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 💪