In 1991, a sophomore at the University of Helsinki wrote an operating system kernel called Linux and released it to the Internet for free use and free dissemination.
Today, with its value orientation and important features such as openness, freedom, sharing, collaboration, contribution, and compliance, Linux has become one of the most popular operating systems in the world. Linux has therefore become the core representative of the open source movement for decades, and it is also an open source One of the main driving forces of sports. Among the 100 most important figures of the twentieth century selected by Time Magazine based on readers' votes, Linus even surpassed Bill Gates to rank 15th. And all of this originated from the young man who was only 22 years old at the time.
Open Source Youth: Transforming the World with an Open and Inclusive Heart
Youth has always been one of the most important forces at the frontier of science in terms of desire for exploration, creativity, physical strength and energy. After experiencing the convenience of open source, countless open source young people also yearn to try to change the world in their own way, just like their predecessor Linus Torvalds.
The number of contributors to the world's mainstream open source code hosting platforms ranks among the top in the world, and my country has become a major country in the application of open source software. It has the largest developer group in the world, and the trend of embracing open source in various industries is obvious. The school is the reserve pool of open source talents, the students are the reserve army of open source talents, and the campus is the main battlefield for cultivating open source talents.
It can be said that young people are an important force for the prosperity and development of my country's open source ecology.
Open Source Youth: Promoting the Construction of Open Source System
The open source model of openness, equality, collaboration, and sharing can gather the wisdom and strengths of all, accelerate iterative software upgrades, promote collaborative innovation of production and application, and promote the improvement of industrial ecology. It has become the leading model of global software technology and industrial innovation. The "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Software and Information Technology Service Industry" emphasizes the important role of open source in driving innovation and development of the software industry and empowering the construction of a digital China. In this process, open source talents with young people as the main body are undoubtedly the foundation and key to the construction of an open source system.
2023 Open Atomic School Source Tour (Beijing Station)
In April 2023, the Open Atom School Source Tour (Beijing Station) with the theme of "Gathering in the School, Open Source and Together" will be held at Beihang University. As the initiator of the event, the Open Atom Open Source Foundation aims to cultivate students' scientific spirit, original spirit, dedication, and collaboration spirit, and to promote the concept of open source to the majority of colleges and universities. In addition to the Open Atom School Source Public Welfare Project, the Open Atom Open Source Foundation also launched the 2023 Open Atom Global Open Source Summit. The summit to be held in June 2023 will gather participants from various fields such as politics, industry, learning, research, application, entrepreneurship, investment, and finance through various forms such as the opening ceremony and summit forum, sub-forums, theme exhibitions, and open source activity week. Advantageous resources, discuss open source development plans, and jointly build the future of open source development. As one of the theme summits of the 2023 Global Digital Economy Conference, this Open Atom Global Open Source Summit will also focus on the latest developments in the global open source ecosystem and cutting-edge technology trends, covering multiple directions such as open source governance, open source projects, open source cutting-edge technologies, and open source industry practices. Focus on displaying new technologies in various cutting-edge fields, as well as the latest application results in various fields and industries. In addition, it shows the prosperity and development of the foundation's high-quality open source projects and the vast number of open source community projects.
32 years ago
, an open source youth took a step to change the world.
In this youth festival,
we look forward to more young people with aspirations understanding and participating in open source,
and contributing to creating a better world.