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Fwd: [IndiChix] [ann] Free Software Foundation's Women in Free Software
by Anivar Aravind 25 Sep '09

25 Sep '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: vid <vid(a)svaksha.com> Date: Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 11:18 AM Subject: [IndiChix] [ann] Free Software Foundation's Women in Free Software To: LinuxChix - India <indichix(a)linuxchix.org> Folks, Earlier FSF had announced a mini-summit[0] on Women in Free Software. The MoM[1] has been released and they have also created a mailing list (Yeah, YAML :)) for women in free software[2]. [0] http://www.fsf.org/news/summit-on-women-in-free-software [1] http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/Womenscaucus/9.19.2009 [2] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/womeninfreesoftware -- vid http://vid.svaksha.com || _______________________________________________ IndiChix mailing list IndiChix(a)linuxchix.org http://mailman.linuxchix.org/mailman/listinfo/indichix -- "The resources of the world are for us all to share. Let us affirm our faith in that common cause" - Dr. Ilina Sen

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Petition to Cancel Proprietary Tender by NIC
by Siva Kumar Epari 24 Sep '09

24 Sep '09

Swecha appeals to the community, organizations and individuals to sign the following petition to cancel the proprietary tender issued by the NIC for procuring laptops for the Supreme Court of India. Organizations can add their name in the wiki<http://www.swecha.org/wiki/index.php?title=Petition>page provided and individuals can sign the petition <http://www.swecha.org/node/23#form>. All the respective organizations are requested to host the petition and gather the signatures of members associated with them. Swecha would gladly provide the space for petitions of the respective organizations. The tender is available at http://tenders.gov.in/ <http://tenders.gov.in/details.asp?tempid=1&tid=del242328&work=1&cno=0> Regards Siva Swecha

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FOSS implementation @ University of Calicut
by Vimal Joseph 24 Sep '09

24 Sep '09

The Univeristy of Calicut, Kerala set a model by implementing their software in FOSS and later sharing it with other universities. http://www.thehindu.com/edu/2009/09/08/stories/2009090850120300.htm contact: madhuvt at gmail dot com Note: They use GNU/Linux/Python/postgresql combination. Details are available in the book "Free Software Projects in Public Enterprises of Kerala" http://space-kerala.org/downloads/foss.pdf Another interesting news is that the university is also including Free Software in their curriculum. See : http://pramode.net/2009/09/19/report-on-python-and-free-software-for-scient… regards, ~vimal

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[ANN][X-Post] Two Day Workshop on Python
by Kadambari Devarajan 23 Sep '09

