FOSS United
@fossunited.mas.to.ap.brid.gy
Promoting and strengthening the Free and Open Source Software ecosystem in India.
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[bridged from https://mas.to/@fossunited on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Every good project has that moment where it almost dies. Wrong approach, terrible bug, complete roadblock.
FOSShack 2026 needs mentors who can get people past that moment. Help people ship. Apply below.
https://fossunited.org/fosshack/2026/call-for-mentors/new
FOSShack 2026 needs mentors who can get people past that moment. Help people ship. Apply below.
https://fossunited.org/fosshack/2026/call-for-mentors/new
January 7, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Every good project has that moment where it almost dies. Wrong approach, terrible bug, complete roadblock.
FOSShack 2026 needs mentors who can get people past that moment. Help people ship. Apply below.
https://fossunited.org/fosshack/2026/call-for-mentors/new
FOSShack 2026 needs mentors who can get people past that moment. Help people ship. Apply below.
https://fossunited.org/fosshack/2026/call-for-mentors/new
For the opening #forklorefriday of 2026, we have Shubham Kumar and Twig!
Twig is a terminal-based viewer for JSON and YAML that helps you navigate deeply nested data, almost like a magical magnifying glass for your files, intuitive and fast.
Head to Forklore now […]
[Original post on mas.to]
Twig is a terminal-based viewer for JSON and YAML that helps you navigate deeply nested data, almost like a magical magnifying glass for your files, intuitive and fast.
Head to Forklore now […]
[Original post on mas.to]
January 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM
For the opening #forklorefriday of 2026, we have Shubham Kumar and Twig!
Twig is a terminal-based viewer for JSON and YAML that helps you navigate deeply nested data, almost like a magical magnifying glass for your files, intuitive and fast.
Head to Forklore now […]
[Original post on mas.to]
Twig is a terminal-based viewer for JSON and YAML that helps you navigate deeply nested data, almost like a magical magnifying glass for your files, intuitive and fast.
Head to Forklore now […]
[Original post on mas.to]
FOSSHack 2026 registrations are now open.
Join a month-long hackathon focused on real projects, real contributions, and learning by doing.
🔗 Register here: https://fossunited.org/fosshack/2026
#fosshack 2026 #fossunited #unitedbyfoss
Join a month-long hackathon focused on real projects, real contributions, and learning by doing.
🔗 Register here: https://fossunited.org/fosshack/2026
#fosshack 2026 #fossunited #unitedbyfoss
January 2, 2026 at 9:30 AM
FOSSHack 2026 registrations are now open.
Join a month-long hackathon focused on real projects, real contributions, and learning by doing.
🔗 Register here: https://fossunited.org/fosshack/2026
#fosshack 2026 #fossunited #unitedbyfoss
Join a month-long hackathon focused on real projects, real contributions, and learning by doing.
🔗 Register here: https://fossunited.org/fosshack/2026
#fosshack 2026 #fossunited #unitedbyfoss
This week in #forklorefriday meet Poorna and Mujeeb Rahman I K
Poorna is an open-source Malayalam keyboard layout that supports the full Unicode character set, making typing every Malayalam character easy across platforms.
Head to Forklore, check out the project in […]
[Original post on mas.to]
Poorna is an open-source Malayalam keyboard layout that supports the full Unicode character set, making typing every Malayalam character easy across platforms.
Head to Forklore, check out the project in […]
[Original post on mas.to]
December 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This week in #forklorefriday meet Poorna and Mujeeb Rahman I K
Poorna is an open-source Malayalam keyboard layout that supports the full Unicode character set, making typing every Malayalam character easy across platforms.
Head to Forklore, check out the project in […]
[Original post on mas.to]
Poorna is an open-source Malayalam keyboard layout that supports the full Unicode character set, making typing every Malayalam character easy across platforms.
Head to Forklore, check out the project in […]
[Original post on mas.to]
March plans? Sorted.
FOSSHack 2026 is back and running all month.
Registrations soon.
#fosshack 2026 #fossunited #unitedbyfoss
FOSSHack 2026 is back and running all month.
