Speakers
Description
Open Source is more than just code—it’s a global movement built on collaboration, transparency, and shared growth. For newcomers, however, the first step can feel overwhelming: Which project should I choose? Do I need to be an expert? How do I make my contributions count?
This talk will demystify the process of getting started with Open Source. We’ll cover the essentials—from understanding community culture and finding beginner-friendly projects to making your first contribution and building a sustainable journey. Whether you’re a student, professional, or hobbyist, you’ll learn practical strategies for identifying opportunities, collaborating effectively, and showcasing your work.
By the end of this session, you’ll walk away with a clear roadmap, actionable resources, and the confidence to take your first (or next) step in the world of Open Source.
Session author's bio
Aveek is a developer relations person with significant experience on print & scan drivers, an Open Source enthusiast, a people gardener, and a leader with strong business and technical experience having a track record of successful delivery, partnering and customer service.
Till is lead of OpenPrinting since it was founded in 2001, introduced the CUPS printing system in Mandrake Linux in 2000 working at MandrakeSoft and with this and a lot of evangelism (booths, talks, workshops) made the other distros also switch to CUPS, since 2006 printing maintainer at Canonical, co-organizing annual meetings with the Printer Working Group (PWG), since 2008 every year mentoring in Google Summer of Code, doing everything to make printing on Linux and alike operating systems "just work". With his OpenPrinting work Till has many years of experience with presenting on conferences and participating in their organization. Till is also fellow of the Linux Foundation.
| In Person Attendance | In-person |
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| Social Media | Aveek: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/basuaveek/ Till: Mastodon: @till@ubuntu.social LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kamppetertill Matrix: @till-kamppeter:ubuntu.com |
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| Level of Difficulty | Beginner |