23 Sep '09

Hello, As part of the MHRD funded open source mission at IITB, Asokan P and Prabhu Ramachandran are planning a 2 day Python workshop, along with Bhaskaracharya Pratishthan: Topic: Programming with Python Date : Oct 10th and 11th, 2009 Time : 10 am to 5 pm Venue : Bhaskaracharya Pratishthan Instructors: Prabhu Ramachandran and Asokan P. Website : http://www.bprim.org/mathsoftwk/python/pythonwk09.php Intended audience: College and University Teachers/Professors/Lecturers from any Engineering or Science domain, and Engineering students who would like to use Python for their basic computing and plotting needs. Prerequisites: Participants should be comfortable computer users and be familiar with programming constructs such as loops, conditionals. Familiarity with programming editors-- scite, notepad++, vi, emacs- will be a plus. Familiarity with using the commandline will be another plus. Objectives: At the end of the program the participants will have a good understanding of the Python language, and selected libraries. They will be able to write good modular procedural code and use objects. They will get a overview of the other major topics, features and libraries and be able to learn these on their own if required. Coverage: * Motivation, background and design philosophy. * Basic data types: int, float and string * Core data structures: lists, tuples and dictionaries * Functions * Tool chain * Overview of the standard library * Matplotlib * NumPy and Scipy * 3D plotting * Debugging and testing Methodology: Completely hands on, exploratory mode with minimal lectures introducing essential concepts and techniques. Typically we will have short 10-15 minute lectures, followed by series of graduated problems. The participants will solve them exploring the documentation to do so and the solutions will be discussed. Laptops can be brought by participants, and additional laptops/computers can be provided for use for those required. Charging points will be available. As far as installations go, you would require the following: -- For Debian/ Ubuntu and the like: (a) IPython (b) Python doc (c) the Python Profiler (d) Scipy/Numpy (e) Matplotlib (f) Mayavi2 (optional) -- For Windows XP (x86), Windows Vista (x86), Mac OS X 10.4+ (x86), RedHat 3 (x86, amd64), RedHat 4 (x86, amd64), RedHat 5 (x86, amd64), and Solaris 10 (x86, amd64) : (a) get the EPD (http://www.enthought.com/products/epd.php) bundle and you'll have everything you need! This is available for free for those in academia and others can utilize the free 30 day trial version for now. In any case, we will be providing live DVDs containing all the required installations and some additional tools on site. Registration : You are requested to fill up the form on the website with signature and a stamp from your college. Alternatively you can mail the form by email and submit the hard copy at the time of the workshop. There is no registration fee. Admission will be on first come first serve basis. The number of seats is limited. Travel and Accommodation : Travel support will also be provided for second class train fare/bus for outstation participants who are college teachers. Accommodation will be provided at the venue. Lodging and boarding will be provided free of charge for outstation participants. Arrangement of lunch for all participants will be taken care of by the organisers. All participants will get a DVD containing Python and other Open Source software. Details of the workshop will be updated on the website periodically. The number of seats is limited. Contact: Those who intend to participate should send an e-mail to bhaskara_p(a)vsnl.com, or call Mrs. Manjusha Joshi, Coordinator, Ph. No. 9822 319328 (4 pm - 7 pm) or the Bhaskaracharya Pratishthana Office (020- 25434547,25410724) between (12-6). Thank you. Regards, Kadambari Devarajan. -- Check out my blog at http://kadambarid.livejournal.com

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FSUG-Goa, a new network...
by Frederick Noronha [फ़रेदरिक नोरो नया] 23 Sep '09

23 Sep '09

Free Software User Group-Goa This group is dedicated to discussions on the philosophy, politics and technical aspects of free software. It is an attempt to create a community space for GNU/Linux users in Goa to discuss and share information and expertise on this subject. An important objective of the group shall also be to spread the message of free software and the principle governing its development and usage. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/fsug-goa/ -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Updated: http://goabooks.wordpress.com

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Fwd: FSMK NewsLetter Volume 4
by Vikram Vincent 22 Sep '09

22 Sep '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rameez Thonnakkal <ssrameez(a)gmail.com> Date: 2009/9/22 Subject: [Fsmk-discuss] FSMK NewsLetter Volume 4 Dear Friend, FSMK saga continues.. FSMK News Letter Volume 4 <http://fsmk.org/node/42> The fourth Newsletter from FSMK is here.. FSMK is greatful to its readers of all walks of life and likes. We are glad to receive your comments whether it is a criticism or praise.. Write to us and distribute this edition to as much of your contacts as possible. We welcome you to have your name on one of the articles in the forthcoming editions. Thanks and Regards, FSMK EB Team. _______________________________________________ fsmk-discuss mailing list fsmk-discuss(a)lists.fsmk.in http://lists.fsmk.in/listinfo.cgi/fsmk-discuss-fsmk.in

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Fwd: [fosscomm] Submissions to ODF Olympiad 2009 open today 20th September 2009
by Nagarjuna G. 20 Sep '09

