Participants are requested to register their details here,
https://register.ilugc.in
Call for Speakers
Hi,
Indian Linux Users Group, Chennai (ILUGC) has been spreading awareness on Free/Open Source Software (F/OSS) in Chennai since January 1998.
We usually meet on the second Saturday of every month, and for the month of December, we shall meet on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 1500 IST.
We are inviting speakers to give a talk on software, tools, workflow and share their experiences on Free/Libre and Open Source Software. We have had the opportunity to witness talks from school kids to senior professors and from freshers to experienced software developers at ILUGC meetups.
Please provide the following details if you are interested to give a talk:
Topic:
Description:
Duration:
Full Name:
About Yourself:
Make sure you use a GNU/Linux laptop for any demo and talk on
Free/Open source Software.
Entry is free
Talk 0
Topic: Talos: A modern OS for Kubernetes
Description: Talos is a secure, immutable and minimal operating system for Kubernetes. It uses a declarative configuration for fast deployments and can be API managed. It removes configuration drift by treating infrastructure as code. It is free and open source software, production-ready and supported by Sidero Labs. In this session, we will learn and explore the salient features of Talos.
Duration: 45 minutes
Full Name: Shakthi Kannan
About Yourself: A Free Software enthusiast.
Talk 1
Topic: IRC, Tilde Communities and Social Computing
Description: Providing a general overview of IRC clients and how they formed the basis of social computing
Duration: 45 minutes
Full Name: Irfan Jalal
About Yourself: A linux user
Talk 2
Topic: The problem I faced while booting Linux
Description: Explanation of Linux commands applied during issue resolution.
Duration: 10-15 mints
Full Name: Gopinathan Asokan
About Yourself: Free Software Activist
Hi,
Indian Linux Users Group, Chennai [ ILUGC ] has been spreading awareness on Free/Open Source Software (F/OSS) in Chennai since January 1998.
For the month of December 2025, we shall meet Physically at Indian Institute Of Technology Madras (IITM), Aerospace Engineering. Registered participants arriving at IITM gates need to tell that you are there to attend “ILUGC Monthly Meet” so that IITM security will verify your details and allow you to get in.
Date: December 13, 2025
Time: 15:00 (3.00 PM) IST
Place: Room No.3, Aerospace Engineering, IITM.
OSM: OpenStreetMap
GM: Google Maps
Talk 0
Topic: Talos: A modern OS for Kubernetes
Description: Talos is a secure, immutable and minimal operating system for Kubernetes. It uses a declarative configuration for fast deployments and can be API managed. It removes configuration drift by treating infrastructure as code. It is free and open source software, production-ready and supported by Sidero Labs. In this session, we will learn and explore the salient features of Talos.
Duration: 45 minutes
Full Name: Shakthi Kannan
About Yourself: A Free Software enthusiast.
Talk 1
Topic: IRC, Tilde Communities and Social Computing
Description: Providing a general overview of IRC clients and how they formed the basis of social computing
Duration: 45 minutes
Full Name: Irfan Jalal
About Yourself: A linux user
Talk 2
Topic: The problem I faced while booting Linux
Description: Explanation of Linux commands applied during issue resolution.
Duration: 10-15 mints
Full Name: Gopinathan Asokan
About Yourself: Free Software Activist
The talks will be followed by Q&A and discussions.
Thanks,
Mohan R
Here is the meeting minutes of the last monthly meeting held yesterday
https://ilugc.in/meeting-minutes-dec-2025/