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Schedule for MiniDebConf India 2021 out
by Sahil Dhiman 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

Hey folks, The schedule for MiniDebConf India 2021 is out [1]. We have 40+ talks, workshops and BoFs in English, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Marathi. There's something for each and everyone. Do join in the celebration of Debian and Free Software on 23-24 January 2021. [1]: https://in2021.mini.debconf.org/schedule/ MiniDebConf India Team

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Reminder: MiniDebConf India 2021 - Call for Proposals are open till Jan 10
by Sahil Dhiman 08 Jan '21

08 Jan '21

Hey folks, Call for Proposals for MiniDebConf India 2021 (23rd-24th Jan) will end on Jan 10 [1]. Talks/events can be in any Indian language or English. [1] https://in2021.mini.debconf.org/contribute/cfp/ MiniDebConf India Team

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MiniDebConf India 2021: Call for Proposals
by Ravi Dwivedi 15 Dec '20

15 Dec '20

Dear All, The MiniDebConf India Content team would like to call for proposals for the MiniDebConf India 2021[1] conference, which will take place online, from January 23rd to 24th, 2021. # Introduction MiniDebConf India, organised by the Debian India community and supported by Debian, will be streamed online so you can participate wherever you are. Aims to introduce and propagate Debian and Free Software in Indian subcontinent. We are currently set up for talks in English, Hindi and Malayalam. However, if you are more comfortable presenting in another language from the subcontinent, we would be more than happy to consider your proposal! The event will run from 1000 to 2100 hours IST (0430-1530 UTC) over two days. # Submitting an Event You can now submit an event proposal[2]. Events are not limited to traditional presentations or informal sessions (BoFs): we welcome submissions of tutorials, performances, art installations, debates, or any other format of event that you think would be of interest to the Debian community. Regular sessions may either be 20 or 45 minutes long (including time for questions), other kinds of sessions (workshops, demos, lightning talks, …) could have different durations. Please choose the most suitable duration for your session and explain any special requests. In order to submit a talk, you will need to create an account on the site. We suggest that Debian Salsa account holders (including DDs and DMs) use their Salsa login when creating an account. However, this isn’t required, as you can sign up with an e-mail address and password. # Timeline - - Talk Submission deadline: Sunday, January 10th 2021 - - Acceptance notification: Monday, January 11th 2021 # Topics can be anything that is relevant to Debian and Free Software. # Online Talks We expect speakers to pre-record their talks in advance. Live talks at an online conference are prone to technical problems, resulting in bad quality videos. We strongly encourage you to record your presentations as instructed here[3]. You can interact with the audience on the IRC channel. # Code of Conduct The event is covered by a Code of Conduct[4] designed to ensure everyone’s safety and comfort. The code applies to all attendees, including speakers, and to the content of all presentations. Do not hesitate to contact us at india.mini(a)debconf.org if you have any questions or are unsure about certain content you’d like to present. # Video Coverage As this is an online conference, talks will be streamed live over the Internet. Unless speakers opt-out, all scheduled talks will be recorded and published later under the DebConf license[5] (MIT/Expat), as well as presentation slides and papers whenever available. Please note that, although we will make your wishes known to the participants, we cannot control whether attendees record and publish your talk from the live stream. # Questions/Queries In case of any queries or issues that require redressal, reach out to the organizers at india.mini(a)debconf.org See you all at the conference! MiniDebConf India Team [1] https://in2021.mini.debconf.org [2] https://in2021.mini.debconf.org/talks/new/ [3] https://debconf-video-team.pages.debian.net/docs/advice_for_recording.html#… [4] https://in2021.mini.debconf.org/about/coc/ [5] https://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/LICENSE -- Ravi Dwivedi

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Prezi (online presentation tool) is asking to leave your presentations public if you unsubscribe
by Ravi Dwivedi 03 Nov '20

03 Nov '20

Prezi (online presentation tool) is asking to leave your presentations public if you unsubscribe https://imgur.com/MywvkIp.jpg -- Ravi Dwivedi

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Director's reply to the FOSS community's response
by Abraham Raji 01 Nov '20

01 Nov '20

Hey Sir, The free software communities in Kerala had sent you a letter detailing their expectations from ICFOSS, how together both parties can build a better FOSS ecosystem in Kerala, upon your request. We have yet to receive an official reply for the letter from you. This is an email to inquire about the status of the official reply, why is it getting delayed and when we can expect it. Sincerely, Abraham Raji -- Mea navis aëricumbens anguillis abundat.

