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'''FOSS.IN''', previously known as '''Linux Bangalore''', was an annual [[free and open source software]] (FOSS) conference, held in [[Bangalore]], [[India]] from 2001 to 2012. From 2001 to 2004, it was known as Linux Bangalore, before it took on a new name and wider focus. During its lifetime, it was one of the largest{{Citation needed|date=June 2013}} FOSS events in Asia, with participants from around the world. It focused on the technical and software side of FOSS, encouraging development and contribution to FOSS projects from India. The event was held every year in late November or early December.

==History==

===Linux Bangalore===
[[File:Atul Chitnis at FOSSdotin 2009.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Atul Chitnis]] at FOSS.IN 2009]]
[http://linux-bangalore.org/ Linux Bangalore] was India's premier Free and Open Source Software event, held annually in [[Bangalore]]. It featured talks, discussions, workshops, round-table meetings and demonstrations by Indian and international speakers, and covered a diverse spectrum of Linux and other FOSS technologies, including kernel programming, embedded systems, desktop environments, localization, databases, web applications, gaming, multimedia and community and user group development.

First held in 2001,<ref>[http://linux-bangalore.org/2001 Linux Bangalore 2001]</ref> the event saw the participation of thousands{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}} of delegates and replicated its success in [http://linux-bangalore.org/2002 2002], [http://linux-bangalore.org/2003 2003] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20061014004125/http://linux-bangalore.org/2004/ 2004].{{Citation needed|date=June 2013}} Linux Bangalore was a community-driven event, conceived, planned and built by the [[free software|free]] and [[Open-source model|open source]] community of India, and Facilitation (business)|facilitated by the [[Bangalore Linux User Group]]. The event was very popular among software developers as reflected heavily by the demographics of participants.<ref>[http://linux-bangalore.org/2004/register/stats.php Linux Bangalore 2004]</ref>

At the conclusion of LB/2004, it was announced that name of the event would change and the scope would expand to cater to a wider range of topics. On August 12, 2005, it was announced that the name of the event would be changed to FOSS.IN.{{Citation needed|date=June 2013}}

===FOSS.IN===
[[File:FOSSdotin2009 10.jpg|thumb|left|150px]]
While the Linux Bangalore conferences focused around Linux, FOSS.IN broadened the scope to all free and open source software technologies. It was founded by [[Atul Chitnis]].<ref>{{cite web
|title=Atul Chitnis - Champion of Open Source in India
|url=http://www.livemint.com/Industry/XAxZ8cLSg1XKLP5ck4mNTO/Atul-Chitnischampion-of-open-source-in-India.html
|publisher=live mint
|date=2013-06-04
|accessdate=2017-08-13
}}</ref>

===FOSS.IN/2005===
[https://web.archive.org/web/20051210035253/http://foss.in/2005/ FOSS.IN/2005] was held from November 29 to December 2, 2005, at the [[Bangalore Palace]].<ref>{{cite news
|title=Foss.in 2005 from Nov 29
|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/11/17/stories/2005111703080400.htm
|publisher=Business Line
|date=2005-11-16
|accessdate=2006-11-26
}}</ref> It had 2751 participants,<ref>{{cite web
|title=A test where copying is encouraged!
|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/30/stories/2005113002711400.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060228032317/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/30/stories/2005113002711400.htm
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2006-02-28
|date=2005-11-30
|work=[[The Hindu]]
|accessdate=2006-11-26
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title=FOSS.IN 2005 Registration Statistics
|url=http://foss.in/2005/delegates/stats.php
|publisher=FOSS.IN
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927021640/http://foss.in/2005/delegates/stats.php
|archivedate=2007-09-27
}}</ref> with more than 140<ref>{{cite book|title=Latest 101-500 Exam Questions Answers|year=2018|publisher=Anna Kate|location=Cardiff, United Kingdom|url=https://launchpad.net/~pass-certs4you-latest-lpi-101-500-exam-questions/}}</ref> speakers presenting more than 180{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}} talks, workshops, tutorials and [[birds of a feather (computing)|BOF]]s. International speakers included [[Alan Cox]], [[Harald Welte]], [[Jonathan Corbet]], [[Rasmus Lerdorf]], [[Danese Cooper]] and [[Volker Grassmuck]], among others.

