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Conference Talk · 7 min

From NTCU
Undergraduate Student
to Apache Committer

Open Source, Infinite Game, and Meritocracy

Kuan-Hao Huang (Rich) Apache Mahout Committer 2026 GSoC Mentor
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About Me
Kuan-Hao Huang // Rich
  • NTCU CSIE Undergraduate Student · AI Infrastructure / HPC
  • Apache Mahout Committer
  • 2026 Google Summer of Code Mentor @ Apache Mahout
  • Contributor: Kai-scheduler, Apache Ozone, nsys-ai
Apache Software Foundation Apache Mahout GitHub NVIDIA (nsys) AWS
Kuan-Hao Huang (Rich) at AWS Summit Taipei
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// 開源貢獻者必修課

每一個 Apache Committer 都走過這段路

✗
PR 被 reject，心灰意冷，
「開源社群不歡迎新人」
✓
PR 被 reject → 看 comment → 改好 →
再開一個 PR → 再被 reject → 再改好 →
就這樣成為了 Apache Committer

// consistency > talent · show up > show off

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Philosophy

Open Source as Infinite Game

Finite Game
  • 有明確終點，有輸贏
  • 遊戲結束就清零
  • 目標：Win
  • 對手是敵人
most competitions
∞  Infinite Game
  • 沒有終點，遊戲持續存在
  • 每個 commit 都在延續它
  • 目標：Keep Playing
  • 對手是參與者
open source ← you are here
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Apache Way

Community Over Code

"Community > Code"
— The Apache Way
Meritocracy
Influence = contribution, not title or degree. 影響力由貢獻決定。
Global Reach
One patch ships to millions of production environments worldwide.
What Counts
Code + docs + review + mentoring.
程式碼終將被取代，社群才是長期資產。
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Career Strategy

開源作為你的護城河

01 Silicon Valley treats OSS contributions as the strongest hiring signal — 超越學歷
02 Open Source = a public, verifiable portfolio anyone on earth can inspect
03 Committer status = internationally recognized credibility, no middleman needed
04 From GSoC to full-time — open source is the most efficient interview prep
05 Language is not a barrier. Code is your passport.
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// 開源新手第一週
This is fine.

「好的，我來看一下 Apache mailing list」 （開啟 inbox，發現 847 封未讀郵件，主旨全是 [DISCUSS] [VOTE] [RESULT]） 「好的… 我明天再看」

// 三個月後你會學會只看 [VOTE] 開頭的信，這是成長

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Action Plan

如何開始貢獻

01
Pick Your Tool
Start with something you already use — 熟悉感是最好的起點
›
02
good first issue
The maintainer's open invitation to newcomers
›
03
CONTRIBUTING.md
Read it first — every project has its own culture
›
04
Say Hello
Introduce yourself on mailing list or Slack
›
05
Show Up
Consistently. Trust is accumulated — 持續出現最重要
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ALC Taipei 分部成立大會
We Are the Community  —  ALC Taipei 分部成立大會
Community gathering — manga style
// after.conference()
Community dinner — manga color style
// team.dinner()
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The End is Just the Beginning

"The game never ends.
Just keep playing."

Open source changed my career path.
This community is open to everyone — including you.

  • GitHub github.com/rich7420
  • Project Apache Mahout
  • Program GSoC 2026
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