Open Source Hackfest

Howdy, friends! With Hacktoberfest around the corner, we invite you to learn and explore the world of open source by creating hacks that promotes the principle of sharing knowledge for the benefit of the wider community! Come together to develop new open source hacks or build interesting hacks using just open source software! Make sure to add a [license](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/licensing-a-repository) to your project to make it truly open source! Whether you build something on the theme or not, focus on having fun. While we'd love to have you build something on the theme, our themes are only here for inspiration. Please build whatever you'd like! Looking for ideas to get started? Check out this [Hacker Guide](https://hackp.ac/OpenSourceHackfest-Ideas).

Challenges

Best AI Project with Databricks Open Source

Databricks is an open analytics platform that helps you build, deploy, and maintain large scale data & AI solutions! Whether you’re working with large language models using <a href="https://mlh.link/databricks-mosaicai" target="_blank">Mosaic AI</a>, storing data with <a href="https://mlh.link/databricks-datalakes" target="_blank">Databricks Data Lakes</a>, or deploying GenAI powered applications using <a href="https://mlh.link/databricks-mlflow" target="_blank">MLflow</a>, Databricks Open Source software has the tools you need to make your hackathon project state of the art. Build an AI powered project utilizing Databricks Open Source projects like the ones mentioned, or Databricks friendly Open Source projects like LanceDB and Llama Index, for a chance to win some amazing prizes for you and your teammates! Check out the following link to see all <a href="https://mlh.link/databricks" target="_blank">qualifying Databricks' Open Source technologies</a>.

Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry

Best DEI Hack sponsored by Fidelity

Best Documentation

Best Open Source Project

Make your hack an open source project in it's true sense by adding the following to it - 1. An open source license 2. A readme/documentation 3. Contributing Guidelines 4. Code of Conduct The most complete open source project takes home personal blenders or gift cards!

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