FOSSMeet 2020
FOSSMeet is an annual event at NIT Calicut that brings together the Free and Open Source Community from around the country.
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Accepting submissions till 06 Mar 2020, 11:59 PM
FOSSMeet is the annual Free and Open source software meet at NIT Calicut. We are inviting proposals for talks and workshops at FOSSMeet 2020.
What we are looking for
At FOSSMeet, we allow the attendees(mostly students) to delve into the field of development and free software. We’re inviting proposals for lectures, demos, tutorials, workshops, discussions, and panels for FOSSMeet’20. Separate proposals will be taken for one-hour sessions by professionals and thirty-minute talks by students. Upvotes will not be considered in the selection procedure.
Fair warning - if the contents of your session is the ‘I am feeling lucky’ result of a Google search, there is little probability of it being accepted. However, we welcome and celebrate every single proposal we receive. Do treat the above as guidelines rather than rules. Looking forward to your suggestions and seeing you folks at FOSSMeet’20!
Note : Along with your proposal, you must send a 7-10 minute demo video (or a link to video) on any topic of your choice to us at speakers@fossmeet.in. Visit speakers.fossmeet.in for more details.
Audience
Your audience (mostly) comprises of smart GNU/Linux aware individuals.
Important dates
Call for proposals opens: February 19, 2020
Proposal and video submission deadline: March 6, 2020
Proposal acceptance: March 10, 2020
Presentation upload and dry run: March 20, 2020
Contact Us:
For more information about proposals, contact speakers@fossmeet.in.
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Emmanuel Antony
@emmanuelantony2000
Rust: "Fast, Reliable, Productive - Pick Three"
Submitted Mar 5, 2020
Rust is a new language in the market. According to the latest Stack Overflow survey, Rust is the most loved programming language. Its type system guarantees no memory leaks and race conditions during runtime, that too without a garbage collecter!
Outline
A brief history of systems programming
How did Rust emerge?
The Ownership System
How is safe systems programming easy?
Where all can Rust be used?
The Servo project
Speaker bio
I am a Rust developer, currently pursuing my Bachelor’s degree. I like to tinker with stuff and know how things work internally. Stuff are those engineering marvels that we take for granted these days.
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