# Organisation **URL:** https://forum.fossunited.org/c/organisation/17.md [Latest](https://forum.fossunited.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fossunited.org/categories.md) --- ## [Starting a FOSS United Chapter in your city](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/starting-a-foss-united-chapter-in-your-city/2847)
**Author:** [@ansh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ansh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [2 February 2024 09:48 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/starting-a-foss-united-chapter-in-your-city/2847 "2024-02-02T09:48:59Z")
This thread serves as a collection of resources for people interested in kickstarting a FOSS chapter, the first step to which is usually conducting FOSS meetups every month and host a conference every year. What are FOS… --- ## [How can I contribute to FOSS United?](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/how-can-i-contribute-to-foss-united/1612)
**Author:** [@fossdot](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/fossdot)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [19 March 2024 09:43 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/how-can-i-contribute-to-foss-united/1612 "2024-03-19T09:43:29Z")
Events - FOSS United conducts annual and monthly events. Individuals can volunteer at the events in the following categories. Volunteering in yearly events (FOSS Hack, IndiaFOSS Conference). Website design and dev… --- ## [About the Organisation category](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/about-the-organisation-category/774)
**Author:** [@fossdot](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/fossdot)\ **Replies:** 0
This category is for meta discussions pertaining to the organisation itself. --- ## [Upvote: Rahul, Resign! \[Signature Campaign\]](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/upvote-rahul-resign-signature-campaign/9491)
**Author:** [@Shree\_Kumar](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Shree_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 October 2026 15:36 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/upvote-rahul-resign-signature-campaign/9491 "2026-10-23T15:36:35Z")
Rahul, Resign! \[Signature Campaign\] Dear Community, and all concerned, I have been fortunate to know many of you. I have been volunteering at FOSS United for the past almost two years, in some capacities. I was on the f… --- ## [Notes from the Governing Board meetings](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/notes-from-the-governing-board-meetings/5625)
**Author:** [@ashlesh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ashlesh)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [20 October 2026 06:29 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/notes-from-the-governing-board-meetings/5625 "2026-10-20T06:29:51Z")
Hi, the first Governing Board (GB) call happened Wednesday, April 16, from 7:30 PM to 9 PM. All of the members of the GB were on the call - @Bodhish\_Thomas ,@Bowrna\_Prabhakaran ,@Nemo ,@Swastik\_Baranwal and @Shree\_Kumar … --- ## [FOSS United Platform Monthly Tech report](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/foss-united-platform-monthly-tech-report/6431)
**Author:** [@Dilip\_G](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Dilip_G)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [1 October 2026 10:33 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/foss-united-platform-monthly-tech-report/6431 "2026-10-01T10:33:40Z")
Hi everyone, I’m Dilip (aka Zororg | user: @idlip), I bring in the first Tech report from FossUnited Platform. Here on, we will be publishing our monthly Tech report for progress and catching up. Hopefully it aids in t… --- ## [Budget and planning for FY 26-27](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/budget-and-planning-for-fy-26-27/8538)
**Author:** [@Soham\_Kulkarni](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Soham_Kulkarni)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [25 July 2026 14:01 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/budget-and-planning-for-fy-26-27/8538 "2026-07-25T14:01:47Z")
I was going through these 2 forum threads: And noticed that the 26-27 thread hasn’t been created. I found these extremely insightful as a volunteer in the org, hoping the board/team publishes this year’s info soon. @S… --- ## [Club Introduction: CodeEX — The Student R&D Coding Sandbox at SSSIHL](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/club-introduction-codeex-the-student-r-d-coding-sandbox-at-sssihl/8081)
**Author:** [@sai\_pradyumna\_thiriv](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/sai_pradyumna_thiriv)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [31 May 2026 09:16 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/club-introduction-codeex-the-student-r-d-coding-sandbox-at-sssihl/8081 "2026-05-31T09:16:09Z")
Hello FOSS United Community! I am Sai Pradyumna, President of CodeEX, the student-led programming club at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL). We are excited to join the FOSS United community. Rather t… --- ## [2026 Notes on Partnership Conversations/Presence at events](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/2026-notes-on-partnership-conversations-presence-at-events/7546)
**Author:** [@ansh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ansh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [15 April 2026 04:31 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/2026-notes-on-partnership-conversations-presence-at-events/7546 "2026-04-15T04:31:58Z")
This forum thread will be used to document conversations about partnerships that we have with other organizations and communities. These could be one-off meetings, or outcomes that come out of our presence at events. Pl… --- ## [RFC: The Ten Rupee FOSS fund](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/rfc-the-ten-rupee-foss-fund/6533)
**Author:** [@Shree\_Kumar](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Shree_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [9 March 2026 11:55 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/rfc-the-ten-rupee-foss-fund/6533 "2026-03-09T11:55:58Z")
Funding FOSS projects must be affordable, simple, and convenient. Enter The Ten Rupee FOSS Fund. Are you in ? Say YES to… poll Frequently Answered Questions Q: Why this fund ? A: Free software isn’t free. It can … --- ## [\[RFC\] FOSS United Grants thesis](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/rfc-foss-united-grants-thesis/6744)
