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Mapping Party at Mylapore Market — May 17th
We had a small but productive mapping party at Mylapore Market on May 17th, with three mappers hitting the streets to capture what's on the ground.
Between 3 of us, we pushed 57 changesets across the area. Shops and places got the most attention with 96 edits — names, types, opening hours, whether they still exist.
🎉 Namma Chennai's FOSS fest — **TOSSConf26** — is on **July 11th, 2026**! Stall registrations are OPEN! 🐧
Got a project, tool, or idea? Demo live, get feedback & grow your contributor base. Devs, orgs, college groups & indie creators welcome. 1–3 members per stall. Linux-only demos (machine provided if needed 🙌)
**Register →** https://forums.tamillinuxcommunity.org/t/call-for-foss-stalls-tossconf26/3314
#FOSS #OpenSource #TOSSConf25 #Chennai #TamilNadu #Linux #FreeSoftware
Dear FOSS Enthusiast, We’re excited to announce TOSSConf25, Tamil Nadu’s Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) conference, happening on July 11th, 2025! As part of the celebration of open knowledge and community collaboration, we are opening up stall registrations for developers, contributors, and organizations involved in FOSS. Whether you’re a • FOSS tool developer • Maintainer of an open source project • Indie creator of FOSS-based games • Organization contributing to or promoting open ...
🎤 TOSSConf26 – Call For Speakers 🚀
Do you work with Linux, Open Source, AI, DevOps, Security, Programming, or Self Hosting?
Share your knowledge at TOSSConf26 ❤️
Students, contributors, engineers, educators — everyone is welcome!
🎥 Watch TOSSConf25 Highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqyjZ4uiY4Q&pp=ygUhdG9zc2NvbmYgMjUgVGFtaWwgTGludXggQ29tbXVuaXR5
📢 Submit your talk:
https://forums.tamillinuxcommunity.org/t/tossconf26-call-for-speakers/3316/3
Let’s grow the Tamil Open Source ecosystem together 🔥
🛠️ *TOSSConf26 – Call For Workshops* 🚀
Love teaching through hands-on sessions?
We are inviting practical workshops on:
✅ Linux
✅ DevOps & Cloud
✅ AI & Open Source Tools
✅ Programming
✅ Cyber Security
✅ Self Hosting
Students, educators, contributors, and tech communities — everyone is welcome ❤️
🎥 Watch TOSSConf25 Highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqyjZ4uiY4Q&pp=ygUhdG9zc2NvbmYgMjUgVGFtaWwgTGludXggQ29tbXVuaXR5
📢 Submit your workshop:
https://forums.tamillinuxcommunity.org/t/tossconf26-workshop/3315
Let’s build, learn, and grow the Tamil Open Source ecosystem together 🔥
Reminder
OSM Mapping at Mylapore Market, Chennai on 17/May (Sun) @ 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
OSM Mapping at Mylapore Market, Chennai on 17/May (Sun) @ 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Plumbing your way to create a git commit
The post explains how to create a Git repository and add a file using both high-level (porcelain) and low-level (plumbing) commands. It demonstrates how commits can be created without the typical `git commit` command using plumbing commands.
https://kaartics.wordpress.com/2026/05/10/plumbing-your-way-to-create-a-git-commit/
just saw this review of "The Secret Rules of the Terminal" and it's the best feeling when someone got exactly what I'd hoped they'd get out of the zine
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Nikhil 🐧
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