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# Leo Stephen Maduri

@LeoStephenM · Joined April 2025

### [My Open Source Engineering Journey: From Novice to Contributor](https://leostephen.hashnode.dev/my-open-source-engineering-journey-from-novice-to-contributor?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

How I went from a Linux installation novice to an active open source contributor—testing five distros, mastering Git, self-hosting Hedgedoc, localizing with

5 min read · [leostephen.hashnode.dev](https://leostephen.hashnode.dev/my-open-source-engineering-journey-from-novice-to-contributor?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Apr 30, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/my-open-source-engineering-journey-from-novice-to-contributor/681189e19f7319588206ad5d)