🛠️ Call for FOSS Stalls - TOSSConf26

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Dear FOSS Enthusiast,

We’re excited to announce TOSSConf26, Tamil Nadu’s Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) conference, happening on July 25th, 2026!

As part of the celebration of open knowledge and community collaboration, we are opening up stall registrations for developers, contributors, and organizations involved in FOSS.

Whether you’re a

• FOSS tool developer
• Maintainer of an open source project
• Indie creator of FOSS-based games
• Organization contributing to or promoting open source
• Team showcasing your open tools or ideas
• College or community group working on FOSS…

We welcome you to set up a stall!
Use this opportunity to

• Showcase your project to a live audience
• Demo your tools and get real feedback
• Build your contributor base
• Connect with fellow developers and enthusiasts
• Inspire the next wave of open source innovation

Each stall can comprise minimum of 1 member to maximum of 3 members. You can bring a standee, posters that you might need for the event.

For queries please contact,

Syed Jafer - 9176409201

Venue:

:date: Date: July 11th, 2026
:round_pushpin: Venue: Location: Off, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Kamaraj Nagar, Semmancheri, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600119
:world_map: Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8b4cEB1uKFXeBGYF6

:rocket: Want to set up a stall? Please fill in the details below

• Name:
• Email:
• Phone (optional):
• Stall Topic / Title:
• GitHub / GitLab / Any VC Repo (if any):
• Short Description (2-4 lines about your stall/project/tool):
• Do you have access to a Linux machine for the demo session?

:warning: All demos must be shown only using a Linux machine (Windows and macOS are not allowed).

If you don’t have a Linux machine, we can provide one for you…

Let’s make this celebration of Free and Open Source a memorable one.

Join the movement. Share what you build. Inspire the community.

For queries please contact,

Syed Jafer - 9176409201

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We’d be interested to put up a stall about OSM + Wikimedia Commons Android app.

• Name: Kaartic and Haressh
• Email: kaarticsivaraam91196@gmail.com
• Phone (optional):
• Stall Topic / Title: You Can Become a Cartographer — Map What’s Around You
• GitHub / GitLab / Any VC Repo (if any):
• Short Description (2-4 lines about your stall/project/tool): Chennai’s maps are incomplete — missing lakes, walking tracks, wheelchair ramps, and accessible toilets. People navigate blind. You can fix that. Add Tamil street names, map your neighbourhood, contribute accessibility data. While you’re at it, photograph landmarks and upload them to Wikimedia Commons — your images become the face of these places for the world. Your data is yours — not Google’s, not any corporation’s. OSM and Wikimedia live on no single server, owned by no one, switched off by no one. That’s data sovereignty.
• Do you have access to a Linux machine for the demo session?: Yes

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  • Name: NammaFlutter | Flutter Chennai
    • Email: nammaflutter@gmail.com, hello@nammaflutter.com
    • Phone (optional): +91 9500002612
    • Stall Topic / Title: NammaFlutter | NammaWallet
    • GitHub / GitLab / Any VC Repo (if any): github[dot]com/namma-flutter
    • Short Description (2-4 lines about your stall/project/tool): Namma Flutter is a community of Flutter Developers in and around Tamil Nadu, Namma Flutter strongly believes in open source and the spirit of community and we have built 4+ Open Source Products like: NammaWallet(iOS, Android), flutterinterview[dot]dev, bingo.nammaflutter[dot]com, nammaflutter[dot]com and so much more Flutter games.
    • Do you have access to a Linux machine for the demo session? No please provide if possible.
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  • Name: FOSSUnited Chennai
    • Email: chennai@fossunited.org
    • Stall Topic / Title: FOSSUnited Chennai
    • GitHub / GitLab / Any VC Repo (if any): FOSS United Chennai · GitHub
    • Short Description (2-4 lines about your stall/project/tool): FOSSUnited Chennai is a community that promotes Free and Open Source Software through meetups, workshops, and events. We help people connect, showcase projects, and contribute to open source. We also maintain community projects like tamilnadu.tech and podu.pics.

