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Happy Hacktoberfest

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Oct 16, 2017

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It's the middle of October, so you've already made two pull requests to open source repos, right? If you have no idea what we're talking about, spend the next 20 minutes or so with us talking about the importance of open source software and how you can get involved. You can even get a free t-shirt!

Hacktoberfest main page: https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/#details

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Oct 16, 2017

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Happy Hacktoberfest

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