Speaker
Description
This session shares the real journey of how the GNOME Nepal community successfully revived Ubuntu Nepal after more than a decade of inactivity. It will walk through the challenges of restarting a dormant open-source community, including rebuilding trust, finding contributors, and creating momentum from zero.
The talk will break down the exact strategies used, community outreach, event-driven growth, collaboration between GNOME and Ubuntu ecosystems, and leadership structure. It will also highlight mistakes, lessons learned, and what actually worked in the Nepali context.
Finally, the session will translate this experience into a practical framework that attendees can apply to revive or bootstrap Ubuntu Circle and similar communities in their own regions.
Summary
Reviving a dead community is hard,but not impossible. The talk presents a real-world case study of how GNOME Nepal brought Ubuntu Nepal back to life after 10+ years of inactivity. It offers practical, repeatable steps for community leaders wanting to rebuild open-source communities from scratch.
What audience can learn
- How to revive an inactive or “dead” open-source community
- Practical strategies for building momentum from zero
- Effective collaboration between different open-source communities
- Community leadership and sustainability techniques
- Real-world lessons, mistakes, and proven approaches from Nepal
- A step-by-step framework to apply in their own local context
Biography
I am Aaditya Singh, the community lead of Ubuntu Nepal and GNOME Nepal. I am also a proud Ubuntu member and a foundation member of the GNOME Foundation.
Professionally, I am a Python software developer.
Things to know or prepare for this session
No prior experience in community management is required. However, familiarity with open-source communities (such as Ubuntu, GNOME, or similar projects) will help participants better relate to the examples.
Participants are encouraged to come with their own community challenges or ideas, as the session will provide frameworks that can be directly applied.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Difficulty level | Begineer |