In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we discuss with our guests, Open Source and the much-hyped Hacktoberfest.
Notes:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:06:00 - Tell us about your first experience with Open Source.
0:16:00 - What exactly is Open Source?
0:22:00 - A brief history of Open Source and why does it exit.
0:35:00 - Is Open Source necessarily attached to GitHub?
0:39:00 - What are your thoughts on Microsoft acquiring GitHub?
0:47:00 - GitLab Vs GitHub.
0:48:00 - Why do large companies Open Source their tech?
1:03:00 - Is it possible for someone to build a product from his Open Source project?
1:12:00 - Facebook Developer Circles Community Challenge.
1:20:00 - Do Open Source projects have the most security vulnerabilities?
1:22:00 - Backdoors and vulnerabilities in Open Source-based products.
1:26:00 - What is Hacktoberfest?
1:29:00 - The story behind Hacktoberfest spam PRs.
1:34:00 - What Open Source is actually about?
1:38:00 - Donations and Open Source.
1:41:00 - What have you gained from Open Source as a contributor?
1:47:00 - What is PR (Pull Request)?
1:52:00 - Open Source in the Moroccan tech community.
2:02:00 - What are the requirements that aspiring Open Source contributors should meet?
2:10:00 - How to make a valuable contribution to an Open Source project for the first time?
2:19:00 - What are the challenges of maintaining a big Open Source project?
2:34:00 - What is the status of hackathons during Covid-19?
2:35:00 - Last words for Open Source enthusiasts.
2:46:00 - Wrap up and goodbye.