Birds of Feather(BoF) Beginner CC-BY-SA-4.0

United by (Free) F&B - Food & Books

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Shree Kumar

Session Description

Discussion ?

Anything goes. Free here is free as in “your” food… And feel free to get any books you want to pass onto others.

Free software + Free Food + Books = Great conference !

So what is this ? It’s a pre-lunch potluck, with books thrown in !

Each attendee (that’s your entry ticket!) needs to get a dish, which will be shared with everyone. Ideally the dish is home cooked, but we understand if that’s not feasible for everyone. We’ll probably make exceptions for store bought sweets and savouries. Let’s unite the diversity of your food and stories onto our combined table!

The menu will be coordinated on this forum thread, where we’ll keep track of the actual dish attendees are gonna bring.

Similarly for books. Want to get a book and share with others (as in give it away)? Post on the forum thread !

PS: Our *Takeaways* are *real* - have a look !

Key Takeaways

Food

Pineapple Holige
Jaggery & Peanut Laddoos
Bhakarvadi
Chocolate Mud Cake
Banana Chips
Tomato Murukku
Wheat Halwa

Books

The Nitopadesha - translated by Nitin Pai
Four Speeches by Carl Malamund
Controlled Lending by Public Libraries Under Indian Law by Lawrence Liang & Carl Malamud
Public Library Movement In India by Lawrence Liang
Mixtape Vol 3
Amar Bari, Tomar Bari, Naxalbari
The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF
The Argumentative Indian by Amartya Sen

PS: More takeaways coming soon. Wanna add to to the fun ? Head over to the forum thread and post your takeaways there.

Session Categories

Other

Talk License: CC-BY-SA-4.0

Which track are you applying for?

Main track

Speakers

Shree Kumar Independent Consultant | IndiaFOSS 2026

Shree is Co-Chair, IndiaFOSS 2026. Also, outgoing member of Governance Board of FOSS United

perry Wikimedian, OpenStreetMap contributor and Volunteer | Prav Cooperative

free software and cat memes enthusiast, privacy advocate, and Wikimedian stuck in the rabbit hole