Observed arrival · 2026-10-12
The Rupee Fund proposes a community pool for Indian open source
A FOSS United initiative outlines a plan to pool small monthly UPI contributions and let contributors choose which Indian free and open-source projects receive funding.
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- Its four three-month cycles follow winter, summer, monsoon, and post-monsoon; contributors would vote across three project stages.
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The page maps fund activity into four three-month cycles—winter, summer, monsoon, and post-monsoon—and says contributors would vote across new, growing, and established projects. Its FAQ limits eligible recipients to Indian people or projects working in the open under recognized free and open-source licenses and able to receive funds over UPI. The fund is still awaiting opening; full voting rules are promised before its first vote.
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