FOSS MEC

Open Source Software Foundation

FOSS MEC is a non-profit foundation that aims at promoting and strengthening the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) ecosystem among MECians.

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EVENTS

DEVSPRINT

The power of open source is the power of the people. Excel invites you to dive into the world of open source! Explore fascinating projects created by brilliant organizations, with Devsprint, a developer's paradise that invites you to contribute and make an impact!

Intro to Git/GitHub

Intro to git/Github was conducted to introduce students to the open-source community and provide them with all the knowledge required to get started with open-source contributions.The event mainly focused on introduction on Git and Github.

GENESIS

FOSS MEC, Computer and Signal Processing societies of IEEE MEC SB in collaboration with Polygon Guild Kochi brings to you Gen3sis, your portal to explore the Block-Verse.

Code-A-Pookalam

FOSSMEC in collaboration with TinkerHub MEC presents yet another season of Code-a-Pookalam this Onam season. Grab your laptops and get your thinking hats on from the 28th of August to the 10th of September to win AMAZING PRIZES!

Core Team

The council of FOSSMEC has been established for the year 2K22-23! And we intend to put our minds together to bring you the pinnacle of technology.

May the foss be with you!

“The term open source refers to something people can modify and share because its design is publicly accessible. Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance.”

Mozilla Firefox, LibreOffice, GIMP, VLC Media Player, Linux, Blender, Python, Flutter are some popular open source softwares, Open source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance.

“Only the original authors of software can legally copy, inspect, and alter that software. Computer users must agree that they will not do anything with the software that the software's authors have not expressly permitted.”

People prefer open source software because they have more control over that kind of software. They can examine the code to make sure it's not doing anything they don't want it to do, and they can change parts of it.”

“Open source powers the most critical organizations and systems. Many militaries and defense agencies rely on Linux for control and infrastructure. NASA rely heavily on open-source with Linux and Open-Stack.”