Editing Open-source software (section)

== Opportunities for participation ==
=== Contributing ===
The basic roles OSS participants can fall into multiple categories, beginning with leadership at the center of the project who have control over its execution.<ref name=":4" /> Next are the core contributors with a great deal of experience and authority in the project who may guide the other contributors.<ref name=":4" /> Non-core contributors have less experience and authority, but regularly contribute and are vital to the project's development.<ref name=":4" /> New contributors are the least experienced but with mentorship and guidance can become regular contributors.<ref name=":4" />

Some possible ways of contributing to open-source software include such roles as [[computer programming|programming]], user [[user interface design|interface design]] and testing, [[web design]], [[bug triage]], accessibility design and testing, [[UX design]], code testing, and [[application security|security review]] and testing.<ref name=":4" /> However, there are several ways of contributing to OSS projects even without coding skills.<ref name=":4" /> For example, some less technical ways of participating are [[Software documentation|documentation]] writing and editing, [[translation]], [[project management]], event organization and coordination, marketing, release management, community management, and public relations and outreach.<ref name=":4" />

Funding is another way that individuals and organizations choose to contribute to open source projects. Groups like [[Open Collective]] provide a means for individuals to contribute monthly to supporting their favorite projects.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-20 |title=Open Source |url=https://blog.opencollective.com/tag/open-source/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Open Collective |language=en}}</ref> Organizations like the [[Sovereign Tech Fund]] is able to contribute to millions to supporting the tools the [[German Government]] uses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Technologies |url=https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/tech |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Sovereign Tech Fund |language=en}}</ref> The [[National Science Foundation]] established a Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) program to support open source innovation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-25 |title=NSF invests over $26 million in open-source projects {{!}} NSF - National Science Foundation |url=https://new.nsf.gov/tip/updates/nsf-invests-over-26m-open-source-projects |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=new.nsf.gov |language=en}}</ref>

=== Industry participation ===
The adoption of open-source software by industry is increasing over time.<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal |last1=Spinellis |first1=Diomidis |last2=Giannikas |first2=Vaggelis |date=2012 |title=Organizational adoption of open source software |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0164121211002512 |journal=Journal of Systems and Software |language=en |volume=85 |issue=3 |pages=666–682 |doi=10.1016/j.jss.2011.09.037}}</ref> OSS is popular in several industries such as [[telecommunications]], [[aerospace]], [[Health care|healthcare]], and [[Media & Entertainment|media & entertainment]] due to the benefits it provides.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Zhang |first1=Yiming |last2=Malhotra |first2=Baljeet |last3=Chen |first3=Cheng |chapter=Industry-Wide Analysis of Open Source Security |date=2018 |title=2018 16th Annual Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust (PST) |chapter-url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8514185 |publisher=IEEE |pages=1–10 |doi=10.1109/PST.2018.8514185 |isbn=978-1-5386-7493-2|s2cid=53234981 }}</ref> Adoption of OSS is more likely in larger organizations and is dependent on the company's IT usage, operating efficiencies, and the productivity of employees.<ref name=":6" />

Industries are likely to use OSS due to back-office functionality, sales support, research and development, software features, quick deployment, portability across platforms and avoidance of commercial license management.<ref name=":6" /> Additionally, lower cost for [[Computer hardware|hardware]] and ownership are also important benefits.<ref name=":6" />

=== Prominent organizations ===
Organizations that contribute to the development and expansions of free and open-source software movements exist all over the world.<ref name=":4" /> These organizations are dedicated to goals such as teaching and spreading technology.<ref name=":4" /> As listed by a former vice president of the [[Open Source Initiative]], some American organizations include the [[Free Software Foundation]], [[Software Freedom Conservancy]], the [[Open Source Initiative]] and [[Software in the Public Interest]].<ref name=":4" /> Within Europe some notable organizations are [[Free Software Foundation Europe]], open-source projects EU (OSP) and [[OpenForum Europe]] (OFE).<ref name=":4" /> One Australian organization is [[Linux Australia]] while Asia has [[Open source Asia]] and [[FOSSAsia]].<ref name=":4" /> [[Free and open source software for Africa]] (FOSSFA) and [[OpenAfrica]] are African organizations and Central and South Asia has such organizations as [[FLISOL]] and [[GRUP de usuarios de software libre Peru]].<ref name=":4" /> Outside of these, many more organizations dedicated to the advancement of open-source software exist.<ref name=":4" />