**Author:** [@ansh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ansh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [22 January 2026 05:19 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/rfc-foss-united-grants-thesis/6744 "2026-01-22T05:19:51Z")
We have prepared the first working draft of the FOSS United grants thesis. A thesis (usually called an investment thesis) is “a reasoned argument for a particular investment strategy”. While FOSS United is not a VC and … --- ## [Hiring through FOSS United](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/hiring-through-foss-united/6043)
**Author:** [@ansh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ansh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [3 January 2026 08:54 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/hiring-through-foss-united/6043 "2026-01-03T08:54:04Z")
Over the past few years, FOSS United has grown into one of India’s most active open source communities. As open source becomes a key part of tech hiring, we’re exploring how organisations can meaningfully engage with the… --- ## [FOSS United Community Calls - 2025](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/foss-united-community-calls-2025/5594)
**Author:** [@ansh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ansh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [25 December 2025 03:13 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/foss-united-community-calls-2025/5594 "2025-12-25T03:13:54Z")
After a long time and on request from various city volunteers, we are bringing back FOSS United Community calls. This thread contains information about the monthly calls conducted by the FOSS United volunteers. The idea… --- ## [\[RFC\] Invited Talks Policy, Guidelines and Procedure](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/rfc-invited-talks-policy-guidelines-and-procedure/5999)
**Author:** [@Shree\_Kumar](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Shree_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [3 November 2025 11:33 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/rfc-invited-talks-policy-guidelines-and-procedure/5999 "2025-11-03T11:33:36Z")
The governing board (GB) has been discussing a policy for invited talks. This has been discussed in this post, and also here. A policy is needed to ensure some level of consistency. We are posting the proposed policy h… --- ## [Proposal to Start FOSS United Chapter in Kozhikode](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/proposal-to-start-foss-united-chapter-in-kozhikode/6539)
**Author:** [@akshay\_k.a](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/akshay_k.a)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [24 September 2025 15:28 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/proposal-to-start-foss-united-chapter-in-kozhikode/6539 "2025-09-24T15:28:46Z")
Hello everyone, I’m Akshay K.A., Campus Lead of μLearn at MAMO College and a Core Team Member of FOSS Club MAMO College. Over the past few years, I’ve been actively involved in student-led communities and open-source in… --- ## [\[RFC\] Revamping the FOSS pledge](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/rfc-revamping-the-foss-pledge/5617)
**Author:** [@ansh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ansh)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [23 September 2025 16:54 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/rfc-revamping-the-foss-pledge/5617 "2025-09-23T16:54:37Z")
TL;DR - We are proposing a revamp of the FOSS pledge. Please share your thoughts on the requirements for member companies that sign the pledge. In 2022, the FOSS United foundation launched a FOSS Pledge in an attempt t… --- ## [(Internal) Annual Report 2024-2025](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/internal-annual-report-2024-2025/6470)
**Author:** [@rahulporuri](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/rahulporuri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 September 2025 06:40 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/internal-annual-report-2024-2025/6470 "2025-09-15T06:40:21Z")
Call to Action FY 2025-2026 IndiaFOSS We’re pretty late for a Call to Action on IndiaFOSS. By the time you read this annual report, we might have run out of Tickets. But it’s still worth checking out the IndiaFOSS 2025 … --- ## [Notes from ConfConf](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/notes-from-confconf/6194)
**Author:** [@fossdot](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/fossdot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [8 August 2025 06:10 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/notes-from-confconf/6194 "2025-08-08T06:10:56Z")
--- ## [Budget and planning for FY 25-26](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/budget-and-planning-for-fy-25-26/5959)
**Author:** [@rushabh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/rushabh)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [9 July 2025 03:43 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/budget-and-planning-for-fy-25-26/5959 "2025-07-09T03:43:27Z")
Since this was not posted publicly, I think we should disclose the budget and numbers for this year like we did last year. Also I think each of the staff members need to share what will they “deliver” for the salaries t… --- ## [Fossunited.org matrix server](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/fossunited-org-matrix-server/5868)
**Author:** [@James\_Reilly](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/James_Reilly)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [19 June 2025 07:32 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/fossunited-org-matrix-server/5868 "2025-06-19T07:32:09Z")
The FOSS United Telegram seems to have only a few active participants with other random people dropping in. I’m proposing that FOSS United move off (?) Telegram and shift to using Matrix primarily Matrix has its drawbac… --- ## [Electing a FOSSUnited Governing Board](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/electing-a-fossunited-governing-board/3569)
