Archive · 3 Sep 2025
India Ranks Among Top Contributors to Open Source Projects
India is now one of the top countries helping to build open-source software, especially through the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).
This means Indian developers are working on software that many companies use.
A leader from CNCF mentioned that India is in the top five contributors and is growing in its contributions.
Companies like Red Hat and service companies are also helping others use this technology.
One example is how Infosys helped an automaker save a lot of money by making it easier for developers to work.
Also, the release of an open-source AI model by DeepSeek shook up the AI world, pushing other top AI companies to innovate faster.
India is the fifth-largest contributor to CNCF open-source projects.
CNCF Executive Director Jonathan Bryce noted India's strong software development scene.
Companies like Red Hat have significant engineering teams in India.
Services companies are driving the adoption of CNCF open source technology.
DeepSeek's open-source AI model release accelerated innovation.
- Who
- India and various companies
- What
- Becoming a top contributor to open-source projects
- When
- Ongoing, with contributions steadily climbing
- Where
- Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
- Why
- Because of its strong software development scene and adoption of CNCF technologies.
- Ranking
- 5th largest contributor
- Organization
- Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
- Key Figure
- Jonathan Bryce, Executive Director of CNCF
- DeepSeek
- Chinese AI startup
- Impact
- Faster innovation in AI
- Example
- Infosys saved a US automaker $5 million/year