Hacktoberfest 2025: Crash Course (Telugu) — How to Contribute to Open Source & Win FREE T-Shirt

Kickstart your Hacktoberfest 2025 journey with this Telugu crash course! Learn what Hacktoberfest is, how it works this year, and exactly how to find beginner‑friendly issues, fork a repo, make changes, and create your first Pull Request — so you can earn your FREE Hacktoberfest T‑Shirt the right way.

You’ll learn:

What Hacktoberfest is & how it works in 2025

Quick setup for Git & GitHub

How to find good first issues and real projects to contribute to

Fork → Clone → Branch → Commit → PR (step‑by‑step)

Common mistakes & how to get your PR accepted

How to track progress and confirm T‑Shirt eligibility

Resources mentioned:

Git: git-scm.com

GitHub: github.com

Labels to search: good first issue, help wanted

Easy contribution ideas: docs fixes, examples, README updates, tests

Notes:

Follow each project’s CONTRIBUTING.md & Code of Conduct

Avoid spammy/low‑effort PRs — quality over quantity

Be respectful in comments — maintainers are often volunteers

If this helps, like ⭐, subscribe, and drop your first PR link in the comments — I’ll review a few soon!

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