PROGRAMS
Everything we run
Nine tracks, one community. Some meet monthly, some run when a university invites us, and a couple simply sit there being useful. All of them are free to join — and one of them pays you.
The bug bounty program
Break our mirror, our bot, or this site, tell us privately, and get paid from the community fund. Published rules, published rewards, published response times.
Running all year
These never stop. Turn up any month and one of them is happening.
- Ongoing • Year-Round
Linux Systems & CLI Club
Paper reading, live terminal challenges, and monthly hands-on workshops — the habit this community started with in 2020.
From desktop installations (Debian, Arch, Fedora) to headless server administration, shell scripting, package management, and systemd services.
ScheduleEvery 3rd Saturday at 26/18 Gulshan Badda Link Road & onlineGNU/Linux & Systems - Ongoing • Open Source
Open Source Toolchain & Upstream PRs
Show what you're building with FOSS tools, get a code review, and pick up the habits upstream contribution needs.
Mastering Git branching workflows, writing tests, reviewing PRs, and contributing to public repositories under copyleft and permissive licenses.
ScheduleBi-weekly async code review sprints & GitHub discussionsToolchain & Git - Always Open • Paid
Bug Bounty Program
Find a security hole in the infrastructure we run for the community, report it privately, and get paid for it.
Small cash rewards from the community fund, public credit in the Hall of Thanks, and safe harbour for good-faith research.
ScheduleRolling — reports accepted year-roundDetails → - Open Call
Speaker's Corner
A ten-minute lightning slot at every meetup, reserved for someone who has never spoken before.
We help you shape the talk, rehearse it once, and fix your slides. Nobody gets heckled; everybody gets notes afterwards.
ScheduleEvery monthly meetupTalks & Teaching
Seasonal & on request
These run when a university signs on, a season opens, or enough people ask.
- When Hosted • On Demand
Campus Install-Fests & Workshops
One-day hands-on bootcamps at universities. Free for students. Runs when a university club, department, or partner signs on.
We bring mentors, bootable USB drives, printed cheat-sheets, and lab rubrics. You bring the lab room and eager students.
ScheduleUniversity campuses across Bangladesh (Daffodil, HSTU, etc.)Campus Outreach - Specialized Track
Cybersecurity & Digital Sovereignty
Teaching defensive computing, network auditing, server hardening, and self-hosted cloud alternatives.
Configuring firewalls (UFW, nftables), SSH keys, private local LLMs without telemetry, disk encryption, and verifiable security practices.
ScheduleQuarterly deep-dive lab intensivesDefense & Privacy - Seasonal • Paired
Mentorship Pairings
Six weeks, one newcomer, one maintainer, one shipped contribution. Low ceremony, real review.
Pairs are matched by interest at the start of each season. Mentors commit to a weekly half-hour and honest code review.
ScheduleTwo intakes a year, announced at meetupsPeople & Growth
Public commons
Infrastructure and material we maintain for everyone, free, with no account required.
- Charity Initiative
Local Linux Mirror & Educational Kits
Free community infrastructure: high-speed package mirrors, printed booklets, leaflets, and Linux stickers.
Operating community package mirrors for Debian, Arch, and Ubuntu. Printing and handing out physical reference leaflets and booklets at zero cost.
Schedule24/7 Server Mirror + Event DistributionPublic Commons - Charity Initiative
Hardware Lending Library
Refurbished laptops and single-board computers, lent to students who need a machine to learn on.
Donated hardware is wiped, loaded with a working Linux install, and lent out for a semester at a time. Returned, re-flashed, lent again.
ScheduleRequests handled at meetups & over TelegramPublic Commons
Want one of these on your campus?
Install-fests, workshops, and speaker slots are free for universities. You bring the room and the students; we bring everything else.