May 2025

FOSS United Monthly Newsletter!

 · 3 min read

Hello FOSS Enthusiast!
Welcome to our monthly newsletter from FOSS United!
Before we take you through the updates for this month: check on your friends and loved ones. Verify news before amplifying it. Not 100% sure? Don’t forward it. A reminder to also regularly check for updates from local authorities, and stay safe.

Highlights from FOSS United:



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

  • Be Part of IndiaFOSS 2025 — Your Way!

    • Tickets are now live for IndiaFOSS 2025, happening from 19 to 21 September in Bengaluru. A limited number are available, so grab yours while they last.
    • Want to do more than just attend? The Call for Proposals is open. Talks, workshops, demos — if it sparks curiosity, we want to hear about it.

  • Revamping the FOSS Pledge
    In 2025, we want to bring back the FOSS Pledge — clearer, better, and bigger. The new draft encourages public acknowledgements of FOSS usage, annual contribution reports, and discussions around financial support models.

  • Meet the Maintainers: 31 Days, 31 Stories
    This #MaintainerMay, we’re bringing you one FOSS Maintainer story from India every day. From lesser-known gems to community favourites, this is our way of celebrating the people behind the code.
    Follow along on the forum, and catch updates on Mastodon, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

  • Updates on FOSS United Grants

    • We are supporting Malhar, a fast fuzzy text search engine developed by Anubhav Nain. Read the full post about the INR 3 lakh grant and what’s next.
    • We are also supporting OSM India to continue mapping the world, one chai stop at a time. Learn more about our grant to user/contrapunctus.

  • FOSSHack 2025: First Set of Results Are Out
    From a crowd of brilliant projects, a few stood out for their impact, clarity, and effort. More announcements coming soon, so stay tuned!


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

  • Sugar: Simplifies working with containers across multiple projects

  • Nixopus: Simplified VPS management platform

  • Logchef: Lightweight, single-binary log analytics interface for ClickHouse

  • inltk: Natural Language Toolkit for Indic Languages

  • Curvit: Create light curves from UVIT data

News and More


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, suggestions, or need further information, feel free to reach out at foundation@fossunited.org.

We invite you to join our Telegram group. It's a fantastic way to stay connected with the FOSS United community and be the first to know about our latest initiatives.

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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