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Growing India's FOSS Ecosystem

ABOUT

FOSS United is a non-profit foundation that aims at promoting & strengthening the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) ecosystem in India.

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GOALS

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To promote the spirit of hacking and tinkering.

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GOALS

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To build quality FOSS for public good.

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GOALS

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To evangelise the use of FOSS in different sectors.

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Programs
City Communities
City Communities

Join a community in your city and take part in the FOSS Movement.

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FOSS Clubs
FOSS Clubs

Explore our initiative that promotes FOSS culture among students.

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FOSS for Social Good
FOSS for Social Good

Know more about OASIS coalition that promotes usage of FOSS in social sector.

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Flagship Events
IndiaFOSS
IndiaFOSS

IndiaFOSS is an annual FOSS conference, organised with passion and commitment by the FOSS United community.

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IndiaFOSS
FOSS Hack

FOSS Hack is our flagship hackathon to promote FOSS by bringing enthusiasts together to build or extend FOSS projects.

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Active and upcoming Events

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May Meetup
CHENNAI
May Meetup
23 May 2026 09:00 AM | YuniQ, Ticel Biopark, Tharamani
Maintainers Meetup Bengaluru!
BENGALURU
Maintainers Meetup Bengaluru!
23 May 2026 02:00 PM | Samagata Foundation
FOSS Meetup | May 2026
COIMBATORE
FOSS Meetup | May 2026
30 May 2026 09:00 AM | Thoughtworks, Saravanampatti
Community Meetup
MADURAI
Community Meetup
30 May 2026 10:00 AM | DCI (Dot Com Infoway), 1st Floor, Vaigai Colony, 80 Feet Road, Opp. Ambika Theatre, Anna Nagar, Madurai.
Maintainers Meetup Chennai!
CHENNAI
Maintainers Meetup Chennai!
30 May 2026 02:00 PM | TBA
PuneFOSS 4.0
PUNE
PuneFOSS 4.0
20 Jun 2026 09:00 AM | TBA
June Meetup
LUCKNOW
June Meetup
20 Jun 2026 11:00 AM | InMobi , Awfis - CoWorking, 5th Floor, Fun Republic Mall, Lohia Path, Nehru Enclave, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – 226010
OpenSpeaks/Community language documentation and archiving training
OpenSpeaks/Community language documentation and archiving training
Must Attend
7 Sep 2026 12:00 PM | Kochi
IndiaFOSS 2026
INDIAFOSS
IndiaFOSS 2026
Must Attend
26 – 27 Sep 2026 | NIMHANS, Bengaluru
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Industry Partnership

The foundation was started as a collaboration between the teams at Frappe, the publisher of ERPNext, one of the largest FOSS projects out of India, and Zerodha. Currently we have two more partners supporting us, and we invite more organisations to join the movement.

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Zerodha Samagata Foundation Frappe
Get in Touch

Write to us at foundation@fossunited.org or post a message on the forum.

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