Fueled by the previous success, Vipin embarked on a quest to discover more national and international contests. His search led him to Sun Code For Freedom 2008, organised by Sun Microsystems, which focused on contributions to their open source projects. The competition had already been running for two months when Avinash Joshi, a third-year student, was tasked with contributing to Open Solaris, the open-source version of the Solaris operating system. Avinash, who had recently completed his Operating System course, was now expected to contribute to one with over 9 million lines of code.

After two months of relentless effort, Avinash figured out the process of contribution and commenced his active involvement. He meticulously documented the entire process, enabling his peers to join in. Soon enough, a multitude of students began their contributions. Every day, students would extend their hours in the lab, tirelessly working on contributions to various open-source software projects under Sun Microsystems.

When the contest concluded, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham emerged as the champion university, amassing a remarkable total of 105 contributions. In stark contrast, the second-place team had managed only 10 contributions in total. The students were invited to Sun Tech Days 2008 in Hyderabad, where they were awarded. This accomplishment ignited a continued passion among students, who started making regular contributions to Sun Open Source products with the active support of Sun Microsystems.