Fsf-friends February 2010

fsf-friends@gnu.org.in

8 participants
6 discussions

National Conference On Free Software- 2010, Bangalore
by Raghavendra S 25 Feb '10

25 Feb '10

Dear Friends, It is a matter of great pride for all of us that the *National Conference On Free Software* is being held in Bangalore on 20th and 21st of March,2010. The conference would be hosted by the Free Software Movement-Karnataka(FSMK) ( fsmk.org) The conference aims at enhancing awareness on Free Software in the country . As run-up to the Conference, we will be organizing Technical Workshops in colleges, inviting other college students and professionals in Bangalore for the same.These will be in the mode of hands-on workshops like we have been doing in the past. We are also trying to focus on the Kannada localization, Accessibility tools and customized distributions for students. There will also be some interesting inputs to the Conference in terms of activities from the Slum Computing Centers as well. In the conference, apart from spreading the word of Free Software - We are trying to focus on the sociology of ICT as a whole. - Discussions on the Policy track will focus on working with the IT ministry to try and get Free Software in school education in Karnataka - Our community has been keenly watching version 2.4 of Draft Policy on Open Standards, We will work with all communities including open source in this conference for this important battle for software freedom - Good number of talks by reputed speakers in the realm of Free Software struggle are being organized over the two days Shri Katta Subramania Naidu, IT minster, Karnataka will be inaugurating the conference. Central ministers and State IT ministers, prominent literary figures, industry professionals and students are expected to participate. We take this as an opportunity to urge each one of you to lend your help and support in making this National Conference on Free Software a success. *Free Software is the future, the future is ours.* -- Raghavendra S http://fsmk.org/ http://ideasareimmortal.blogspot.com/

1 0

ICE FOSS'10 @ FISAT
by jijo thomas 24 Feb '10

24 Feb '10

Hi all, The Free Software Cell of FISAT Engineering College (Angamali,Cochin,Kerala), FFSC is organizing a national level FOSS Conference "ICE-FOSS '10" on April 9th & 10th.It will be highly gracious if you could spare us some contacts for sponsorship and guide us in finding speakers and resource persons for the events. We will be highly elated if you and your team "Democratic Alliance for Knowledge Freedom"could take part in the event and attend the seminars and open discussions*. About FISAT * Federal Institute of Science And Technology (FISAT) is a ISO 9001:2000 certified private self financing Engineering College in the city of Cochin, Kerala. The College has always been a centre of excellence and believes in not just producing graduates of technology but in producing valuable professionals who can contribute to the community.Within a short span of 7 years the college has become one of the most sought after engineering colleges. * About FFSC * Fisat Free Software Cell established in 2006 under the Computer science Department of FISAT and is one of the most active Student Cells in the College. It stands for a person's right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs. FFSC undertakes various open source related projects and Dakshina - A high performance Cluster Computer was one such project. We also conduct regular classes on Linux, Web Design and development. FFSC activities also include Conducting linux install fests, seminars and conferences. Following are the events which we are planning to conduct: Talks: - FOSS,GNU & Ethics - Green IT and High Performance Computing - GIT Version Control Systems - Free software in education and Beyond Workshops - Kernel Programming - Qt Workshop (and Maemo Basics) - Python and SciPy Open Discussions - Localization and Malayalam Community - Open Source for the differently-abled (Focusing on Visually Challenged)

1 0

Fwd: [FSF] Open letter to Google: End the web's dependence on patent-encumbered video formats and Flash
by Nagarjuna G 20 Feb '10

20 Feb '10

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Holmes Wilson <info(a)fsf.org> Date: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 4:01 AM Subject: [FSF] Open letter to Google: End the web's dependence on patent-encumbered video formats and Flash To: info-fsf(a)gnu.org Dear supporter, This week, Google's attempt to purchase video codec maker On2 was approved by On2's shareholders. If Google does the right thing, this could be wonderful news for free formats. The FSF has just posted an open letter to Google, calling on it to free On2's VP8 codec with an irrevocable royalty-free license, and to promote the newly freed video codec through YouTube. Read why it would be so amazing for free software developers, free software users, and all users of the web if Google does the right thing: http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/google-free-on2-vp8-for-youtube/ We feel that this is a very important message for web developers, video creators, and tech-savvy members of the public to hear. Please help us spread it around, particularly here: http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/b462q/open_letter_to_google_fre… And if you have an account on digg: http://digg.com/tech_news/Open_letter_to_Google_free_On2_VP8_and_use_it_on_… (It's important that we let people everywhere know about the importance of free software and free formats, so please help spread the word -- but please don't let sharing important news about free software lead to further use of services that promote and use proprietary software.) Thanks! Sincerely, Holmes Wilson Free Software Foundation

1 0

Microsoft Research India to Work on UIDAI
by ck raju 17 Feb '10

17 Feb '10

Microsoft Research India announced its involvement in the Unique Identification of India (UIDAI) project at TechVista 2010 in Bangalore. The project seeks to provide valid identities to India's population of more than a billion people. "I am looking forward to working with researchers on technologies like multilingual computing and biometrics," says UIDAI chairperson Nandan Nilekani. Microsoft Research India also launched a portal for the computer science community called ResearchAndYou.com. The portal is designed to bridge the gap between computer science researchers and the large pool of potential research talent in India. The Web site will provide students with an interactive forum where they can connect with researchers to ask questions and explore research opportunities. The site also will act as a single source of information for resources in different disciplines. TechVista 2010 also brought together a panel of ACM A.M. Turing award recipients, including Barbara Liskov, Tony Hoare, Butler Lampson, and Tony Hey, to discuss the future of computing. http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20100215/news02.shtml ------------------------ For long, Infosys had been a strategic partner of Microsoft. What else can we expect from Nandan ? -- CK Raju

3 2

murali paramu - Dell Video Chat
by murali paramu 14 Feb '10

14 Feb '10

Your friend murali paramu would like to invite you to join the Dell Video Chat powered by SightSpeed, so that the two of you can talk for free over the Internet! Click this http://secure.sightspeed.com/current/i/e3631ff703b7e4d3/en_US/ to sign up now With Dell Video Chat powered by SightSpeed, you can experience high-quality, easy to use video chat, PC-to-PC voice calls (works with Macs too!), and even place phone calls to and from regular telephones and cell phones. Dell Video Chat powered by SightSpeed is great for IM / text messaging, and you can also use it to send high-quality video mail messages to anyone with an email address. Best of all, it's FREE! Sent on behalf of Dell Video Chat powered by SightSpeed. SightSpeed mailing address: SightSpeed, Inc. 918 Parker Street, Berkeley CA 94710 Copyright (C) 2004-2010 SightSpeed Inc. All rights reserved. To not receive any further invitations to Dell Video Chat, follow this link: http://secure.sightspeed.com/current/u.php?t=ie3631ff703b7e4d3

1 0

Fwd: Heads-up: FSFE Valentine's Day campaign
by Nagarjuna G. 11 Feb '10

11 Feb '10

found this a interesting idea! -- GN

1 0

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Fsf-friends February 2010