RE: https://mas.to/@fossunited/116633821581324076 Happening today! Join us!

This #maintainersmay, FOSS United is bringing you Notes from a Maintainer, a weekly dispatch straight from the trenches. The good, the bad, the ugly: maintainers across the globe, in their own words, just as they are. 1/n

Hello FOSS friends, IndiaFOSS 2026 is here and we’ve got passes waiting with your name on it. Tickets are officially open for 3 days of NO proprietary nonsense and countless talks to get your open source groove on. We have options for all; so pick your fighter and […] [Original post on mas.to]

Community call incoming. On the agenda: FOSS United's education efforts, then an open Q&A on volunteering, grants, and whatever else you've been meaning to ask. 1/n

RE: https://mas.to/@fossunited/116605416766309723 to read in full visit : https://fossunited.org/blog/maintainers/notes-from-a-maintainer-ramya-ragupathy

Week 2 of Notes from a Maintainer is here. This week's maintainer has a lot to say, and we think you should hear it. #maintainersmay

RE: https://mas.to/@fossunited/116594303030558747 Apply here : https://kuruk.am/indiafoss-volunteer

IndiaFOSS needs you - yes, you, the one with 3-4 free hours a week and strong opinions about open source. We’re opening our first call for volunteers to join work groups helping build IndiaFOSS from the ground up. No cape required, just consistency and a deep admiration for FOSS.

RE: https://mas.to/@fossunited/116565998060123816 Don't miss out : https://fossunited.org/c/indiafoss/proposal-jam-may

Proposing a talk at IndiaFOSS? Have second thoughts and questions and some more? Join us for the first Proposal Jam for IndiaFOSS 2026 on 14 MAY 2026, 7.00 PM.Bring your queries and your worries, talk to us!

FOSS United is dedicating May to the maintainers who have been quietly, thanklessly holding the digital world together. #MaintainersMay is our way of going beyond recognition. This month, we are bringing maintainers together IRL, because some conversations need to […] [Original post on mas.to]

RE: https://mas.to/@fossunited/116539755299778574 to read in full visit https://fossunited.org/blog/maintainers/prashanth-udupa

RE: https://mas.to/@fossunited/116539755299778574 Watch Prashanth's IndiaFOSS talk here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBa92zsFwvg

This #MaintainersMay, FOSS United is bringing you Notes from a Maintainer, a weekly dispatch straight from the trenches. The good, the bad, the ugly: maintainers across the globe, in their own words, just as they are. If you're a maintainer who's ever felt like you're […] [Original post on mas.to]

FOSS United Foundation is launching a new program to support Indian FOSS maintainers and creators on their journey from discovery to sustainability. We’re looking for an intern to help us operationalise this brand-new initiative. This is a hands-on role where you’ll […] [Original post on mas.to]

IndiaFOSS, the annual homecoming of the Indian FOSS and digital commons communities, is calling for your proposals! https://fossunited.org/dashboard/cfp/apply/indiafoss/2026 #IndiaFOSS #unitedbyfoss

Meet the Scholars of 11th batch of GCPP Tech + Policy Scholarship. A new cohort has been announced. Applications are open. If you're a FOSS developer ready to find your voice in policy rooms, this seat could be yours. 🔗 Apply before the deadline closes […] [Original post on mas.to]

Host your very own Devroom at #IndiaFOSS 2026! Think a room of requirement, appears for those who really need it (and have filled out the CfP)!! Call for Devrooms: https://forum.fossunited.org/t/call-for-devrooms-for-indiafoss-2026/7587

My theme for the Jan-Mar 2026 season was to imagine differently and my theme for Apr-Jun 2026 season is clarity. So I did a video blog on what I mean by a seasonal theme - https://www.youtube.com/live/DtBuLeDFJMU?si=fEh8aqJbz5u5-zgP - and how I used "imagine differently" to take decisions in my […]

This #ForkloreFriday meet Mohammed Zubair A. and Mattermost! Mattermost is an open-source collaboration platform for secure team communication, project coordination, and workflow integration. Think Slack, but without that nagging feeling that maybe Salesforce is […] [Original post on mas.to]

You survived 3 weeks of bugs, blockers, and bad commit messages. Don't let week 4 be the one where you ghost us. https://fossunited.org/c/fosshack

Our #2 FOSS Hack builder profile call just wrapped! Missed it? No worries, you can still watch it here → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cif_fyZMr9g Also, MapLibre is on our partner project list, so if something from the call sparked your interest, go contribute! Happy weekend y'all 🙂

This week in Forklore, meet Sathiya Moorthi Periasamy Thuran and Webi! Webi provides hassle-free, predictable installs for quick dev environment setups, practically a one-stop vending machine for all tools you'll need. Head to Forklore, check out the project in […] [Original post on mas.to]

Builder Profiles #2 is here! 🛠️ Ramya Ragupathy joins our weekly builder call to talk about her journey, what she's built, and what keeps her going. If you're building something (or thinking about it), you don't want to miss this. 🗓️ 14th March, 11:00 AM 🔗 katb.in/wipajadimom

For today's issue of #indiarunsonfoss, meet KG Hospital Established in 1974 in Coimbatore by the K. Govindaswamy Naidu Medical Trust, KG Hospital (KGH) is a self-financed super-speciality facility with a staff of roughly 2,500. Here's their FOSS story (1/n)

