TOSSConf 25 - தமிழ் கட்டற்ற மென்பொருள் மாநாடு 2025 திட்டமிடல்

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Following the 2021, 2022, 2023 conferences, the Tamil Free Software Conference can be held in 2025 as well.

Those interested in organizing the conference, please respond here.

Those interested in organizing the conference events, speeches, and workshops, please write your interests.

St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology and St. Joseph’s College of Engineering are delighted to partner by providing the venue and complimentary catering with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options.

Location: Off, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Kamaraj Nagar, Semmancheri, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600119
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8b4cEB1uKFXeBGYF6

cc: @KARTHI_M

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Website Link used for 2022

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2023’s workflow thread
Just FYI and reference

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I am interested to part of TOSSConf 2025.

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Few ides and suggestions for the event from my perspective

  • We should charge a little amount to have the consistent turn up crowd. Since food is arranged by the college we can use this for snacks and other returns like stickers back to the attendees
  • We should have more engaging workshop like activities for major time and less for tech talks.
  • Recently i have heard a event called build2learn which helps in more active learning of the concepts. We can do a open source version.
  • we can do installation fest
  • Maybe CTF kond of activities focused over linux commands or systems
  • Best ricing contest, to showcase the crowd how much linux is customizable and how cool it looks

Will post more in the coming days …

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I am confirming my interest with organising and speak on LINUX associated topics at the event : ( More interested to know - How to launch the website and registered the responses over the website - with help of Google-form / razor pay – PROCESS)
FYI: I am having skilled understandings on developing HTML static webpages with help of CSS, HTML, JS, PHP( A little theorectical understanding) - please engage with your discussions on this.
As part of planning for a event:

  1. We should create google form or razor pay subscription - QR Code to turn up the audiance for the event. 2) To make it promotional event - Rs.200 for one person, Rs.500 - for 3 person.
  2. Tossconf can be split to 2 versions - offline and online event.
  3. With Offline event - Participant can exhibit their skills via sharing the work through Video and Docuement ( with KanchiLUG logo/FOSS Logo).
    5)Along with parameshwar inputs : Can also demo 20+ LINUX applications as a demo with exhibition ( can segregate the app demo and get well prepared & documented).
  4. Workshops involved with seat capacity of 4 to 5 people - per topic enables both trainer & audiance.
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i am interested,

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After Inaugurating GLUG in St. Joseph’s St. Joseph's - Linux Awareness & GLUG Formation - #14 by syedjafer

Below are the discussion outcomes related to TOSSConf25

  1. At an initial discussion we are planning to have it on July. With both Workshops and talks (under discussion).
  2. Workshop Ideas - SelfHosting and Some items related to AI, Networking
  3. Rough head count from college is 100+.
  4. Food, Space will be provided by college. @KARTHI_M
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As an Initial Step, I have created a github organisation for TossConf25 tossconf2025 · GitHub.

If you are interested in contributing to website, posters or apps needed for tossconf25 please share your github usernames, i can send you an invite and give access.

Website : Hosted tossconf23 website using gh-pages (for initial viewable/dev purpose. Can be changed to a dedicated environment ). GitHub - tossconf2025/tossconf2025.github.io: Website for TOSS Conf. Its live in https://tossconf2025.github.io/

Going further we can update and proceed.

We can have further discussion on upcoming monthly meet on KanchiLUG Sunday.

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Discussion happened in KanchiLUG monthly meet,

Participants: Shrini, Mohan, Boopalan, Varun , Thanga Ayyanar, Bala, Akshaya, Syed Jafer.

  1. Workshop & Talks (in a same day or different day)
  2. Can talks be conducted in hybrid mode ?
  3. Another approach, 1 normal TOSS conf talks and rest of the working days with workshops.
  4. Version 1 be simple. Can be added more items with volunteers.
  5. Date need to confirmed with college.
  6. Check feasibility of a subdomain for workshop.
  7. Most of the people are interested in Workshop.
  8. We can have polling

Workshop Ideas:

  1. Self Hosting with Networking (Tailscale, DDNS)
  2. Emacs for productivity
  3. Fullstack Development with Opensource

Suggested Talks: (Need to Check with them)

  1. AI/ML - Need to check with Navneeth
  2. Raja Vasanthan
  3. Sab - IOT related.
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As a initial date of TossConf25, the proposed date is July 18 (friday), 19(saturday) . Please share your opinion on this.

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Date confirmed for TossConf25. → July 18, 19.

We can start updating the websites for CFP and other activities. Will be creating a separate Telegram group for Volunteers. Please join us for volunteering and planning and more.

Telegram Group Link: Telegram: Join Group Chat

All Discussions will be posted in this forum thread.

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Hi All,

Listed out some of the tasks here TOSSConf 2025 Planner · GitHub
We welcome you to join Telegram: Join Group Chat for contributing to tasks.

Today, we shall discuss more on KanchiLUG Weekly Discussion.

Thanks All.

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Call For Speakers is Tracked here: TossConf25 - 🎤 Call for Speakers - #2 by syedjafer

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GLUG’s Sangamam - 🐧 TossConf25 – அனைத்து தமிழ்நாடு GLUG (GNU/Linux User Group) களுக்கான அழைப்பு

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workshops will be tracked here: 🛠️ TossConf25 - Workshop அழைப்பு!

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meeting minutes

2025-04-10

Participants:
Salman
Sakhil
Thanga Ayanar
Shrini

Minutes:

website:
https://tossconf25.kaniyam.com/ is ready.
We can keep updating it once the schedule is being prepared.

We will get volunteers from SJIT college and Payilagam.

We can give the below activities for volunteers -

web site design
logo design
promotion
event organizing
Free Software Demo
GNU/Linux Installation
any other pre conf events like hackathon, game jam, OSM party, packaging party etc.

Student volunteer should colloborate with any GLUG, to do any activities.
volunteer should prepare for a talk on any FOSS sofware.
prepare slides, write a blog, make a video and then show a demo on the conf event or pre/post event.

We can have a panel discussion with all GLUG team.

GLUGs/communities should have a stall to showcase their activities with computer or banner/poster.

Freebies :

For the partipants, we can give free stickers
For the speakers and volunteers, we can print Dhuruvangal book and give it as gift.

Book - 200 Rs/per book
we can print 35 book.
200* 35 = 5000

stickers
18 * 350 = 6300

Total = 11300 INR

events :

  1. mini CTF
    plan for as a last item, if we get time.
    should host on a external server.

  2. Linux Install Fest

  3. FOSS demo stalls

  4. Book sale

Give some gift for all the people who support from collge,
like hall arrangers, cleaners, lab incharge, AV team etc.

Next,
plan for agenda
plan for stickers
plan for book print
plan for cost
plan for registration ( 100 INR min for external participants )

prepare a sheet for all the contacts, action plans and share.

plan to host a online game session for volunteers.
veloren
luanti (minetest)
xonotic
supertuxcart
0ad

Thanga ayanar will check with kalai for other network games.

plan for a OSM event, with all the volunteers.

Let us connect once in two weeks till may end.
then we can meet, weekly once, till the conference.