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FOSS beyond Software

Proposal status is Rejected
Session Description

FOSS Reimagined: Free and Open Source Solutions

  • A vision for evolving the conversation from Free & Open Source Software to Free & Open Source Solutions

  • A proposed definition of FREE, OPEN, SOURCE, and SOLUTIONS

  • A storytelling framework (past → present → future)

The broader open ecosystem:

  • Open Source Software

  • Open Hardware

  • Open Silicon

  • Open Firmware

  • Open AI

  • Open Data

  • Open Standards

  • Open Documentation

  • Open Governance

  • Open Communities

  • Open Education

An India-centric perspective (DPI, AI, semiconductors, startups, academia)

Key Takeaways

Know India FOSS segments:

  • Make in India

  • Semiconductor Mission

  • Digital Public Infrastructure

  • Education

  • Research

  • Startup ecosystem

  • Robotics

  • AI at the Edge

  • Space

  • Agriculture

  • Healthcare

Why India should care?

Roadmap to begin contributing

References

https://youtu.be/LV8-uGgnoG4

Session Categories

Contributing to FOSS
Community
Knowledge Commons (Open Hardware, Open Science, Open Data etc.)

Which track are you applying for?

Main track

Speakers

Rajan Shah
Rajan Shah Community Builder & Manager, Software Engineering | Red Hat (DevConf India)

Rajan leads the Partner Ecosystem Engineering's Product Certification Solutions team at Red Hat, helping global technology partners build trusted, proven, and secure solutions on Red Hat platforms. His work focuses on strengthening the bridge between community innovation and enterprise reliability — ensuring that certified partner products deliver confidence to customers everywhere.

A community-driven leader, Rajan believes in empowering people through technology, connection, curiosity, and collaboration. He is personally passionate about thought leadership, coaching, mentoring, and nurturing psychologically safe teams where creativity thrives, and performance outperforms.

Outside of work, you’ll find him travelling across the world, exploring new places & culture, capturing moments through his lens, vibing to offbeat music, or sharing good energy with the communities he’s part of.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajandshah/