GNU/Linux 101 is a beginner-friendly hands-on workshop that introduces you to the world of Linux and Open Source. Learn Linux basics, terminal commands, file management, permissions, package management, and basic shell scripting through an interactive session.

📅 14 September (Monday)
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

No prior experience is required—just come and start your Linux journey!

📩 After registration, the WhatsApp group link will be sent to your registered email address.

The Commit Theory is an interactive session exploring Free and Open Source Software, Git & GitHub, and OpenStreetMap (OSM).
We’ll look at the fundamentals of FOSS, how Git enables collaborative development,version control, how GitHub fits into the open-source workflow and how communities use OpenStreetMap (OSM) to build open geographic data. Along the way, discover how you can contribute to open-source projects and become part of the community.

Join us for the September monthly event of the FOSS United Chennai Community

Date: 19 September 2026

Time: 01:30 PM to 05:30 PM

Venue: Ideas2IT Technologies

The Maintainer Summit is a dedicated event for open-source and open-commons maintainers to get together and discuss their perspectives before IndiaFOSS. This is an unconference-style event, which means the schedule of sessions is decided upon by the attendees at the venue.

There will be a few relevant sessions for Indian Maintainers (think sustainability, grants, burnout, community) but the bulk of the schedule will be left open for the attendees. If your team would like to spend some time before IndiaFOSS to work together, we will have the space to make that happen as well.

1. This is an unconference, so scheduling will be fluid and happen at the venue.

2. Internet & Lunch will be available at the venue.

3. You can spend your time working with your colleagues as well, we will have space available for the same.

4. Please reach on time. Since this is an unconference, you don't know what you'll be missing by reaching late.

5. If you can't make it to the event, please let us know over email.
   

The organizing team is there to provide the support structure, the maintainers make the summit. This is a maintainer only event. As long as you are a core maintainer for a mid-large open-source or open-commons project, please apply. If you are unsure that you qualify - please apply.

This event is a continuation of Maintainer Meetups we've been organising throughout the year, see thread here for more details. Reach out to maintainers@fossunited.org for any clarifications.

Venue: Samagata Foundation, Church Street

MumbaiFOSS is an annual Free and Open Source Software Conference
(FOSS), with the aim of uniting the FOSS community of Mumbai, fostering
collaboration and knowledge sharing.

NOTE: This is an external paid event. Our registrations/tickets and our CFP are not handled through the FOSS United platform. Please carefully read below for details.

Submit to the CFP: https://cfp.scipy.in/scipy-india-2026

Registrations/ticket sales: opening soon!

Welcome to the SciPy India 2026 Conference, the fourteenth edition of the convening of scientific computing and research software enthusiasts in India. It brings together researchers, scientists, engineers, data scientists, students, educators, faculty and open source contributors from academia and industry, focusing on computational and data-driven work.

Programme

• Workshops: Saturday, 19 December 2026

• Conference: Sunday, 20 December 2026

Venue

• Workshops: HSB 209 and HSB 210 (Physics Department Seminar Rooms), Department of Physics, IIT Madras

• Conference: T.T. Jagannathan and A.M.M Arunachalam auditoriums, IC&SR Building, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, India

Call for proposals

We are inviting talks, workshops, and posters from across the scientific computing ecosystem. Please view details, submission information, and instructions here: https://cfp.scipy.in/scipy-india-2026/

Registrations and ticket sales

Opening soon! Stay tuned for updates via our website.

Important links

• Conference website: https://scipy.in/2026

• The SciPy India Code of Conduct: https://scipy.in/2026/coc

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): https://scipy.in/2026/faq

• About the SciPy India community: https://scipy.in and https://scipy.in/about

• Previous SciPy India conferences: https://scipy.in/past-editions

MangaloreFOSS is FOSS United Mangalore Chapter's Flagship event.