===FOSS.IN/2006===
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060715202751/http://foss.in/2006/ FOSS.IN/2006] was held from November 24 to 26, 2006, at National Science Symposium Centre of the [[Indian Institute of Science]] in [[Bangalore]], India.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Spotlight to be on free software
|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/09/stories/2006110903920200.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001062238/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/09/stories/2006110903920200.htm
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2007-10-01
|date=2006-11-09
|work=[[The Hindu]]
|accessdate=2006-11-26
}}</ref> The sponsors included Ministry of Communications and Information Technology ([[Government of India]]), [[Sun Microsystems]], [[Google]], [[db4objects]], [[Wipro Technologies|Wipro]], [[Asea Brown Boveri|ABB India]], [[Centre for Development of Advanced Computing|CDAC]] among others. For the first time in the history of the event, the inaugural keynote address was delivered by an Indian developer, [[Suparna Bhattacharya]][https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122040/http://news.monstersandcritics.com/india/article_1226891.php] of [[IBM]].<ref>{{cite web
|title=Free and open source software conference begins
|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/25/stories/2006112519820300.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104101755/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/25/stories/2006112519820300.htm
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2007-01-04
|date=2006-11-25
|work=[[The Hindu]]
|accessdate=2006-11-26
}}</ref> Other speakers included [[Rasmus Lerdorf]], KDE developer [https://web.archive.org/web/20061013035737/http://people.kde.nl/aaron.html Aaron Seigo], [[Russ Nelson]], [http://www.andrewcowie.com/ Andrew Cowie], Christof Wittig of [[db4objects]], [[Harald Welte]], German kernel expert [http://www.ukuug.org/bios+profiles/CHellwig.shtml Christoph Hellwig], Sulamita Garcia of [[LinuxChix]], [[Frederick Noronha]], [[Sunil Abraham]] of [[International Open Source Network|IOSN]] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20061013040118/http://people.kde.nl/taj.html Sirtaj Singh Kang].<ref>{{cite web
|title=Bangalore readies for "one of world's largest" FOSS events
|url=http://content1.msn.co.in/Technology/technologyIANS_061106_411.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121054/http://content1.msn.co.in/Technology/technologyIANS_061106_411.htm
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2007-09-29
|publisher=[[MSN]] Technology News
|date=2006-11-06
|accessdate=2006-11-26
}}</ref>

===2007-2012===
From 2007 to 2010, the event continued to be held in late November or early December at various venues in [[Bangalore]]. 2010 was billed as the last FOSS.IN event, and there was no event in 2011; but it was returned for one more year in 2012, which organizers again stated was the last FOSS.IN.<ref>[http://foss.in/2013/over-and-out Over and Out] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006070637/http://foss.in/2013/over-and-out |date=2013-10-06 }}, FOSS.IN blog, September 2, 2013</ref>

==Role of the community==
While the coordination of the event was handled by a core team led by [[Atul Chitnis]], content (talks, workshops and tutorials) of the event were created by the FOSS community of India, as well as eminent international FOSS personalities. FOSS.IN was organized by the efforts of the linux-bangalore team.

==Funding==
The event was funded through sponsorships from the industry and a registration fee charged to the delegates.

==See also==
{{Commons category|FOSSdotin}}
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}

* [[List of free-software events]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060422222004/http://foss.in/ Official website]
*[https://twitter.com/fossdotin FOSS.IN on Twitter]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051106012232/http://planet.foss.in/ Planet FOSS.IN]
*[https://lwn.net/Articles/162669/ News report in LWN.NET]

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