Registrations soon.
#fosshack 2026 #fossunited #unitedbyfoss
December 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
March plans? Sorted.
FOSSHack 2026 is back and running all month.
Registrations soon.
#fosshack 2026 #fossunited #unitedbyfoss
FOSSHack 2026 is back and running all month.
Registrations soon.
#fosshack 2026 #fossunited #unitedbyfoss
The DPDPA rules dropped last month, we all had a dozen questions and more.
Join us this Saturday for an unpacking session that breaks down the applicability, obligations, rights, ops, penalties, and all things in between.
RSVP here […]
[Original post on mas.to]
Join us this Saturday for an unpacking session that breaks down the applicability, obligations, rights, ops, penalties, and all things in between.
RSVP here […]
[Original post on mas.to]
December 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The DPDPA rules dropped last month, we all had a dozen questions and more.
Join us this Saturday for an unpacking session that breaks down the applicability, obligations, rights, ops, penalties, and all things in between.
RSVP here […]
[Original post on mas.to]
Join us this Saturday for an unpacking session that breaks down the applicability, obligations, rights, ops, penalties, and all things in between.
RSVP here […]
[Original post on mas.to]
A 1+1 this #forklorefriday, meet Murtaza Aliakbar and Mohammed Hussian of Rethink DNS!
https://github.com/celzero/rethink-app
1/3
https://github.com/celzero/rethink-app
1/3
December 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A 1+1 this #forklorefriday, meet Murtaza Aliakbar and Mohammed Hussian of Rethink DNS!
https://github.com/celzero/rethink-app
1/3
https://github.com/celzero/rethink-app
1/3
This week in #forklore, meet Safedep and Abhisek Datta
Built to help protect against open source software supply chain attacks, if open-source is a buffet, SafeDep is your food-safety inspector 🙂
Head to Forklore and check out in full :)
https://forklore.in/maintainers/abhisek
Built to help protect against open source software supply chain attacks, if open-source is a buffet, SafeDep is your food-safety inspector 🙂
Head to Forklore and check out in full :)
https://forklore.in/maintainers/abhisek
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This week in #forklore, meet Safedep and Abhisek Datta
Built to help protect against open source software supply chain attacks, if open-source is a buffet, SafeDep is your food-safety inspector 🙂
Head to Forklore and check out in full :)
https://forklore.in/maintainers/abhisek
Built to help protect against open source software supply chain attacks, if open-source is a buffet, SafeDep is your food-safety inspector 🙂
Head to Forklore and check out in full :)
https://forklore.in/maintainers/abhisek
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This week in #forklore, meet Nikhil Kothari and Raven.
Raven is an open-source team chat that actually scales past “hey, check the last message” and effortlessly integrates with your ERP.
Head to Forklore, check out the profile in full!
https://forklore.in/maintainers/nikkothari22
Raven is an open-source team chat that actually scales past “hey, check the last message” and effortlessly integrates with your ERP.
Head to Forklore, check out the profile in full!
https://forklore.in/maintainers/nikkothari22
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This week in #forklore, meet Nikhil Kothari and Raven.
Raven is an open-source team chat that actually scales past “hey, check the last message” and effortlessly integrates with your ERP.
Head to Forklore, check out the profile in full!
https://forklore.in/maintainers/nikkothari22
Raven is an open-source team chat that actually scales past “hey, check the last message” and effortlessly integrates with your ERP.
Head to Forklore, check out the profile in full!
https://forklore.in/maintainers/nikkothari22
For today's issue of #indiarunsonfoss, meet Zerodha. 1/3
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
For today's issue of #indiarunsonfoss, meet Zerodha. 1/3
This week in #forklorefriday, meet Zaturn and Karthik Devan.
Zaturn provides tools that enable AI models to run SQL, so you don’t have to.
https://github.com/kdqed/zaturn
1/2
Zaturn provides tools that enable AI models to run SQL, so you don’t have to.
https://github.com/kdqed/zaturn
1/2
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This week in #forklorefriday, meet Zaturn and Karthik Devan.