• Do you have access to a Linux machine for the demo session? Yes

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• Name: Kamalraaj Senthilkumar & Srinivas Thammana

• Email: kr07.work@gmail.com

• Phone (optional): +91 9384978318

• Stall Topic / Title: ZenMode, An aesthetic & mindful open source launcher for android

• GitHub / GitLab / Any VC Repo (if any): GitHub - ThammanaSrinivas/zenmode: Minimalist Android Launcher · GitHub

• Short Description (2-4 lines about your stall/project/tool): ZenMode is a FOSS Android launcher built for digital minimalism. It brings amaidhi (peace) to your smartphone experience by blocking out the noise and letting you control your focus.

• Do you have access to a Linux machine for the demo session? No

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• Name: Prasanth
• Email: prasanthrkkp2001@gmail.com
• Stall Topic / Title: Say No to Bloatware
• GitHub / GitLab / Any VC Repo (if any): https://github.com/PRASANTH-R17/SayNoToBloatware

• Short Description (2–4 lines about your stall/project/tool): Modern Android phones offer feature-rich custom UIs, but they also come bundled with OEM apps, carrier software, advertising, promotional, adware, and tracking services that users cannot remove through standard Android settings. Say No to Bloatware is an open source toolkit that automatically analyzes installed packages to identify unwanted applications and helps users safely disable or uninstall pre-installed applications, delivering a cleaner, faster, and bloat-free Android experience without sacrificing the features of their custom UI.

• Do you have access to a Linux machine for the demo session? No

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Hi All, The Date of the conference is been moved to July 23, 24, 25th.

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Name: Sundaresh Prasanna Chandran
• Email: sundareshchandran@gmail.com
• Stall Topic / Title: Neer Vazhvu - Urban water intelligence for Indian cities
• GitHub / GitLab / Any VC Repo (if any): Neer Vazvu repo

• Short Description (2–4 lines about your stall/project/tool): An open-source platform that turns public water data into actionable intelligence for Indian cities. Live for Chennai, Madurai, and Bengaluru today, with more cities on the way. Tracks reservoir levels, groundwater health, river water quality, flood risk, sewerage infrastructure, and water body loss across Indian cities. Each city’s dashboard reflects what’s actually knowable for that city - so Chennai surfaces CMWSSB-fed days-of-water-left + 5-factor ward risk, Madurai surfaces a Vaigai allocation hero + 3-factor ward risk because its dams are irrigation-primary. Bengaluru surfaces a Cauvery-pumping hero (BWSSB lifts treated water 100 km from T.K. Halli, so reservoir storage is not the right runway metric), layered on the IISc 80-ward stress overlay, since all 6 Bangalore Urban CGWB blocks are overexploited.

• Do you have access to a Linux machine for the demo session? Yes

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Name: Vivekanandan KS

Email: ksvdevksv@gmail.com

Phone: 9344883098

Stall topic:
Sub stall 1) Nix ecosystem of projects
Sub stall 2) Holos Social: Self Host Fediverse server in your pocket without the hassle

Short description:
Sub stall 1) The stall will list and explain some of the projects in the Nix ecosystem, thus letting audience gain exposure on the existence of modern workflows and toolchains. Also this stall will act as a post clarification zone for previous day’s workshop attendees too helping them gain much more into the nix ecosystem

Sub stall 2) The stall will explain why-s and how-s of holos social app which will let u self host a fediverse server instance in your mobile / desktop. It’ll create awareness about decentralised and federated platforms etc etc

Note:
I just want one stall, coz I’ll sit with one laptop and will explain both the topics whichever the audience ask for. So technically the space of one stall, but I’m creating awareness about 2 different projects.

Linux machine?
Yes, I have a Linux machine

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Name: badrihippo (me) and VishnuSanal
Email & XMPP: badrihippo@disroot.org
Stall Topic: Prav
Codeberg Repo: prav/prav: Prav Android client rebased on latest version of Conversations app (https://conversations.im). - Codeberg.org
Short Description: In this stall, we will showcase the Prav app and also provide information on how FOSS clubs and other communities can join XMPP or selfhost their own XMPP servers. Prav is a privacy-friendly, community-run messaging service powered by the XMPP standard.

