The digital world is dominated by very few big players. I believe we need to have working alternatives that can be used without passing on personal data - unless we choose so. I believe that having more alternatives will enrich our user experience. In early 2016 I purchased a BQ E5 Aqaris with preinstalled Ubuntu Touch. As a common user I was happy to have a smartphone not running Android or iOS. After a while I learned that open source means you can help shaping the software you use. I started filing some issue reports and helped translating. I learned how to use git and qml and started contributing code. Currently I am maintaining one of the core apps (weather app) and a few other apps. I enjoy being member of a worldwide active community.