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Although there exist many talks on how to begin contributing to open-source, people are still always confused regarding it, which indicates that there is something that needs to be changed. When I started my journey, I was also haunted by the projects listed, I always used to think, this is something which is out of my league, also FOSS is something that is rarely involved in university curriculums which tenders this fear even more.
But, I navigated my way into this community, and became a GSoC Intern at GNOME Foundation, it is this journey that I want to share with everyone. Being a core member of the FOSSC-U club at my university, I’ve listened to a lot of queries regarding open-source, most of them having the same myths and doubt, and when I talk to them, it reminds me of my past, through this talk I want to deliver my experience and my journey to masses, and hopefully remove this fear of FOSS and bring new contributors, to not only GNOME but the whole community at scale. I will also shed some light on my GSoC’22 project and talk about my experience during it.
| Tracks | Encourage new contributors |
|---|---|
| Talk Description | In the talk I will be sharing my journey into the open-source community, how I navigated through all the hurdles and built a presence. I will also be sharing my experience during GSoC’22 under GNOME Foundation, what I learned, and how was the journey. The main aim of the talk is to bring out new contributors into the community, there is a lot of talent, which open-source is unable to cultivate just because people don’t know how to start, where to start, how to navigate through the code mess, and how to understand the magic looking lines in a repository. I have myself experienced all this not long ago, and thus it is my hope that my journey and experience can help others. Afterall, open-source is by the community, for the community, with the community. |
| Author(s) Bio | My name is Aryan Kaushik, I’m a sophomore at KIET Group of Institutions, I love contributing to open source and mentoring people. I got selected for GSoC’22 Under GNOME Foundation, where I worked on porting Pitivi from GTK3+ to GTK4, I’m also a core member at FOSSC-U (FOSS Community United) in my institution, where I help in conducting events and mentoring fellow students regarding FOSS. I’m currently pursuing my Bachelors in Technology with major in Computer Science. My matrix I'd is - @lucifer_rekt:matrix.org, GitHub and GNOME GitLab - Aryan20 |
| Pronouns | He/Him |
| Where are you located? | Ghaziabad, India |
| Do you need travel sponsorship from GNOME Foundation in order to join our event? | Yes |
