As most of you know, we ended the FOSS.IN series of events with FOSS.IN/2010. Though a number of you have requested us to continue it, we had our reasons for bringing our 10 year old journey to an end. If you haven’t yet done so, do read these blog entries for more information:

• Why I came back
• Yesterday

They will explain our rationale behind this decision.

But that does not mean that our events have ended! Read these two entries as well:

• Technology Is Not Enough
• PRODUCTISE.IN: The Successor to FOSS.IN

Our new event, which we have started organising, is called PRODUCTISE.IN, and is on December 5-7 in Bangalore. Hop over to the web site and register your interest – more information will appear soon!

To all the people who supported (or didn’t!) FOSS.IN over all these years – many thanks for making it interesting for everyone, including us!

See you all at

For the final keynote of FOSS.IN, we were very clear about one thing – it had to be someone from the Indian FOSS community, it had to be a contributor, it had to be someone who had seen us grow (and grown with us), and it had to be someone who had a perspective of FOSS not just in India, but worldwide.

And we also didn’t want one of the “big names” either.

And so we scanned our “options” and quickly settled on someone who had no clue what was about to happen when we pinged him. Not only was he not likely to be at FOSS.IN – he wasn’t even in India!

So it started with an innocent DM on Twitter, saying “So we have a talk slot open – you interested?”, and slowly reeled him in.

The final keynote speaker of the final FOSS.IN is Aanjhan Ranganathan, known to the FOSS world as “Tuxmaniac”.

Aanjhan describes himself as a Security Researcher, Hacker, Photographer, Traveler, Writer and OpenSource Enthusiast. He now works in Switzerland, but has always been a part of the Indian FOSS community, which he got his start in half a decade ago. He has spoken at FOSS.IN before, on FOSS projects which he is a big contributor to.

However, you will find out the reason why he is our keynote speaker when he takes to the big stage at 6pm today, on the final day of the final FOSS.IN.

Update: Yes, he made it – and just landed at FOSS.IN!

Last year, they came and smashed all records of rock performances at FOSS.IN/2009. And since that day, crowds have been screaming theirs heads off both online and offline to bring them back. So we are happy to announce that

The Raghu Dixit Project is back at FOSS.IN!

They will will bring the curtain down on FOSS.IN on December 17th, right after the keynote and closing ceremony.

If you have never heard or seen them before – The Raghu Dixit Project is India’s fastest rising rock band, seamlessly blending folk music with a hardcore rock sound. Topped with Raghu Dixit’s powerful voice, this is an experience you should never miss. If you ever thought that “kannada ain’t cool”, then you are about to find out why Jools Holland invited them to come and perform at the BBC, why they have performed more than 50 gigs in Europe and Australia this year alone, and why people say that “Two Summers – that’s how much time it will take Raghu Dixit to become Indian rock’s biggest musical export”

So when we said that we were going to end FOSS.IN with a bang, YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!

Lots of you have been asking what we have lined up for entertainment this year.

For the rock music lovers among us, we are pleased to announce that we have Bangalore-based rock group Fahrenheit tearing the house down on Thursday, the 16th of December, right after the daily keynote.

Fahrenheit is known for their vast repertoire of rock songs, both classics from the 60s to the present day, as well as many original numbers of their own. They are loud, they have a heavy sound, and they are great!

So make sure you don’t disappear Thursday evening – you are gonna love this show!

Tonight, at 23:59, online registrations for FOSS.IN/2010 will close, to
allow us to consolidate databases and prepare for on-site registration.

After this, you will still be able to register at the venue, but at the
higher cost (Rs.750 for students, Rs.1200 for regular attendees and
Rs.5500 for corporate attendees), as against the 500/1000/5000 pricing
if you register online.

So please register online right away to avoid higher costs, long queues
and delays.

As always, paying online is more convenient and transparent.
At-venue/offline payments are strictly cash.

http://foss.in/registration