hacktoberfest@PESU

The Day of Talks at hacktoberfest@PESU featured three expert guest speakers. Prof. K Gopinath from IISc delved into the philosophy behind FOSS and its roots in ancient India also its role in building the industry. Dr. Aravind MA focused on the importance of creating communities like Open Hardware and the challenges and opportunities in open hardware at present. Ms. Zainab Bawa, discussed diversity in tech communities and challenges she faced in enabling people in technology meet each other, collaborate on new opportunities and advance the state of the art.