projects you contributed to?

My first contribution was through a friend who invited me to a local event then I never stopped which led to a job then a career, afterwards I spent a lot of time on github, if a library I'm using or a framework have an issue I create the issue open a MR and so on, till you become an authority in your field / niche /technology

What about you, any cool stories to share?

[flyingduck]

My first contribution was through a friend who invited me to a local event then I never stopped which led to a job then a career, afterwards I spent a lot of time on github, if a library I'm using or a framework have an issue I create the issue open a MR and so on, till you become an authority in your field / niche /technology

What about you, any cool stories to share?

Well, in the last two years, I rediscovered my passion for coding. Ever since, I’ve lurked a lot around GitHub. The more I immersed myself in it, the more I loved the concept.

I challenge myself to help improve code on projects I find interesting. Lately, I’ve been working on quantum computing-related repositories, as they are the most challenging for me.

[#TR0J4N]

Well, in the last two years, I rediscovered my passion for coding. Ever since, I’ve lurked a lot around GitHub. The more I immersed myself in it, the more I loved the concept.

I challenge myself to help improve code on projects I find interesting. Lately, I’ve been working on quantum computing-related repositories, as they are the most challenging for me.

Awesome I'm glad you found something interesting to work on keep contributions coming make that github grid green

[Betty Blue]

Imagine SSH not being open source, and it's various dependencies. The xz-utils disaster would have probably been found too late

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[crOmalware]

From my perspective, open source has been key to the evolution of many hacking tools, both offensive and defensive. Many frameworks, libraries, and concepts used today in penetration testing, red teaming, and malware analysis originated as open source projects.

In areas like C2, malware research, and tools, open source allowed people to study architectures, understand how implants communicate, how controls are bypassed, and how loaders are designed, without relying on proprietary software. This greatly accelerated learning and innovation, but also forced improvements in defenses.

The interesting thing is that it's not just about "using tools," but about reading the code, modifying it, breaking it, and adapting it—that's where you truly learn. Many modern techniques come from forks, public proofs of concept (PoCs), or projects that someone uploaded simply to experiment.

[Terry A. Davis]

I used to use a Mac Mini as a server running Arch because I'm a wanker hipster that knows he's better than everyone.

Funny bit is, I also used a thunderbolt NAS for storage, the story gets fun where every boot there was a chance of RAM exhaustion in Linux trying to map the HDDs through the driver, so I had to find the bug, tried to patch it, but ended up submitting it to the OEM only to be told they don't support it as they stopped around Linux 2.6, and no longer cared, so I went to all this effort for something that wasn't worth, and I couldn't ever be bothered going upstream back to the Kernel.

It was certainly something. Also, I used to email Richard Stallman with random nonsense about how I saw non-free software and shit.

Maybe not passionate about it, but more so autistic.