FOSS Clubs [2024-2025] Roadmap, Announcements

[wisharya]

This is the proposal. We will start focusing on it after IndiaFOSS 2024. Please keep an eye on the forum for updates .

Meanwhile, feel free to share your opinion on the same thread.

Season of Commits

Having experienced the ups and downs of the First Commit program that was started to fill the gap in how people use vs contribute to FOSS, focusing mainly on the student community, I’ve observed that the way ahead for an initiative that encourages FOSS contributions from first timers is probably through something that is of the shape of GSoC/Outreachy, while being a bit different to take into account the realities of India, focusing on supporting communities that are far detached from the metrop…