Got an Arduino project? Want to bring Arduino into your classroom? Either way, FOSSEE Arduino Day 2026 has you covered, 23-25th March 🔗 arduinoday26.fossee.in

Join us tomorrow (7 March) at 11 AM to listen to @contrapunctus talk about @OSMIndia - https://fossunited.org/c/fosshack/2026-builders-1 Every Saturday this month (March), we’ll be listening to builders from the Indian FOSS ecosystem as part of the @fossunited FOSS Hack 2026! #fossunited #osm […]

This #ForkloreFriday, meet Aravinda VK and, among other things, Chitra! Chitra is a 2D graphics library that lets you write simple D code to generate 2D graphics! With Forklore, we bring you confessions, quirks, and the occasional rant from India’s open source […] [Original post on mas.to]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@audiodevcon/116011281817277493 Calling all audio developers! 🎧 ADCX India 26 is happening on 29 March 2026 in Bengaluru — an in-person + live-streamed experience for audio devs, programmers, and enthusiasts. Now accepting talk proposals — apply by 13 Feb 2026 🔗 […]

Last 5 days to apply! FOSS United is offering full scholarships for technologists who want to pursue the Policy in Action program offered by Young Leaders for Active Citizenship. Read more here […]

Okay fine. FINE. March 8th is the new deadline for FOSSHack 2026 registrations. This is the last time we're being nice about it. https://fossunited.org/fosshack/2026 #FOSSHack 2026 #unitedbyfoss #fossunited

We literally handed you the problem statements, and the partner projects, and a month to build. What else do you want, a personal invitation? (okay fine. consider this your personal invitation. livestream tomorrow 👀) Join here […] [Original post on mas.to]

This week in Forklore, meet Nishant and 🍅 a solid, clean pomodoro app to keep you from turning into a squirrel. Head to Forklore, check out the profile in full! https://forklore.in/maintainers/nsh07 #UnitedByFOSS #forklorefridays

What if your March wasn't just another month? FOSS Hack 2026's Partner Projects Programme puts you inside real FOSS projects, the kind that power tools people actually use every day. you're not building a demo. you're not shipping a prototype that dies after the […] [Original post on mas.to]

These communities decided FOSS Hack 2026 was worth showing up for. And we think that's pretty cool. 👀 https://fossunited.org/hack/fosshack26 #FOSSHack 2026 #unitedbyfoss #fossunited

This week, nasscom announced the Makers Honour winners, and we've got quite a few familiar names in the list! - We have FOSS United's co-founder, Rushabh Mehta, with Frappe winning across the Open Source category! - Next, we have @shoaibmerchant with @mechasystems winning the Innovator […]

RE: https://mas.to/@fossunited/116125333413588130 Loved putting this show together with @mozilla !

Last week, we wrapped up the Mozilla x FOSS United meet-up in Bangalore! A jam-packed agenda with a series of short talks, unconference sessions with a sweet AMA at the end. Thank you to the good folks of the Mozilla Foundation and the Mozilla AI team who joined us […] [Original post on mas.to]

FOSS Hack 2026 is going places. Literally. (Part 2/2) And that's a wrap on our localhost announcements! Here are the final 3 venues joining the party. 8 campuses. 1 massive hackathon. Find a localhost near you. Build something. Ship something. Win something (maybe) […] [Original post on mas.to]

We extended registrations till 28th Feb because turns out, people need more time to decide if they want to spend March doing cool stuff 🤷‍♀️ You can hack in-person at 8 locations (we lost 2 hosts but gained more time for registrations, fair trade?) or join remotely […] [Original post on mas.to]

This Friday the 13th, we bring you three for one! | #forklorefridays Meet Arya K. with Project Segfault, Mozhi and Internet Chowkidar! https://forklore.in/maintainers/aryak

For today's issue of #indiarunsonfoss, we meet Pocket ATM! 1/3

I love PDF? I love privacy too. This #ForkloreFriday, meet BenToPDF and Alam! BentoPDF is a privacy-first PDF toolkit that runs entirely in YOUR browser. It’s self hostable and allows you to manipulate, edit, merge, and process PDF files without any server-side […] [Original post on mas.to]

Hosting a BoF on “FOSS in India” at 1100, Ua.4228 #fosdem. Come join or catch me later at the @fossunited.mas.to.ap.brid.gy stand in K.2.

It depends. Probably. Maybe? This #forklorefriday meet Ankur Ankan with pgmpy. Head to Forklore, check out the profile in full 🙂 https://forklore.in/maintainers/ankurankan

📣FOSS Hack 2026 is going places. Literally. This year, you can now hack in-person at our localhost venues across the country! We're bringing the hackathon to your city (well, 10 cities actually). Here are our first 5 Local Hosts! Stay tuned for 5 more coming soon […] [Original post on mas.to]

FOSSHack 2026 is around the corner! (more like a month away really) And we are looking for Community Partners! This is an invite to bring your people along to participate in the largest FOSS Hackathon in India, and this time it comes with a twist. #FOSSHack is back […] [Original post on mas.to]

for those who missed the Inaugural #MangaloreFOSS 2026 last week, among other things (like 2 days of incredible talks, the beautiful sea breeze and the banger ghee roasts), fyi :) #IndiaFOSS#mangalorefoss2026

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

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]