FOSS FEST 

SEPTEMBER 2025

Online Hackathon

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Awards & Recognition

Winners of the OS-SCi Hackathon will receive exciting prizes and global recognition, celebrating their innovation and contributions to the open source community.

Exciting cash prizes (sponsored by OS-SCi)

Winning projects will be showcased globally on OS-SCi platforms

Opportunities for mentorship and potential collaborations with industry leaders

About the Hackathon

On September 4–5, 2025, OS-SCi and REVA University invite students, developers, and innovators to join the National-Level Open Source Hackathon.

This isn’t just a competition — it’s a movement to solve real-world challenges through Free and Open Source Software (FOSS).

Participants will collaborate online, attend expert-led masterclasses, and build projects with the potential to create global impact.


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Hackathon Problem Statement

Will be announced on 3rd of September


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Masterclass Schedule (Highlights)​

September 4th​

Highlights:

  • Introduction & Problem Statements – Erik Mols, CEO, OS-SCi [10:00 CET] - [13:30 IST]
  • Lomiri Development – Mike Gabriel, CEO, Freiesoftware, Germany [11:00 CET] - [14:30 IST]
  • Open Source: Pillar of Digital Sovereignty – Richard Varghese, COO OS-SCi & Onestein [13:00 CET] - [16:30 IST]
  • Kubernetes for Starters – Joaquin Seijo, Senior DevOps Engineer, Smoose [14:00 CET] - [17:30 IST]
  • Installing Linux ... bare metal .... vm - Erik Mols, CEO, OS-SCi [15:00 CET] - [18:30 IST]

September 5th​

Highlights:

  • Open Source experience - Suraj and Amon, CALIN CIT, Kolin [10:00 CET] - [13:30 IST]
  • Nextcloud Module Development – Nextcloud Team, Germany [11:00 CET] - [14:30 IST]
  • Cyber Resilience for PDAs – Peter Rus, CEO, Triple Defence [13:00 CET] - [16:30 IST]
  • Building an ISMS with Open Source – Ad Hendrikx, CEO, 1Optic [14:00 CET] - [17:30 IST]
  • NextCloud as an alternative to Office 365, mail and Teams [15:00 CET] - [18:30 IST]
  • From Scratch to No Code AI – Erik Mols, CEO OS-SCi [16:00 CET] - [19:30 IST]
All Masterclasses

Evaluation Criteria

Projects will be judged on:

20%

Problem Fit & Relevance

20%

Technical Implementation

10%

Functionality & Usability

15%

Open Source Practices

15%

Coding Standards

10%

Documentation Quality

5%

Impact & Sustainability

5%

Collaboration & Teamwork

We also sponsor Lomiri

Why We Back Lomiri

At OS-SCi, we believe in a Free and Open Source future—and Lomiri delivers.

This convergent interface adapts seamlessly across phones, tablets, and desktops, offering a unified, open alternative to Android, Apple, and Microsoft.


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OS‑SCi and its partners offer paid bounties for contributing to Lomiri.