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Promoting and strengthening the Free and Open Source Software ecosystem in India.

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The DPDPA rules dropped last month, we all had a dozen questions and more.

Join us this Saturday for an unpacking session that breaks down the applicability, obligations, rights, ops, penalties, and all things in between.

RSVP here […]

[Original post on mas.to]
December 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A 1+1 this #forklorefriday, meet Murtaza Aliakbar and Mohammed Hussian of Rethink DNS!

https://github.com/celzero/rethink-app

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December 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This week in #forklore, meet Safedep and Abhisek Datta

Built to help protect against open source software supply chain attacks, if open-source is a buffet, SafeDep is your food-safety inspector 🙂

Head to Forklore and check out in full :)
https://forklore.in/maintainers/abhisek
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
#indiarunsonfoss brings you excerpts and case studies from the latest report by the National Law School of India University.

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November 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This week in #indiarunsonfoss, meet Kalvium :)

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November 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This week in #forklore, meet Nikhil Kothari and Raven.

Raven is an open-source team chat that actually scales past “hey, check the last message” and effortlessly integrates with your ERP.

Head to Forklore, check out the profile in full!

https://forklore.in/maintainers/nikkothari22
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
#indiarunsonfoss brings you excerpts and case studies from the latest report by the National Law School of India University. #unitedbyfoss

https://files.fossunited.org/FOSSUnited/FOSS_Report_NLSIU.pdf

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November 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
No buzzwords, just an org that quietly runs on open source and puts real money back into the ecosystem. This is a peek into how Zerodha uses (and supports) FOSS at scale.

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November 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
For today's issue of #indiarunsonfoss, meet Zerodha. 1/3
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Head to Forklore, check out Karthik's profile in full :)

https://forklore.in/maintainers/kdqed

2/2 #unitedbyfoss
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This week in #forklorefriday, meet Zaturn and Karthik Devan.

Zaturn provides tools that enable AI models to run SQL, so you don’t have to.
https://github.com/kdqed/zaturn

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November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
So we finally got around to building a proper page for our volunteers. Only took us... well, let's not talk about that.

500+ incredible people are out here making FOSS common sense in India's tech and policy worlds, and they deserve more than just a mention.

Check […]

[Original post on mas.to]
November 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
November 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
#indiarunsonfoss brings you excerpts and case studies from the latest report by the National Law School of India University.

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November 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
For today's issue of #indiarunsonfoss, meet Pupilfirst. They built an entire learning platform on FOSS, proving that transparency, trust, and tech can all sit in the same classroom.

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November 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Join the Industry Readiness Workshop on CFD, organised by FOSSEE, IIT Bombay – Walk towards the CFD industry with confidence!

A 4-day online workshop (Nov 11-14) covering OpenFOAM applications across industries, with hands-on sessions and guidance from CFD […]

[Original post on mas.to]
October 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
" #arattai vs WhatsApp: The answer to Western Big Tech is not Indian Big Tech"

📰 @rahulporuri writes in the @indianexpress

Read read read

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/arattai-vs-whatsapp-the-answer-to-western-big-tech-10299424/
October 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🚀 Tech4SocialGood Hackathon 2025

By Tech4Good Community x OASIS x FOSS United

👩‍💻 Who: Students only (Teams of 2–4)

📅 When: Sep 29 – Nov 15

🧩 3 Challenges: Athlete Management • Tournament Management • Reading Platform

🏆 Perks: Prize money • Showcase @T4GC Summit […]

[Original post on mas.to]
October 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
"If you don’t define a metric, you will never improve the metric" - Mohammad Zubair shares the Client performance lessons from scaling the matter most app

@MattermostFR
September 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Aditya bringing together ways by which foss developers can sustain themselves, e.g., consulting, grants, donations, sponsorships, hosted services, etc
September 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Aditya emphasising the importance of self-advocacy for nerds, especially necessary given the sustainability crisis in the FOSS ecosystem! #maintainersummit
September 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Kailash Nadh introducing the FLOSS/Fund by Zerodha http://floss.fund/
September 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
@badrihippo kicking off conversation around NLNet funding
September 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Ram Iyengar starting a conversation around AI and open source #maintainersummit
September 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM