This document discusses how open source software can benefit education. It outlines the four freedoms that define open source software: the freedom to run it, study and adapt it, redistribute it, and improve it. It argues that open source software allows students to learn by contributing to projects in various ways like creating tutorials, writing documentation, reporting bugs, and writing code. By getting involved in open source communities, students can learn valuable skills like remote collaboration, efficient communication, and learning through hands-on experience. The document provides examples like Google Summer of Code and an XML course to illustrate how students can get started contributing to open source projects. It concludes that open source is beneficial for teachers, students, and schools if they actively participate in open