WE LOVE FOSS
Active from July to November 2025. FOSS stands for Free and Open Source Software, and yes, we genuinely love it.
What It Is
The nerdiest group chat I'm in, and I mean that as a compliment. This is where the tech crew talks about open source, shares projects, and geeks out about building things. While other group chats are about football and drama, this one is about making APKs and contributing to open source. It's a different kind of social circle -- one built around shared passion for coding and creating rather than just consuming.
What We Talk About
Open source projects, coding stuff, building Android APKs, and tech in general. Someone will share a cool GitHub repo, someone else will try to build something with it, and then we all debug together. It's collaborative in a way that most group chats aren't. Instead of just reacting to content, we're actually making things together.
The conversations get genuinely technical. We're not just sharing memes about coding -- we're discussing actual implementations, comparing approaches, and helping each other when something breaks. For a group of teenagers, that level of technical engagement is pretty rare. Most people our age are consumers of technology. This group is full of people who want to build it.
The APK Era
Building Android APKs became a whole thing in this group. Someone would start a project, share the progress, and everyone would chime in with suggestions or spot bugs. It turned what could be a solo activity into a team sport. The best part was when someone actually finished something and shared the APK -- downloading your friend's app and testing it for them is a unique kind of support.
Why It Matters
Having friends who are into tech the same way I am is rare, especially at our age. Most teenagers use apps. This group builds them. That distinction matters because it means I'm not the weird one for staying up late debugging code or getting excited about a new API. In WE LOVE FOSS, that's normal. That's the baseline. It validates the builder mindset and reminds me that I'm not alone in caring about this stuff.
See also
- AI and Coding -- the technical foundation
- Technical Skills -- what we're building with
- LockIn -- one of the projects that came out of this energy
- Building Philosophy -- the mindset we share