Post event report
ETHOS: Enter the hub of open source
We had our first event, ETHOS in collaboration with SRMKZILLA on 19th of October,2023.
Event Structure
- 1-1:15 PM - Opening Note
- 1:15 - 1:30 - Introduction to FOSS United
- 1:30-2:30 - A talk on open source by @iamimmanuelraj ,wherein he talked about benefits of contributing to open source,his journey and the projects he maintains. Much like the First Commit : FOSS contribution stories program
- 2:30-3:00 - Break
- 3:00-4:00 - Good open source practices, differentiating between bad,good and excellent PRs, how to make your first contribution,intro to git and github.
Report
| Registration Count | 210 |
|---|---|
| Total Attendance | 119 |
Feedback
| Participant Feedback | Session 1 | Session 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Very well organised | 4 | 5 |
| Very good | 5 | 5 |
| Good but it was very basic level ut could have been imhanced | 4 | 3 |
| nice event | 4 | 4 |
| Good | 4 | 3 |
| fine | 4 | 4 |
| IDK what was missing but couldn’t the vibe… | 3 | 2 |
| It was good and helpful but if you guys make this event as a practical it will be more useful just given lecture | 3 | 3 |
| Nothing as such | 4 | 4 |
| Decent, can improve the timming | 4 | 3 |
| Infomative but not as enjoyable | 3 | 4 |
| It was fun | 3 | 4 |
| Open source information was good, could have added more about contribtuting to it | 4 | 4 |
| Event was little too long, rest was very good | 4 | 3 |
| Very good | 5 | 5 |
| The game during the break was good | 3 | 3 |
| Good but had some basic information | 2 | 3 |
| already knew about foss and srmkzilla, good | 4 | 4 |
| new to open source, thanks for telling about foss and open source | 5 | 5 |
| git and github session was basic | 3 | 2 |
| Heard first time about pixel extended, quite informative | 4 | 4 |
Learnings
- The duration of the event should not be too long since participants lose interest by the end.
- Make sure for the event to not clash with tests,labs etc.
- The introduction to FOSS United deck ( used for FOSS meetups) seems to bore the students, just give a brief introduction to the foundation and things that are relevant to them.
- Encourage students to attend the monthly meetups.
- Keep a talk + practical workshop structure.