**Author:** [@Ram\_Iyengar](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Ram_Iyengar)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [15 May 2025 17:35 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/electing-a-fossunited-governing-board/3569 "2025-05-15T17:35:27Z")
'Tis the year of elections! The European parliament, various countries such as USA, France, and UK are all hosting key elections this year. Closer to home, we just concluded our own general elections. By nature, a body s… --- ## [FOSS United Project Grants - 2025](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/foss-united-project-grants-2025/4830)
**Author:** [@ansh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ansh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [6 May 2025 10:39 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/foss-united-project-grants-2025/4830 "2025-05-06T10:39:45Z")
FOSS United is pleased to announce a follow-on grant of ₹7,00,000 to Rethink DNS, a FOSS DNS resolver that helps make the internet a safer and more transparent place. Read the detailed announcement here - --- ## [Collaboration Request from FOSS Society – SRMIST Trichy](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/collaboration-request-from-foss-society-srmist-trichy/5653)
**Author:** [@madann\_priyan](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/madann_priyan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [1 May 2025 12:53 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/collaboration-request-from-foss-society-srmist-trichy/5653 "2025-05-01T12:53:44Z")
Hi FOSS United Team, I’m Madannpriyan Nepolean, President of the FOSS Society at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Trichy Campus. We’re a student-led community dedicated to promoting free and open-source software… --- ## [2025 notes on partnership conversations](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/2025-notes-on-partnership-conversations/5533)
**Author:** [@rahulporuri](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/rahulporuri)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [18 April 2025 04:37 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/2025-notes-on-partnership-conversations/5533 "2025-04-18T04:37:14Z")
As part of our mission to promote and support the Indian FOSS ecosystem, we meet and talk to people from the FOSS and FOSS-adjacent ecosystems throughout the year. Over the past year, we had conversations with for-profit… --- ## [\[Draft\] FOSS United 2025 Strategy](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/draft-foss-united-2025-strategy/4725)
**Author:** [@rahulporuri](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/rahulporuri)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [27 December 2024 11:35 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/draft-foss-united-2025-strategy/4725 "2024-12-27T11:35:13Z")
If you wish to download this as a documents, please use this file from NextCloud - https://nextcloud.fossunited.org/s/mK8ArR8TYtXpweE If you wish to use a Google account to leave comments on the strategy, please use thi… --- ## [Expanding Diversity efforts](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/expanding-diversity-efforts/4684)
**Author:** [@Ruchika](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Ruchika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [19 December 2024 07:45 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/expanding-diversity-efforts/4684 "2024-12-19T07:45:29Z")
After IndiaFOSS 2024, one of our primary focuses is on expanding our diversity initiatives and working on increasing diverse participation in all of our initiatives be it FOSS Clubs, Meetups, CityFOSS Conferences, IndiaF… --- ## [Open Source Pledge - India Edition?](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/open-source-pledge-india-edition/4171)
**Author:** [@Nemo](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Nemo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [9 December 2024 13:56 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/open-source-pledge-india-edition/4171 "2024-12-09T13:56:16Z")
There was a FOSS United FOSS Pledge, which got some initial traction, but it wasn’t really binding and I don’t think it is being pursued anymore. Open Source Pledge is a recent effort which takes the same idea, and ma… --- ## [2024 Notes on partnership conversations](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/2024-notes-on-partnership-conversations/3392)
**Author:** [@rahulporuri](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/rahulporuri)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [8 December 2024 20:10 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/2024-notes-on-partnership-conversations/3392 "2024-12-08T20:10:50Z")
Members of the FOSS United Community and employees of the FOSS United Foundation regularly have conversations about partnerships. These could be conversations about financial support from for-profit companies like Frappe… --- ## [\[RFC\] Invited talks at FOSS United events](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/rfc-invited-talks-at-foss-united-events/4651)
**Author:** [@ansh](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/ansh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [29 November 2024 15:34 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/rfc-invited-talks-at-foss-united-events/4651 "2024-11-29T15:34:46Z")
Invited talks at FOSS United events Deadline for RFC - 23rd November, 2024 This is a SOP for invited talks /speakers at FOSS United events. This is currently how talks happen at our events - A public Call for Proposal… --- ## [Support needed in WCI 2025 Bid for Kochi](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/support-needed-in-wci-2025-bid-for-kochi/4217)
**Author:** [@Manoj\_Karingamadathi](https://forum.fossunited.org/u/Manoj_Karingamadathi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [28 November 2024 06:58 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/support-needed-in-wci-2025-bid-for-kochi/4217 "2024-11-28T06:58:33Z")
For Conducting WikiConference India 2025, Behalf Wikimedians of Kerala Usergroup, our open knowledge volunteer community is pitching the bid for Kochi. Please go through Proposal and comment your opinion, feedbacks and s… [Next page](https://forum.fossunited.org/c/organisation/17.md?page=1)