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Community-run conference reports operational plans: a new open-source platform launches January 2024 with code on GitHub (repo slforceUnited), IndiaFOSS 3.0 mobilizes 30+ volunteers and eleven industry partners to fund events, and scholarships run quarterly covering ~80% of a ~₹30,000 public-policy course. Proposals include city-level IndiaForce, 100 project stalls, contributor sprints and kid workshops, targets to raise India’s contributor share to 1-in-8 in major projects, and regional-language docs.
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chapters (23)
- 0:00F United open mic
- 1:49Community vision
- 2:13Personal growth in community
- 4:24Three years of growth
- 8:26From intern to leader
- 11:19Workshops and ticket sales
- 12:20Local chapter participation
- 13:23Reviving mentorship
- 15:13Finding belonging in free software
- 16:58Why join F United
- 19:27Projects and mentorship
- 20:20Indian open source growth
- 21:48OpenStreetMap role
- 22:31Spreading India Force
- 23:13Meaning of free software
- 24:59Freedom vs cost debate
- 25:19Non-technical volunteering
- 26:44New open source platform
- 28:30Policy challenges
- 31:30India Force 4.0 format
- 34:46Workshop logistics
- 35:29Sustaining F United
- 39:07Crowdfunding
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