Source: Opensource.com
Anything that is open source may be shared and modified by others since it has a transparent design.
Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance. Your project will be instituted with an open source license when made available public, and anyone contribute to it - slowly leveraging into a community.
Some software features source code that can only be altered by the individual, group, or company that was responsible for its creation and ongoing maintenance. This type of software is sometimes referred to as proprietary or "closed source" software.
Additionally, in order to utilise proprietary software, users must affirm that they will not use it for any purpose that the product's creators have not specifically authorised (often by signing a licence displayed the first time they run the software). Examples of proprietary software are Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Office.
How can I get started with opensource ?
Check out this blog that gives you a nice headstart 👇
Any project that you create must have an open source license that validates it.
Source : Mumbai FOSS Hackathon Guide
This Women-Hackathon organised by TinkerHub WIT encourages the creation of open source projects that are usable tools and products.
You can create a brand new project idea of your own design, or try for a redesign of existing open source projects.
Do not use proprietary APIs
Companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon provide students free access to their APIs so they may create applications. People that create applications based on speech transcription, chatbots, cryptocurrency, etc. typically use APIs to carry out the challenging tasks.
Try create Open source alternatives for the apps you use.
Desktop Applications using Electron
You can try creating :