Hackfest is a fantastic way to get a bunch of enthusiastic programmers together and get them started on contributing to open source projects. At Hackfest, you can take a peek into the world of development, learn the ways of a pro and get to interact with the Indian open source community. You can try your hand at finding and fixing bugs and may be even get a patch with your name on it! For those even more keen, you can get started on adding some simple/nice features to your favourite open source software.