In my experience, most of the clubs start with a FOSS introduction session, do a Linux installation event in between, and end with a FOSS hackathon. Apart from this, either they don’t do anything, or what they do is completely unrelated to the idea of a dedicated “FOSS Club.”
I see a lot of scope in what these clubs can achieve, and here I am presenting one of the ideas in case any club is looking for one.
Each club can start a YT channel: “FOSS CLUB <college>”
Purpose: Education, Fun, and Personal Development
What to do on the channel?
- Make content introducing and teaching FOSS tools and technologies like Ente, Frappe, Bruno, Linux etc.
- Hold panel discussions/podcasts on FOSS tech, events, news, or anything relevant
- Post event aftermaths, or even livestream the events (A phone and wifi would be enough).
…and much more.
Incentives:
- Meaningful Work: Educate and upskill yourself, your peers, and society at large.
- Inclusive Teamwork: Involves not just techies, but also those into design, video editing, scripting, etc.
- Visibility: FOSS United could feature great videos on their channels or profiles.
- Partnerships: Clubs can also collaborate with FOSS projects to create sponsored videos or segments.
Additional Pointers:
- Of course, this can be done on PeerTube as well.
- There’s already plenty of English video and text content online, making videos in regional languages could better serve the local audiences. YT’s recent update now allows uploading multiple audio tracks making multilingual videos even easier.
