February 2025

FOSS United Monthly Newsletter!

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Hello FOSS Enthusiast!
Welcome to our monthly newsletter from FOSS United! Your journey into the vibrant world of Free and Open Source Software begins here!
We're excited to bring you the freshest updates, news, exciting projects, policy tweaks, and the buzz around our ongoing initiatives.

Highlights from FOSS United:


Wondering what's happening in FOSS United? Here are a few updates from our side:

  • FOSSHack 2025 is just days away. Have you registered yet?
    Join us for the 5th edition of India’s largest FOSS Hackathon, find your localhost or participate virtually. (Psss, have questions or need help? Join us for the pre-hackathon sessions, happening 13 and 17

  • * Drumrolls* Partnering with FLOSS Fund to Support Open Source Projects
    As an ecosystem partner of FLOSS.Fund, FOSS United is proud to help connect impactful open-source projects with sustainable funding opportunities.

  • Electing a Governance Board @FOSSUnited. We are now accepting nominations for the FOSS United Governance Board. Submit yours? Read more about why we are doing this.

  • Notes from the UN Workshop on Data Commons A quick rundown of the workshop, our contributions and more.

  • Updates from the FOSS Grants program We are supporting Project Segfault and Albony mirror. If you’re an Indian FOSS project looking for funds, please drop us an email at grants@fossunited.org, lets talk :)

  • Announcing the SpicyIP Tech Innovation Policy Fellowship We are supporting SpicyIP in running a one-year program aimed at fostering in-depth analysis of intellectual property laws and policies concerning emerging technologies.

  • Cooking a Tech Policy Strategy for 2025 As we kickstart 2025, here’s a proposed roadmap of how some community members think we drive the Tech-Policy efforts. Read, share your thoughts, volunteer!

Community Partnership:


  • Registration is now open for DevConf.in 2025, happening from February 28 to March 1, 2025, at MIT World Peace University (MIT WPU), Pune. Check the schedule and register for the event with an exciting lineup of talks, workshops, and networking opportunities here: https://www.devconf.info/in/


Upcoming FOSS Events:


To view other upcoming and past FOSS events, visit the FOSS Events Timeline. Our community thrives on respect, inclusivity, and collaboration, and the Code of Conduct is here to guide us. Please follow the Code of Conduct at all events, respect each other and help make the space safe and comfortable for everyone.

From the Telegram Corner:


Projects
  • Tails: a portable operating system that protects against surveillance and censorship.
  • Loxilb: AFlexible & Extensible Cloud-Native Load-Balancer.

  • Pilet: Opens-ource, Modular, Portable Mini Computer.

  • API Dash: open-source cross-platform API Client that can help you easily create & customize your API requests.

  • Ocaml: a general-purpose, high-level, multi-paradigm programming language which extends the Caml dialect of ML with object-oriented features.


News and More



We hope you found this month's updates insightful and exciting. Your active participation and feedback are what make our community thrive. If you have any questions, suggestions, or need further information, feel free to reach out to us at foundation@fossunited.org.

We invite you to join our Telegram group. It's a fantastic way to stay connected with the FOSS United community and be the first to know about our latest initiatives.

Thank you for being an integral part of our journey. Let's keep fostering innovation and collaboration in the FOSS world.

"May the FOSS be with you"

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