Zaturn provides tools that enable AI models to run SQL, so you don’t have to.
https://github.com/kdqed/zaturn
1/2
Zaturn provides tools that enable AI models to run SQL, so you don’t have to.
https://github.com/kdqed/zaturn
1/2
So we finally got around to building a proper page for our volunteers. Only took us... well, let's not talk about that.
500+ incredible people are out here making FOSS common sense in India's tech and policy worlds, and they deserve more than just a mention.
Check […]
[Original post on mas.to]
500+ incredible people are out here making FOSS common sense in India's tech and policy worlds, and they deserve more than just a mention.
Check […]
[Original post on mas.to]
November 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
So we finally got around to building a proper page for our volunteers. Only took us... well, let's not talk about that.
500+ incredible people are out here making FOSS common sense in India's tech and policy worlds, and they deserve more than just a mention.
Check […]
[Original post on mas.to]
500+ incredible people are out here making FOSS common sense in India's tech and policy worlds, and they deserve more than just a mention.
Check […]
[Original post on mas.to]
For today's issue of #indiarunsonfoss, meet Pupilfirst. They built an entire learning platform on FOSS, proving that transparency, trust, and tech can all sit in the same classroom.
1/3
1/3
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
For today's issue of #indiarunsonfoss, meet Pupilfirst. They built an entire learning platform on FOSS, proving that transparency, trust, and tech can all sit in the same classroom.
1/3
1/3
After the govt moved 12 lakh union employee emails to Zoho's workspace, a senior official said it was to stop the use of open source tools that “could compromise security.”
In The Hindu, @rahulporuri responds: “Open source does not mean open to vulnerabilities.” […]
In The Hindu, @rahulporuri responds: “Open source does not mean open to vulnerabilities.” […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
November 13, 2025 at 7:31 AM
After the govt moved 12 lakh union employee emails to Zoho's workspace, a senior official said it was to stop the use of open source tools that “could compromise security.”
In The Hindu, @rahulporuri responds: “Open source does not mean open to vulnerabilities.” […]
In The Hindu, @rahulporuri responds: “Open source does not mean open to vulnerabilities.” […]
Last week for #firstcommit, we were joined by Sreelakshmi Jayarajan, who shared her 5-year open-source journey, from the first commit to mentoring in Python’s GSoC
Catch the full conversation here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvS1wWe6Bcw
ICYMI: FirstCommit is a FOSS Clubs talk series […]
Catch the full conversation here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvS1wWe6Bcw
ICYMI: FirstCommit is a FOSS Clubs talk series […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Last week for #firstcommit, we were joined by Sreelakshmi Jayarajan, who shared her 5-year open-source journey, from the first commit to mentoring in Python’s GSoC
Catch the full conversation here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvS1wWe6Bcw
ICYMI: FirstCommit is a FOSS Clubs talk series […]
Catch the full conversation here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvS1wWe6Bcw
ICYMI: FirstCommit is a FOSS Clubs talk series […]
Join the Industry Readiness Workshop on CFD, organised by FOSSEE, IIT Bombay – Walk towards the CFD industry with confidence!
A 4-day online workshop (Nov 11-14) covering OpenFOAM applications across industries, with hands-on sessions and guidance from CFD […]
[Original post on mas.to]
A 4-day online workshop (Nov 11-14) covering OpenFOAM applications across industries, with hands-on sessions and guidance from CFD […]
[Original post on mas.to]
October 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Join the Industry Readiness Workshop on CFD, organised by FOSSEE, IIT Bombay – Walk towards the CFD industry with confidence!
