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Before and after images of the #IITPatna campus on #OpenStreetMap. The data was added by @ravi @contrapunctus and @rahulporuri during the #BiharFOSS conference by
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On the train ride back from Patna (#BiharFOSS), @ravi and I sardonically thanked Trump for the state of things in the US, which may have been why #GitHub disabled the #OrganicMaps repo and forced them to move to #FreedomRespecting #Forgejo.
"This will hopefully teach people why it's important to boycott #proprietary platforms. But why do people always wait around for such things to pass? #FreeSoftware activists had been warning them for like 10 years!" (Also...Sourceforge???)
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On the train ride back from Patna (#BiharFOSS), @ravi and I sardonically thanked Trump for the state of things in the US, which may have been why #GitHub disabled the #OrganicMaps repo and forced them to move to #FreedomRespecting #Forgejo.
"This will hopefully teach people why it's important to boycott #proprietary platforms. But why do people always wait around for such things to pass? #FreeSoftware activists had been warning them for like 10 years!" (Also...Sourceforge???)
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On the train ride back from Patna (#BiharFOSS), @ravi and I sardonically thanked Trump for the state of things in the US, which may have been why #GitHub disabled the #OrganicMaps repo and forced them to move to #FreedomRespecting #Forgejo.
"This will hopefully teach people why it's important to boycott #proprietary platforms. But why do people always wait around for such things to pass? #FreeSoftware activists had been warning them for like 10 years!" (Also...Sourceforge???)
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On the train ride back from Patna (#BiharFOSS), @ravi and I sardonically thanked Trump for the state of things in the US, which may have been why #GitHub disabled the #OrganicMaps repo and forced them to move to #FreedomRespecting #Forgejo.
"This will hopefully teach people why it's important to boycott #proprietary platforms. But why do people always wait around for such things to pass? #FreeSoftware activists had been warning them for like 10 years!" (Also...Sourceforge???)
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On the train ride back from Patna (#BiharFOSS), @ravi and I sardonically thanked Trump for the state of things in the US, which may have been why #GitHub disabled the #OrganicMaps repo and forced them to move to #FreedomRespecting #Forgejo.
"This will hopefully teach people why it's important to boycott #proprietary platforms. But why do people always wait around for such things to pass? #FreeSoftware activists had been warning them for like 10 years!" (Also...Sourceforge???)
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I initially didn't plan on using slides at all, but then prepared these between 3-4 AM the night before the conference by going on a hasty hack-and-slash through slides from previous talks 😆
https://codeberg.org/contrapunctus/osm-presentations5/
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Really need to get into the habit of asking people if they need certain information.
e.g. "Is anyone here a software developer interested in using #OpenStreetMap in their applications or website?" - if yes, show them the programming resources slide.
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Some blunders -
* I forgot to ask @ravi to assist me, so I was needlessly running around trying to help some 70 people by myself 😅
* I recommended the students to try StreetComplete as "homework"...which makes no sense at all, since IIT Patna is in an area with hardly any features mapped - too few to serve as reference, and too few to provide an engaging number and variety of quests.3/
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My #SoftwareFreedomDay talks in @sflcin and FOSS Meetup Delhi were too heavy on information not really useful to an OSM first-timer. And my OSM workshop at #DelhiFOSS took waaay too long in the intro phase, leaving hardly any time for editing with iD.
This time I was able to tweak the content to have less infodumping, and ensure that at least half the time went into practical editing with iD. 💃 I'll keep working in that direction.
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Another happy landing. Or - another mappy workshop 😇
I look @#₹%ing gross in the photos, but I'm really satisfied with how this workshop went 😀
https://mas.to/@fossunited/114205780662308374
Also, thanks to @prav for sponsoring the travel costs. My official role at the conference was to help with the Prav talk and table 🙂
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And BiharFOSS is a wrap folks! A sincere thank you to all of the speakers, the audience, and the volunteers for making it a memorable day! We hope that this is the start of a vibrant and active FOSS community in Patna and Bihar!
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@contrapunctus wrapping up BiharFOSS by talking about OpenStreetMap and how to contribute to it!
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Kanahia talking about how to contribute to FOSS projects
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Venkatesh Chaturvedi talking about self-hosting at BiharFOSS
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Anuvrat Parashar running a workshop on Functional Programming with Elixir at BiharFOSS
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Sai Rahul, speaking about FOSS in STEM at #BiharFOSS at IIT Patna.
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@jreilly112 talking about his FOSS journey at BiharFOSS conference
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#Prav stall at #BiharFOSS, IIT Patna.
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@bshankar @prav If you have not joined Prav xmpp group yet, you can join https://join.jabber.network/#prav@chat.disroot.org?join
You can also volunteer to introduce Prav at events, distributing leaflets, stickers etc. We had table at FOSS Meet in Kozhikode last week, this week we will be at Patna for #BiharFOSS. We hope to be at #LucknowFOSS as well.
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Meet us at #BiharFOSS on the 22nd of March, organized by @fossunited. Attend the talk by @ravi and drop by at our stall to collect stickers and flyers😃, co-operated by @contrapunctus.
Details of the event 👉fossunited.org/c/bihar/2025
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We are looking to raise funds to provide bursaries to people promoting #Prav / #xmpp in different conferences / events. Unlike Operating System or Office Suite, messaging apps is not only personal choice.
We have setup a dedicated fund for this:
https://opencollective.com/pravapp/projects/event-bursariesWe have some funds from #PravConf sponsorship, but more would help us support people going to many more events like #BiharFOSS or #LucknowFOSS where we don't have many local community members.
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@ravi will be presenting #Prav in #BiharFOSS conference at IIT Patna on the 22nd of March, organized by @fossunited. Additionally, @contrapunctus has volunteered to help with the operation of a stall, where we can distribute Prav stickers and flyers, and engage in one-to-one discussions with participants.
We believe this activity will be beneficial in spreading Prav and #XMPP among as-yet untapped audiences because we have no presence in Bihar.
To that end, we would need 9,000 INR, which translates to approx. 100 Euros and 105 US Dollars for travel expenses. Please consider donating to us to help us meet these expenses.
If you would like to donate in Indian Rupees, please use this link 👉 pages.razorpay.com/pl_NseNHjx2… and donate in the "General" category.
Otherwise, please use this link 👉 opencollective.com/pravapp/don…
Thanks a lot to all the contributors!
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Join us for the BiharFOSS Conf on March 22 at IIT Patna.
Dive into the world of FOSS, attend workshops, and network with experts. Get your tickets and submit your talk proposals here: fossunited.org/c/bihar/2025