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Free Software Camp 2020 Launches on Software Freedom Day
by Pirate Praveen 19 Sep '20

19 Sep '20

The world celebrates Software Freedom Day today with the aim of increasing awareness of Free Software and its virtues, and it is in the same spirit and excitement that we announce today the Free Software Camp. The Free Software Camp is an online mentorship camp on free software organized by Free Software Foundation of India and Free Software Community of India. It will start in October and run till end of February. The Free Software Camp will be a valuable opportunity for anyone who wishes to become a contributor to free software projects but feels like they need structured mentorship and a learning environment to get started. It will also be an opportunity for existing free software contributors to get new contributors to their project and facilitate their entry into the free software community. Application links for learners and mentors are open now on the camp website and will be so till October 15. Visit https://camp.fsf.org.in/ for more details and registering. Spread this widely in your contact circles to reach out to maximum people who can benefit from this programme.

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Installing emacs 27.1 on debian10- Work Log Shared
by ignu＠tutanota.com 30 Aug '20

30 Aug '20

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Introduction
by Abhiseck Paira 30 Aug '20

30 Aug '20

Hello, I am from West Bengal. I Found out about FSCI and FSF India from fediverse and made an account on FSCI today. Nice to meet you all! happy hacking! Abhiseck PS: I hope this mailing list is not meant for only serious and important discussions only and I'm violating any rules.

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Meeting tomorrow to discuss about crowd funding campaign for meet.fsci.in
by Pirate Praveen 29 Aug '20

29 Aug '20

Details here https://codema.in/d/xqzpmMgw/minutes-of-fsci-admins-meetup-held-online-on-1…

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Free Software Communities' response for ICFOSS's requests
by Kannan 30 Jul '20