A 4-day online workshop (Nov 11-14) covering OpenFOAM applications across industries, with hands-on sessions and guidance from CFD […]
[Original post on mas.to]
A 4-day online workshop (Nov 11-14) covering OpenFOAM applications across industries, with hands-on sessions and guidance from CFD […]
[Original post on mas.to]
" #arattai vs WhatsApp: The answer to Western Big Tech is not Indian Big Tech"
📰 @rahulporuri writes in the @indianexpress
Read read read
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/arattai-vs-whatsapp-the-answer-to-western-big-tech-10299424/
📰 @rahulporuri writes in the @indianexpress
Read read read
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/arattai-vs-whatsapp-the-answer-to-western-big-tech-10299424/
October 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
" #arattai vs WhatsApp: The answer to Western Big Tech is not Indian Big Tech"
📰 @rahulporuri writes in the @indianexpress
Read read read
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/arattai-vs-whatsapp-the-answer-to-western-big-tech-10299424/
📰 @rahulporuri writes in the @indianexpress
Read read read
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/arattai-vs-whatsapp-the-answer-to-western-big-tech-10299424/
🚀 Tech4SocialGood Hackathon 2025
By Tech4Good Community x OASIS x FOSS United
👩💻 Who: Students only (Teams of 2–4)
📅 When: Sep 29 – Nov 15
🧩 3 Challenges: Athlete Management • Tournament Management • Reading Platform
🏆 Perks: Prize money • Showcase @T4GC Summit […]
[Original post on mas.to]
By Tech4Good Community x OASIS x FOSS United
👩💻 Who: Students only (Teams of 2–4)
📅 When: Sep 29 – Nov 15
🧩 3 Challenges: Athlete Management • Tournament Management • Reading Platform
🏆 Perks: Prize money • Showcase @T4GC Summit […]
[Original post on mas.to]
October 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
🚀 Tech4SocialGood Hackathon 2025
By Tech4Good Community x OASIS x FOSS United
👩💻 Who: Students only (Teams of 2–4)
📅 When: Sep 29 – Nov 15
🧩 3 Challenges: Athlete Management • Tournament Management • Reading Platform
🏆 Perks: Prize money • Showcase @T4GC Summit […]
[Original post on mas.to]
By Tech4Good Community x OASIS x FOSS United
👩💻 Who: Students only (Teams of 2–4)
📅 When: Sep 29 – Nov 15
🧩 3 Challenges: Athlete Management • Tournament Management • Reading Platform
🏆 Perks: Prize money • Showcase @T4GC Summit […]
[Original post on mas.to]
Reposted by FOSS United
Me and the gang at IndiaFOSS 2025! (Post wrap-up pic)
Even though it's been atleast 3 years since I started going out(I'm practically a normie by compulsion now), I never, ever thought I'd have this much fun outside the comfort of my home!
@fossunited thank you guys so much for organizing this!
Even though it's been atleast 3 years since I started going out(I'm practically a normie by compulsion now), I never, ever thought I'd have this much fun outside the comfort of my home!
@fossunited thank you guys so much for organizing this!
September 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Me and the gang at IndiaFOSS 2025! (Post wrap-up pic)
Even though it's been atleast 3 years since I started going out(I'm practically a normie by compulsion now), I never, ever thought I'd have this much fun outside the comfort of my home!
@fossunited thank you guys so much for organizing this!
Even though it's been atleast 3 years since I started going out(I'm practically a normie by compulsion now), I never, ever thought I'd have this much fun outside the comfort of my home!
@fossunited thank you guys so much for organizing this!
"If you don’t define a metric, you will never improve the metric" - Mohammad Zubair shares the Client performance lessons from scaling the matter most app
@MattermostFR
@MattermostFR
September 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
"If you don’t define a metric, you will never improve the metric" - Mohammad Zubair shares the Client performance lessons from scaling the matter most app
@MattermostFR
@MattermostFR
Aditya emphasising the importance of self-advocacy for nerds, especially necessary given the sustainability crisis in the FOSS ecosystem! #maintainersummit
September 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Aditya emphasising the importance of self-advocacy for nerds, especially necessary given the sustainability crisis in the FOSS ecosystem! #maintainersummit
Kailash Nadh introducing the FLOSS/Fund by Zerodha http://floss.fund/
September 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Kailash Nadh introducing the FLOSS/Fund by Zerodha http://floss.fund/
@badrihippo kicking off conversation around NLNet funding
September 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
@badrihippo kicking off conversation around NLNet funding
Ram Iyengar starting a conversation around AI and open source #maintainersummit
September 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Ram Iyengar starting a conversation around AI and open source #maintainersummit