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Thanks to the Steemit Platform that 
OPEN SOURCE :-
As the term defines itself in a manner that open-source model is a decentralized software development model that encourages open collaboration and the good thing is that even
is open source and built upon an decentralized platform called Steemit.
The Power of this model is proven by products like Linux , Git , MySQL and VLC etc .
These softwares are known to everyone , accepted worldwide and used in real-time for daily purposes and leading the race to sky high.
OPEN SOURCE LICENSES :-
• Apache License 2.0
• BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" license
• BSD 2-Clause "Simplified" or "FreeBSD" license
• GNU General Public License (GPL)
• GNU Library or "Lesser" General Public License (LGPL)
• MIT license
• Mozilla Public License 2.0
• Common Development and Distribution License
• Eclipse Public License
WHY OPEN SOURCE:-
There are endless reasons to accept this model because it provides you the boiler plate to start off instead of starting from bottom up , the thing is simple if you already have endless resources then why don’t you start exploiting them to make a change.
Few reasons to adapt open source model:-
- Security
- Affordability
- Transparency
- Perpetuity
- Interoperability
- Flexibility
- Localization
The projects are frequently hosted and published on websites like Launchpad , Bitbucket and GitHub.
WHERE TO GET STARTED:-
If you are reading this then you are on the right path and give a look to this blog post by 
HOW TO LEARN PROGRAMMING BEGINNER's GUIDE
After reading this blog you will get to know about your path on which you are proceeding.
https://steemit.com/utopian-io/@scipio/how-to-learn-programming-a-beginner-s-guide
Your journey starts with creating an GitHub Account and create and intro repository about yourself and goals in your life to achieve.
HAVING TROUBLE TO START OFF :-
Don’t panic if you are not able to overcome the obstacles in this learning process , the one and only solution is try until you get their because it happens with everyone and every single step and join few open source communities in your area , try to participate in tech events and lectures.
List of few open source communities:- (sources)
- Freecodecamp.org
- Meetup.com (search for near by events)
- Facebook (search for groups and pages)
- Medium (search for open source publications)
- Gitter.im(open source IM)
- Telegram (search for channels and groups)
OPEN SOURCE ORGANIZATIONS :-
There’s numerous non-profit and open source organizations which support open source projects in many ways.
Few of them are below :-
• Apache Software Foundation :-
The mission of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is to provide software for the public good. They do this by providing services and support for many like-minded software project communities of individuals who choose to join the ASF. It provides an established framework for intellectual property and financial contributions that simultaneously limits contributors potential legal exposure.
• The Document Foundation :-
The Document Foundation is a non-profit organization that promotes open-source document handling software and proud to be the home of LibreOffice, the next evolution of the world's leading free office suite.
• The Eclipse Foundation :-
The Eclipse Foundation is a not-for-profit, member supported corporation that hosts the Eclipse projects and helps cultivate both an open source community and an ecosystem of complementary products and services and know for world famous Eclipse java IDE.
• Free Software foundation :-
Free software is about having control over the technology we use in our homes, schools and businesses, where computers work for our individual and communal benefit, not for proprietary software companies or governments who might seek to restrict and monitor us.
• Linux Foundation :-
The Linux Foundation is dedicated to building sustainable ecosystems around open source projects to accelerate technology development and commercial adoption.
• OpenCourseWare (OCW) :-
MIT OpenCourseWare is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to put all of the educational materials from its undergraduate – and graduate-level courses online, freely and openly available to anyone, anywhere.
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