FOSS United is a non-profit foundation that aims to promote & strengthen the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) ecosystem in India.
FOSS United organizes the annual IndiaFOSS conference. The IndiaFOSS 2024 conference featured talks on Software, Hardware, Technology Policy, and more and workshops on OpenRefine, self-hosting, etc.
FOSS Hack
FOSS United organizes the annual FOSS Hack hackathon. The hackathon is organized in a remote-friendly manner with a few physical locations where participants can hack in-person, e.g. at the SRM Institute of Technology, Chennai. The hackathon participants can create new FOSS projects or they could contribute to FOSS partner projects, like Hoppscotch.
OASIS
FOSS United is a founding member of the Open-source Alliance for Social Impact and Sustainability. OASIS is a network of organizations united by the vision that Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) can empower citizen sector organizations and communities to create positive impact at scale. Formed jointly by seven social and tech organizations – FOSS United, ASPIRe, Tech4Good Labs, Tech4Good Community, TinkerHub...