October 2025

FOSS United Monthly

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Hello FOSS Enthusiast!
Welcome to our monthly newsletter from FOSS United! Your journey into the vibrant world of Free and Open Source Software begins here.
We're excited to bring you the freshest updates, news, exciting projects, policy tweaks, and the buzz around our ongoing initiatives.

Highlights from FOSS United

Wondering what's happening in FOSS United? Here are a few updates from our side:

  • IndiaFOSS 2025 is over, but the conversations aren’t :)

    3 full days of madness — starting with half a dozen pre-events, 2500 registrations, 100+ talks, 60+ project booths, and thousands of conversations.
    The madness has ended, but like we said, the conversations haven’t.

  • While we put together the polished recordings, catch the livestream playlists and here’s the IF2025 photodump.

  • ICYMI — here’s the Times of India talking about the event, the people and the projects.
    If you’d rather watch a video report, here’s our friends at MetaMonkeys sharing their IndiaFOSS experience.
    Watch the Absurd gang’s montage.
    There’s a lot more, but you can always follow the #IndiaFOSS hashtag and get the full lore.

  • There’s a new reading group in town | FOSS × Policy

    Prompted by multiple threads from IndiaFOSS, a few of us have come together to start a virtual reading group at the intersection of FOSS and public policy.
    We kick-started the pilot session with a discussion on the 2014 Policy on Adoption of OSS for the Government of India.
    Catch the notes here and stay tuned for a lot more.

  • Pre-Summit Events for AI Impact Summit 2026

    India is hosting the AI Impact Summit next year, and preparations are in full swing.
    The Summit has put out an open call for pre-events to complement the main summit.
    Here are the full details to tickle your brain this weekend.

  • What Are Digital Rights? And How Do They Impact You?

    The folks at TeamCommunity have put together a Digital Rights 101 guide — dive in to learn what digital rights are, why they matter, and how they impact you.

  • T4GC × FOSS United × OASIS: Hack for Change

    We’ve teamed up with T4GC and OASIS to bring you a student-only Hackathon with a purpose!
    Code something that matters, solve real problems, and show off your ideas at the T4GC Summit.

Key Dates:
- Registration closes: 20 Oct
- Hack sprint: 29 Oct – 4 Nov
- Winners Announcement: 7 Nov
- Showcase Your Project: 15 Nov

✨ Code with purpose. Build for impact. Be part of the change. Register now before it’s too late!

Upcoming Events

To view other upcoming and past FOSS events, visit the FOSS Events Timeline.
Our community thrives on respect, inclusivity, and collaboration — the Code of Conduct is here to guide us.

From the Community Corner

Projects
  • Dillinger: The Last Markdown Editor, Ever
  • ToolJet: The open-source foundation of ToolJet AI — build internal tools, dashboards, workflows, and AI agents
  • Signoz: An open-source Datadog or New Relic alternative — APM, logs, metrics, alerts, and more
  • Jenkins: Open source automation server
  • Elasticsearch: The open-source platform powering search, observability, and security
  • Outline: A fast, collaborative knowledge base built using React and Node.js
News and more
Grants & Opportunities

We hope you found this month's updates insightful and exciting. Your active participation and feedback are what make our community thrive.
If you have any questions, or suggestions, or need further information, feel free to reach out to us at foundation@fossunited.org

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Thank you for being an integral part of our journey. Let's keep fostering innovation and collaboration in the FOSS world.

“May the FOSS be with you.”

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Ruchika Bagde

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