Soham: FOSS Club SIT
Team Formation:
Core team established with 7 committed members from the 1st year.
Roles:
- Technical (2 members dedicated || 2 partial)
- Media (2 members dedicated || 1 partial)
- Events (2 members dedicated)
- Documentation (1 member dedicated || 1 partial)
- Financial (2 members partial)
Outreach progress:
Have performed unofficial outreach in form of informal Linux installations, 10-15 people are interested in the concept of FOSS. See outreach progress here. Introduction of a points system to motivate core team to keep advocating for open source.
FOSS Club SIT curriculum:
First draft of curriculum almost ready, will reach out to other technical college clubs in Pune with the same after its finalised with FOSS United and SIT. (PuneFOSS outreach)
Media Team Updates:
Media team trained in GIMP and other design software with the help of Rupankar Das
Successful launch of social media presence: Twitter Instagram Linkedin
Media Strategy:
Targetting a two-posts-per-week system (FOSS alternatives // open-source facts). Extra content planned for sem break includes Linux installation pointers, Git learning, and contribution to FOSS (triaging/PRs/etc).
Event Planning:
- Conducted a survey of activities by other Symbi clubs.
- Blueprinted the first event, 2 required for official recognition. Will post details alongside curriculum
- Inaugural event focuses on Git, Bash, and dispelling Linux misconceptions.
- Interested individuals can register by DMing core team members.
- Only prereq for RSVPing is showing the output of
cat /etc/os-release
Promotion and Reputation Building:
Focus on word of mouth, Instagram, LinkedIn, and physical promotional materials. Exploring whether to create Instagram reels to visually highlight benefits of FOSS.
Check the FOSS Club SIT thread for more details & updates.