30 Jul '20

Regarding the requests you made in a public discussion on 15th July 2020, an online meeting was conducted on 19th July.Below, you will findthe responses toqueries to the Free Software communities of Kerala. *1) Volunteers for framing a guideline and criteria for funding* We need to have a transparent process for applying for funding and following progress with public and transparentreporting of the work. The outcome of it will be validated by a group of volunteers representing various Free Software communities. We will need to know the budget available in advance and allocate the amount under various broad categories. These can be decided in a fixed time frame, once in 3 months or once in 6 months in which the schedule to apply, discuss and decide will be announced in advance. Manoj Karingamadathil, Naveen P F, Ranjith Siji, Sruthi Chandran are some of the names that got suggested in the discussion who can volunteer. More members are to be suggested or decided by the respective communities. We need a clear understanding of how the committee is going to function (how frequent the committee will meet) once the suggestion is accepted. The group of people from community who becomes part of the committee is expected to serve for a fixed duration, i.e. not permanently. Duration has to be finalized. A period of 1 year came up as a suggestion. *2) Proposals from member groups for developing 2 Open fonts not fontforged variants* Since only few Free Softwarecommunity members were present who could decide on applying for such proposals or mentoring scholars, it was decided to reach out to them for proposals and suggestions. (Manoj Karingamadathil who worked with SMC in the past was present but could not be reached for comment during discussion due to technical issues). The funding offer needs to be shared with the wider community and invite people to apply, we found it would be best if ICFOSS can post this on their official website which can be shared widely. *3) Contribution of case studies for impact of Libre software in Kerala* Here are the ones we could find within the give period, we would like to volunteer if ICFOSS is ready to make an effort to document free software history of Kerala. * https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5c66/f4703de485f6d9bc877090c5f37909da4fba.… * http://www.space-kerala.org/files/Story%20of%20SPACE%20and%20IT%40School.pdf * https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1155790.pdf * https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327570950_Case_Study_of_itschool_f… *4) List of Communities and their Nomenclature* It was decided to create an initial list based on the above and get community to add any missing communities. Those who represent different communities can add them to this list: https://cryptpad.fr/sheet/#/2/sheet/edit/+zWN1gGdkhzEAWeGHMNRdA5H/ *5) List of Captains, representatives for inclusion in the board for project/event selection and fellow selection.* It was agreed that this group can have same representatives from the funding guideline and criteria framing committee until an evaluated decision is taken to have a separate group. Below are some more points we would like to add to the responses. *Appendix 1: * Points from meeting with previous ICFOSS director last year which were not addressed by the current Director in the telegram/matrix group discussion: 1) The brainstorming session highlighted the need for focusing on Free Software contribution instead of academic profile as ICFOSS fellows selection criteria. 2) Kannan emphasized the need to develop Free Software Developers instead of just Software Developers and involvement of community in trainings is essential for that. 3) Sebin proposed Google Summer of Code or Outreachy like mentoring programs where community manages the program and ICFOSS provide funding. 4) Ramesh from KSEB suggested ICFOSS should spearhead more Free Software adoption campaigns in targeted areas like library management, 12th standard syllabus, DTP centers, etc. 5) ICFOSS servers will be accessible for free software projects as soon as the current server maintenance is over We are not expecting that all suggestions will be accepted, but we expect a reply even if a suggestion is not acceptable. *Appendix 2:* New questions raised in the telegram/matrix discussion and jitsi meeting. Points raised by Anivar Aravind, 1) ICFOSS needs to be a facilitator for both FOSS projects and FOSS requirements of the government. It should not be a big fat research-only organization/funding platform/ownership holder of FOSS community produced work. 2) Major gap I see in this process is empowering room for free software choices and suggestions in the government. I know it is not easy, but it is a continuous battle. This needs policy briefs within government, documenting best practices and more story telling based on FOSS projects and their adoptions. 3) Initiate and build institutional support for voluntary initiatives and help them to be sustainable communities. Eg. Building a Kerala rescue based preparedness stack (I heard some good initiatives happening). 4) Research Partnership with FOSS organizations and communities in Kerala and outside. Facilitate value for FOSS projects via this associations, more contributors, mentors, cross community expertise curation, etc. This will avoid Indian FOSS projects searching for FOSSASIA type organizations abroad to provide organization home. 5) Not all FOSS projects are in a position to build campus presence. Use campus presence of ICFOSS for joint/partnered event organizing help. Communities can easily provide expertise while organizing efforts can be done by ICFOSS's campus representatives. 6) Build and maintain a list of high priority projects as per the governance + local needs. Priorities contributions to this via a task based bounty based support structure 7) Decouple startup/product/event/certificate focused campus club structure to contribution based model. Contribution shouldn't be code alone. 8) Use Open organization structure to maximum extend, use issue trackers and build transparency around programs, planning and participation. Invest efforts in addressing issues. This will avoid a lot of conflicts even though it may be a bit difficult in start. *Appendix 3:* Point 1: We will follow up after two weeks unless ICFOSS provides a rough estimate of how much time it will take in their reply. Point 2: We will follow up after a week if ICFOSS does not publish the offer on their website. Point 3: We expect ICFOSS to share their plan for publishing existing case studies and undertaking more case studies. We will follow up after two weeks. Point 4: We expect ICFOSS to maintain this list on their website with procedure to update the list. Alternatively FSCI can also maintain this list. We will follow up after a week. Point 5: We expect ICFOSS to provide a plan for including community representatives in their selection committees. We will follow up after two weeks. Point 6: We have taken an open approach to the new director even when previous experiences were not good. Our support will depend on how ICFOSS respond to community concerns. *Appendix 4:* We'd like to know the the status of your promise during the telegram/matrix interaction earlier "to issue circular on allowing 20% of work time on Free Software projects".

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