#OpenSource
Community tag for sharing free software, code, and collaborative development projects.
Quick Facts
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| First Appeared | September 2006 |
| Origin Platform | |
| Category | technology |
| Status | evergreen |
| Est. Lifetime Posts | 500M+ |
Origin & Impact
Early Twitter was heavily populated by developers, and #opensource became a primary hub for sharing projects, discussing licensing, and promoting collaborative software development.
The tag helped popularize GitHub links, project launches, and open-source philosophy beyond developer circles. It remains a core part of tech Twitter, especially around Hacktoberfest and major project releases.
#OpenSource represents the values overlap between early Twitter culture (open, participatory, transparent) and the software movement that powered much of the web’s infrastructure.
Related Hashtags
- #GitHub, #OpenSourceSoftware, #Developer