Naveen Munduru, one of the founding members, wrote about the origins of #FSMK, its early day activities, how things evolved since then & what new challenges are ahead for the #FOSS movement in today's "Deccan Herald"
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/how-we-are-democratising-software-3626688
π Join us for a hands-on Podman workshop on Saturday, 31st May at 10:30 AM at CMRIT, Bangalore! Learn container basics, usage, and deployment best practices through live exercises.
π» Just bring your laptop & charger.
π Venue: Architecture A/V Hall
β οΈ Limited seats β Register now: https://lu.ma/160vjhxa?utm_source=ma
See you there! π
π’ Join us for an exciting event on Increasing Productivity with AI, hosted by FSMK with Rotaract Club of Bangalore Golden Rock & RUAS!
π€ Explore Pandas AI, Notebook LLM, prompt hacks, and kickstart your journey into Agentic & Generative AI.
π§³ Bring a charged laptop + notebook ποΈπ
π Register: https://lu.ma/1ezmhuni
#AI #FSMK #DevDays #GenerativeAI #BangaloreEvents #Bangalore #Bengaluru
Few clicks from our #DevDays session on "The Power of #RAG in Question Answering Systems!" ππ‘
Exploring how *Retrieval-Augmented Generation* is revolutionizing AI-driven Q&A with practical, hands-on learning! ππ€
#AI #FOSS #GenerativeAI #LLM #AICommunity #Developers #TechTalk #Bangalore #Bengaluru #BangaloreEvents
We hosted a #FOSS release party on Sunday to celebrate the release of various popular FOSS projects from around the world. #GNOME #GIMP #Debian #Elementary & #Blender were some of the notable ones. It was an amazing gathering of enthusiasts, developers, and supporters who share a passion for free and open-source software! π
We are grateful to everyone who joined us and contributed to the success of this event. Let's keep the momentum going and continue to support FOSS projects! πͺ
One day to go for the FOSS Release Party! Kindly register here https://lu.ma/h6cdd0wh This will help us prepare arrangements (tea & snacks) accordingly.
Excited to see you all on Sunday! π₯³
#Bengaluru #Bangalore #FOSS #Debian #Blender #GNOME #Elementary #GIMP
πβ¨ Join us for the *FOSS Release Party* hosted by *Free Software Movement Karnataka*! ππ
Let's celebrate the latest releases of GIMP 3.0, Debian 12.10, GNOME 48, Blender 4.4, and Elementary OS 8.0.1 with fellow open-source enthusiasts! π₯οΈπ
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Date: 23rd March (Sunday)
β° Time: 10:30 AM
π Venue: 4th Floor, 1561, East End Main Road, Jayanagar, Bangalore
Donβt miss out on the fun, learning, and networking! ππ₯
#FOSS #FLOSS #Linux #GIMP #Debian #GNOME #Blender #ElementaryOS #TechCommunity
#FOSS Hacktivists, Industry experts, Knowledge commons advocates & privacy enthusiasts of FSMK came together to discuss the latest developments, shared insights, and brainstorm future initiatives aimed at building a Small Language Model (SLM) for #Kannada. Stay tuned for updates on our progress and how you can get involved in this exciting project!
We're excited about the potential impact of this project on the Kannada landscape and the broader FOSS movement!
β¨οΈ [Hands-ON] Discover how Retrieval-Augmented Generation combines real-time data retrieval with #AI to deliver accurate, context-aware answers. Learn how this cutting-edge technology is transforming how we interact with intelligent systems.
Pre-requisites: Laptop with #Docker, #Python and #Ollama installed. Register Now: https://lu.ma/x045dbot