Fedora: My journey into open source OS

What is Fedora? Fedora is a free and open source operating system based on the Linux kernel. But its more than just a software it's developed by a global collaboration of contributors. The fedora project is the community behind the code. A global group of collaborators all working together towards this common goal. My journey into Fedora My journey started through an Outreachy application that was accepted on the 20th of March 2026. Outreachy rolled out it's initial applicants list and we each had to pick a project that best matched our strengths. With my background in data science Fedora project stood out to me immediately. In particular it was the project asking us to develop a Large language model(LLMs). I love data and building models and I'm always looking to collaborate on impactful research. So I picked Fedora and the journey began. The First Days So far I’ve spent time navigating the mailing lists, joining the mentoring rooms, diving into AI/ML SIG (special interest groups) cha