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•Name: Hari Prasanth S

• Email: hari@mahathaan.com

• Phone (optional): —

• Stall Topic / Title: Python Official Documentation In Tamil

• GitHub / GitLab / Any VC Repo (if any): GitHub - Terminal-Joint/python-docs-ta: python docs in tamil · GitHub

• Short Description (2-4 lines about your stall/project/tool): This stall explores the engineering and community workflows behind PyTamil, an initiative translating the official Python documentation into Tamil. I will share About the Uses of this translation Project, Details about this Documentation, Impact of this project, Why this project never ends, how we manage repository architecture, establish standardized technical Tamil terminology, and coordinate contributors to make programming truly accessible in our native language Tamil. Attendees will learn About the Uses and to Work in this project.

• Do you have access to a Linux machine for the demo session? NO

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Name: Bharath Kumar

Email: bharathjp02@gmail (dot) com

Phone (Optional): +91 6379478168

Stall Topic / Title: Thirukkural Daily Widget – An Open Source Android App for Daily Thirukkural

GitHub: GitHub - Abez-B/thirukkural-daily-widget-: A beautiful, cross-platform Thirukkural Daily flashcard widget for Linux (Eww/Conky) and Android. · GitHub

F-Droid: Thirukkural Daily Widget | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Short Description:

Thirukkural Daily Widget is a fully open-source Android application that brings a new Thirukkural to users every day through a clean home-screen widget and minimal interface. The project is distributed via F-Droid and aims to make one of Tamil’s greatest literary works more accessible using Free and Open Source Software. The stall will include a live demo, a walkthrough of the project’s architecture, and information on how the community can contribute.

Linux Machine for Demo: Yes

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Stalls Entry is officially closed.

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Name:Sanjay, Gokul, Dhanush

Email:Sanjaysugumar2005@gmail.com

Stall Topic: Organic Maps & F-Droid

Short Description:
Explore the world of open-source applications with Organic Maps and
F-Droid. Discover how Organic Maps provides offline, privacy-focused navigation, while F-Droid offers a trusted app store for free and open-source Android applications. Visit our stall for live demonstrations and explore secure, privacy-friendly alternatives to popular apps.

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• Name: Shobika and Keerthana
• Email: shobika8003@gamil.com
• Phone (optional):
• Stall Topic / Title: React.js: Building Modern Web Applications
• GitHub / GitLab / Any VC Repo (if any): GitHub - shobi1808/Payilagam: Payilagam · GitHub
• Short Description (2-4 lines about your stall/project/tool): This stall introduces the fundamentals of React.js, including components, JSX, props, state, and React Hooks. Visitors will learn how React helps build modern, reusable, and interactive web applications through simple demonstrations and examples.
• Do you have access to a Linux machine for the demo session? No

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Name: Radhakrishnan, Vinothkumar, Kiruthiga
Email: kumarvinoth11971@gmail.com
Stall Topic / Title: Gitlab
GitHub / GitLab / Any VC Repo : resume / resume_ht · GitLab
Short Description : GitLab is a web-based DevOps platform that provides Git-based version control and source code management. It enables developers to collaborate, track code changes, and manage software projects efficiently. GitLab also supports Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) to automate building, testing, and deployment. It offers features such as branching, merging, issue tracking, and code reviews. Overall, GitLab streamlines the complete software development lifecycle from planning to deployment.
Linux Machine for Demo: Yes

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Name: Raghul Narayaanan S and Vishwa V

Email: sraghul1006@gmail.com

Phone No: 9092466402

Stall Topic: LibreOffice- It’s an open source and free software alternate for paid MS Office

Short description: LibreOffice is honestly a lifesaver if you’re tired of paying for Microsoft Office subscriptions. It’s a completely free, open-source office suite that does pretty much everything Word, Excel, and PowerPoint can do. The best part is that it works perfectly fine on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and you can open or save files directly as standard Word documents or spreadsheets ,so you won’t have issues sharing files with others.

Do you have access to a Linux machine for the demo session? Yes

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Name: Alaguselvan, Akilan and Muthukumarasamy
• Email:muthukumarasamy.thangavel@gmail.com
• Phone (optional):9150117771
• Stall Topic / Title: Linux Open source

• Short Description (2-4 lines about your stall/project/tool): Provides strong security and stability, making it suitable for servers and development environments. Allows users to freely use, modify, and distribute the operating system. Backed by a large global community and a wide range of software tools.
• Do you have access to a Linux machine for the demo session? Yes