FOSS Hack 2020

FOSS Hack 2020 was the first edition of FOSS Hack, an online hackathon to promote Free and Open Source Software by bringing together students and professionals to build or extend FOSS projects.

12th & 13th Sep 2020 – Win up to ₹10L in cash

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What is FOSS Hack?

FOSS Hack 2020 is an online hackathon organized by the FOSS United Foundation to promote the creation and use of FOSS in India. We invite developers—professionals and students—from all over India to compete for a cash prize of ₹10L by building Free and Open Source software and have fun doing it.

Why Participate?

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Win up to ₹10 lakhs in cash

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Build your reputation as a hacker

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Get funds for your FOSS projects

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Get recognized by recruiters

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Share your code and have fun!

Rules in a nutshell

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All code must be written during the course of the event.

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You cannot use external APIs as the core feature.

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Your project must have a valid FOSS license.

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You can participate in groups of upto 4 people.

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The cash prize will be split among the winners at the discretion of the jury.

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Check out the rules page for more details.

Win up to ₹10 lakhs in cash

12th & 13th September 2020

Free Software for a Free Society

Introducing FOSS United and why are we doing this?

Community Partners

Organizations who help us spread the word

Speakers

Authors, maintainers and voices from the tech world.

Anand Chitipothu

Software Artisan

Shakthi Kannan

Free Software Developer

Liyas Thomas

Author of Hoppscotch

Vipul Gupta

Software Engineer, Balena

Jaskirat Singh

Founder, Codeuino

Vinit Shahdeo

Software Engineer, Postman

Volunteers

Folks running the show behind the scenes.

Kailash Nadh

Hacker, Tinkerer, CTO at Zerodha

Krutika Thakkannavar

Crafting UI/UX at Zerodha

Rushabh Mehta

Founder and CEO of Frappe

Rohan Verma

FOSS enthusiast and dev at Zerodha

Shivam Mishra

Making Free Software at Frappe

Shridhar Patil

Developer at Zerodha

Vishal Arya

Community Engagement at FOSS United

FAQs

What is the format of the hackathon?

This will be an online hackathon. We will live stream a dashboard of commits, PRs and issues of participants' code repositories. During the course of the event, there will be bite sized talks from people from various organizations.

I am not a student, can I particpate?

Yes. The prize pool will be divided among the winners based on the merit of projects at the discretion of the jury.

What can I build?

Anything Free and Open Source. The goal of this hackathon is to engage with developers and encourage them to collaborate and build software for public good.

Can I contribute to existing projects?

Yes. Contributions in true spirit is something we would love to see. Please make sure you adhere to the contribution guidelines of the project you are contributing to.

Can I discuss ideas and collaborate publicly?

Yes. Feel free to discuss, solicit ideas, seek collaborations, and build teams however you want.

Where can I find all the rules of the event?

They are described on the rules page. Participants should also adhere to the code of conduct.