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FOSSCU Chapters

FOSS-Community is an ever-spanding community of folks who love devoting a part of their time towards the betterment of the world through Free and Open Source Software in however way they can.
This page is a set of guidelines for the budding FOSSCU Chapters to follow and adhere to. We as FOSSCU Chapters shall stay in touch,share insights and experiences, and help each other grow.

Its important that you know about FOSSCU and our values before you start a chapter.

Chapter Types

From our perspective, a FOSSCU Chapter can be of three types:

Type 1: Chapter that operates under a School

Type 2: Chapter that operates under College/University

Type 3: Chapter that operates independently

Root Chapter is the Chapter that is responsible for the formation of the new Chapter. FOSSCU is the Root Chapter for all the Chapters. Curtrently, FOSSCU is a Type 2 Chapter.

Type 1

  • School students will be involved in running this type of Chapter (obv)
  • They are also adviced to have a teacher/faculty member as mentor.
  • They are also adviced to stay in touch with the School Management and keep them informed about the activities.
  • They shall remain in touch with the Root Chapter and other Chapters for guidance and support.
  • They may arrange events, workshops, etc for the students and teachers of the school and also for the local community. Keeping the vibe on!
  • Promote the name of Open Source and FOSSCU in the school and local community.

Type 2

  • College/University students will be involved in running this type of Chapter (obv)
  • They are also adviced to have a teacher/faculty member as mentor.
  • They are also adviced to stay in touch with the College/University Management and keep them informed about the activities.
  • They shall remain in touch with the Root Chapter and other Chapters for guidance and support.
  • They may arrange events, workshops, etc for the students and teachers of the college/university and also for the local community. Keeping the vibe on!
  • Promote the name of Open Source and FOSSCU in the college/university and local community.

Type 3

  • This type of Chapter is independent of any school/college/university.
  • They may have a mentor from the local community, someone they may admire and look up to. Or not have a mentor at all (independent, remember?)
  • They shall remain in touch with the Root Chapter and other Chapters for guidance and support.
  • They may arrange events, workshops, etc for the local community. Keeping the vibe on!
  • Promote the name of Open Source and FOSSCU in the local community.