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Open Source for Beginners

Dive into the world of open source with our beginner's course, and discover the principles, contributions, and community building behind this global movement of innovation

Harsh Joshi

Professional Software Engineer

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Open source software and its history
Licensing and legal considerations for open source software
Using Git and GitHub for version control and collaboration
Open-source development best practices
Build and package open-source software
Open-source project management and governance
Open-source community building and communication
Open source career opportunities and paths

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Description

The idea of collaboration drives a large part of today’s global technology. Open source helps you witness innovation by collaboration-be part of it and contribute to it.

Unlike its origins in “free and open” source code, today, open source incorporates various other paradigms, including advocacy, design, data, and communities.

This course is designed to give a holistic idea of open-source principles while offering enough exposure to the practical methodology.

By the end of this course, you will be able to contribute to open-source, participate in open-source communities, host your open-source projects, and develop an understanding of the ecosystem and be a part of it.

As we learn about open source during the course, we will talk about origins, open source licenses, communities, collaboration & participation, and much more.

About the instructor

Harsh Joshi is a software engineer with expertise in backend technologies, scalable architecture, and distributed systems.

At Plum, he contributed significantly as a founding engineer, playing key roles in multiple projects and technology stacks. Harsh is also an advocate for open source, demonstrating versatility across various technology stacks and engineering systems. His experience spans roles at Google Summer of Code and OPEN Community, showcasing his skills in backend engineering, mobile platforms, and web technologies.

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Introduction

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Course Introduction (01:25)

Course outcomes (00:19)

An idea called Open Source (03:16)

Origins of open source software (03:42)

Quick Check – 1

Join Community

Open Source

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Proprietary Software (00:43)

Why Open Source (04:14)

Who regulates Open source (01:08)

Open source licenses (01:59)

Case Study – MIT License (02:06)

Quick Check – 2

Demo 1 – Getting Access to Open Source Projects (03:22)

Lab 1 – Open Source Sneak Peek

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Getting Started with Open source

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Open source Participation and Contribution (03:04)

Who can Contribute? (00:53)

Types of Contributions (01:32)

How To Contribute with KodeKloud’s Model for Contribution (04:14)

Demo 2 – Basic Git Commands (04:03)

Quick Check – 3

Lab 2 – Version Control with Git and Github

Open Source Projects

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Where do open source projects live? (02:07)

Anatomy of an open source project (09:38)

Different roles in a OSS project (02:20)

Collaboration and Communities (02:33)

Quick Check – 4

Lab 3 – Your first OSS Contribution

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Starting Your Open Source Project

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Starting an Open source project (02:48)

Choosing a License (02:53)

Documentation (02:06)

How to Write a README (02:01)

Demo 3 – Markdown (03:30)

Building a Community (03:04)

Interacting with Collaborators (01:56)

Case Study – Ubuntu Community (03:08)

Quick Check – 5

Lab 4- Starting an Open source Project

Bonus – OSS Communities

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Open source Programs for Beginners (02:47)

Conclusion (01:07)

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