Popular Open Source Platforms

GitHub

The world's largest platform for open source development, hosting millions of repositories and developers.

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GitLab

A complete DevOps platform that enables teams to collaborate and build better software.

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Bitbucket

A Git-based source code repository hosting service owned by Atlassian.

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Open Source Events

Hacktoberfest

Hacktoberfest

February 1-31

A month-long celebration of open source software, encouraging participation in open source projects.

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Google Summer of Code

Google Summer of Code

May-August

A global program focused on bringing new contributors into open source software development.

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FOSDEM

FOSDEM

February

Free and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting, one of the largest open source events.

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Community Guidelines

Be Respectful

Treat all community members with respect and kindness. Everyone has different backgrounds and experiences.

Communicate Clearly

Be clear and concise in your communication. Use appropriate channels for different types of discussions.

Be Inclusive

Welcome and support people of all backgrounds and identities. Help create a safe and welcoming environment.

Follow Documentation

Read and follow project documentation, contribution guidelines, and code of conduct.

How to Get Involved

Contribute Code

Submit bug fixes, new features, or improvements to existing projects.

Write Documentation

Help improve project documentation, tutorials, and guides.

Answer Questions

Help others by answering questions in forums and issue trackers.

Report Bugs

Help improve software by reporting bugs and issues you encounter.