<h2 id="heading-what-is-open-source">What is Open-Source?</h2>
<p>Open Source as the name suggest whose <em>source code is openly available for all.</em></p>
<p>Open source is a term that originally referred to open source software (<strong>OSS</strong>). Open source software is code that is designed to be publicly accessible—anyone can see, modify, and distribute the code as they see fit.</p>
<p>Let's try to understand it with an example:</p>
<p><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660996646059/aM5sRHQUK.png" alt="image.png" />
As you all must be aware of VLC media player which is an open-source software i.e its source-code is freely available for all <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/videolan">here</a>.
So it mean that its source code is available to everyone so if any bug/issue came in VLC media player then anyone with the code can fix it and upload the code to the same source.
So it increases its flexibility and availability of that application/software.</p>
<h2 id="heading-advantages-of-open-source-software">Advantages of Open-Source Software:</h2>
<p><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660997560489/kgM3OR69a.png" alt="image.png" /></p>
<h2 id="heading-how-to-step-into-open-source">How to step into Open-Source?</h2>
<p><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660997772035/fAEntfK3M.png" alt="image.png" />
The best way to step in open-source is by contributing to GitHub.
GitHub is a very popular and productive project of open-source.
It is one of the best and easiest source to contribute to open-source.</p>
<h2 id="heading-what-came-under-open-source">What came under Open-Source?</h2>
<p>Following are some major open-source projects to contribute.</p>
<ul>
<li><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660996250357/MpsMssRs6.png" alt="image.png" /></li>
<li><p><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660996265356/G_vzZrz16.png" alt="image.png" /></p>
</li>
<li><p><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660996417796/I14Dbiyrz.png" alt="image.png" /></p>
</li>
<li><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660998442189/BuQbY_btz.png" alt="image.png" />
There are a lot more open-source projects. These are just some of them....</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="heading-open-source-pipeline">Open-Source Pipeline:</h2>
<p><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660998495514/m7xRJsqvzp.png" alt="image.png" /></p>


## What is Open-Source?
Open Source as the name suggest whose *source code is openly available for all.*

Open source is a term that originally referred to open source software (**OSS**). Open source software is code that is designed to be publicly accessible—anyone can see, modify, and distribute the code as they see fit.

Let's try to understand it with an example:

![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660996646059/aM5sRHQUK.png align="left")
As you all must be aware of VLC media player which is an open-source software i.e its source-code is freely available for all [here](https://github.com/videolan).
So it mean that its source code is available to everyone so if any bug/issue came in VLC media player then anyone with the code can fix it and upload the code to the same source.
So it increases its flexibility and availability of that application/software.


## Advantages of Open-Source Software:

![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660997560489/kgM3OR69a.png align="left")


## How to step into Open-Source?

![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660997772035/fAEntfK3M.png align="left")
The best way to step in open-source is by contributing to GitHub.
GitHub is a very popular and productive project of open-source.
It is one of the best and easiest source to contribute to open-source.




## What came under Open-Source?
Following are some major open-source projects to contribute.
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![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660996250357/MpsMssRs6.png align="left")
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![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660996265356/G_vzZrz16.png align="left")

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![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660996417796/I14Dbiyrz.png align="left")
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![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660998442189/BuQbY_btz.png align="left")
There are a lot more open-source projects. These are just some of them....


## Open-Source Pipeline:

![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1660998495514/m7xRJsqvzp.png align="left")



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