FOSS United
FOSS United[1][2] is an Indian not-for-profit organization that aims to promote & strengthen the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) ecosystem in India.
FOSS United organizes the annual IndiaFOSS conference, FOSSHack hackathon and monthly meetups and conferences all over the country. The IndiaFOSS 2024 conference[3] featured talks on Software, Hardware, Technology Policy[4], and more and workshops on OpenRefine[5], self-hosting, etc.
History
In January 2020, the IndiaOS conference[6][7][8][9] was jointly organized by ERPNext and Zerodha. After the conference, the existing ERPNext Foundation[10] was subsumed by the new FOSS United Foundation, as a collaboration between ERPNext and Zerodha[11]. Anand Chitipothu joined the Foundation as its first employee. He contributed to the development of the mon.school learning platform before leaving the foundation on March 31, 2022.[12]
FOSS Hack
FOSS United organizes the annual FOSS Hack hackathon. The hackathon is organized in a remote-friendly manner with a few physical locations where participants can hack in-person, e.g. at the SRM Institute of Technology, Chennai[13]. The hackathon participants can create new FOSS projects or they could contribute to FOSS partner projects, like Hoppscotch[14].
OASIS
FOSS United is a founding member of the Open-source Alliance for Social Impact and Sustainability. OASIS is a network of organizations united by the vision that Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) can empower citizen sector organizations and communities to create positive impact at scale. Formed jointly by seven social and tech organizations – FOSS United, ASPIRe, Tech4Good Labs, Tech4Good Community, TinkerHub, and GitHub -- The OASIS alliance was launched last week in Bengaluru at a summit that saw 400 individuals, non-profit organizations, and technologists in attendance.[15]
See also
References
- ↑ SustainOSS. "Kailash Nadh and the FOSS United Foundation". Sustain. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ↑ "FOSS United". The Drop Times.
- ↑ "India FOSS". Open Source Initiative.
- ↑ Sen, Anwesha (1 November 2024). "Bridging Tech and Policy: Insights on Privacy and AI from IndiaFOSS 2024". Tech Policy Press. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "OpenRefine's presence at INDIAFOSS". OpenRefine. September 26, 2024.
- ↑ Niyas, Mohammed (2020-01-22). "IndiaOS conference 2020 had some of the best open-source inspirations". Gramener Blog. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ↑ Chauhan, Prachi (2020-01-08). "What to expect from IndiaOS Conference - 2020?". Bagisto. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ↑ Kaur, Dilpreet (2020-01-23). "IndiaOS — The First Draft". Medium. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ↑ "IndiaOS (The first edition)".
- ↑ Mehta, Rushabh (20 April 2017). "Getting Started with the ERPNext Foundation". Medium.
- ↑ "ERPNext Foundation: Way Forward". Frappe Forum. 31 January 2020.
- ↑ "Good Bye FOSS United!".
- ↑ "Hackathon on Foss Hack Chennai". SRM Institute of Science & Technology. 16 July 2024. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Hoppscotch x FOSS Hack Partner Projects · hoppscotch hoppscotch · Discussion #4131". GitHub.
- ↑ Goled, Shraddha (19 September 2023). "New alliance to bridge tech gap for social sector with open source solutions". Techcircle. Archived from the original on November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024. Unknown parameter
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