20 Sep '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ritu ghosh <ritu.ghosh(a)knowledgecommons.in> Date: Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 8:25 PM Subject: [fosscomm] Submissions to ODF Olympiad 2009 open today 20th September 2009 To: network(a)lists.fosscom.in Dear All, As you are all well aware , Open Document Format is an important standard for ensuring computer literacy and is fundamental to enabling computer education globally. ODF Olympiad was started on the advice of the then President of India, Shri Abdul Kalam, with the view to bring awareness regarding the open source amongst the schools. We have been receiving overwhelming response from schools across the globe including countries like India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal . We strongly believe that this contest will help the government and the schools in faster adoption of ODF . (The new FOSS based Informatics Practices curriculum, introduced by CBSE this year is one of the examples of the step towards this initiative. ) Knowledge Commons along with ODF Alliance and Sun Microsystems will be conducting the *third annual ODF Olympiad* with the view to bring awareness regarding the open source amongst the schools. Other institutes supporting us in this initiative are IIT Delhi, IIM Ahmedabad, Free Software Foundation and ODF Alliance (www.odfalliance.org). The ODF Olympiad rolls out from *September 20th on the Software Freedom Day*. ODF Olympiad 2009 will be conducted in schools across India, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Indonesia (this contest is open to all other countries as well). The winners from each of the countries will compete with each other to win the prestigious Software Freedom Trophy for their school. The students are required to submit presentations using ODF format on specific topics which will be evaluated by an eminent jury based on specific parameters. The posters and letters inviting participation will be sent to schools as a part of communication. The OpenOffice CD (OpenOffice.org) will be available with the October issue of "Linux For You" magazine. For more information can visit the site *www.odfolympiad.org* Looking forward to your support and participation for this initiative. Regards Ritu Ghosh _______________________________________________ network mailing list network(a)lists.fosscom.in http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in -- Nagarjuna G. http://www.gnowledge.org/

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Fwd: [FSF] Sugar Labs and FSF announce joint efforts to promote learning platform for children worldwide
by Nagarjuna G. 19 Sep '09

19 Sep '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Peter Brown <peterb(a)fsf.org> Date: Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 10:37 PM Subject: [FSF] Sugar Labs and FSF announce joint efforts to promote learning platform for children worldwide To: info-fsf(a)fsf.org Sugar Labs and Free Software Foundation Celebrate Software Freedom Day, Announce Joint Efforts to Promote the Sugar Learning Platform for Children Worldwide http://www.fsf.org/news/sugar-labs CAMBRIDGE, MA, September 18, 2009 - Sugar Labs, nonprofit provider of the Sugar Learning Platform for children, and the Free Software Foundation (FSF), which promotes computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs, have announced joint efforts to collaborate and promote Sugar on the occasion of Software Freedom Day, September 19th. The FSF will host an event in Boston featuring Sugar Labs Executive Director Walter Bender, FSF president Richard Stallman, and other speakers. Peter Brown, FSF's executive director, said, "The Sugar Learning Platform is fast becoming an essential route to computer user freedom for children around the world. The international free software movement is getting behind Sugar, and we want to use Software Freedom Day as an opportunity to help draw community attention, developer resources, and external funders to the important work going on at Sugar Labs." The FSF has upgraded its hosting services support of Sugar Labs to keep pace with its growth. As part of the ongoing relationship, Bernardo Innocenti, a member of the Sugar Labs Oversight Board, is working at the FSF offices. Mr. Innocenti stated: "The FSF and Sugar Labs are pursuing distinct, but interdependent goals; Free (as in Freedom) Software is a fundamental part of globally accessible education, and good education enables critical thought, a pre-requisite for appreciating the value of Freedom." Sugar is a global project. Translated into 25 languages, it is used in classrooms in 40 countries by over 1 million children as part of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) nonprofit program. Sugar's simple interface, built-in collaboration, and automatic backup through each student's Journal have been designed to interest young learners. The recently released Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) project brings Sugar to even more children, allowing young learners to keep a working copy of Sugar on a simple USB stick, ready to start up any PC or netbook with the child's environment and data. Pilot projects in schools with Sugar on a Stick are underway in Boston, Berlin, and elsewhere. SoaS is free software available under the General Public License (GPL) and is available for download without charge at sugarlabs.org. According to Walter Bender, "Sugar is running on over 99% of all of the OLPC-XO laptops around the world because governments prefer its quality, openness, built-in collaboration, and easy localization to indigenous languages. Teachers and students are exercising their freedom by modifying and improving Sugar and its Activities. With Sugar on a Stick, access to Sugar is even more widespread." For example, Uruguay has distributed a Sugar-equipped OLPC laptop to every student in the country. Alexandre Oliva of FSF's sister organisation Free Software Foundation Latin America (http://www.fsfla.org) said, "I was amazed when I first saw Sugar in action in Peru two years ago; shortly thereafter, my daughter tasted Sugar and loved it. She's going to elementary school next year, and I'm very happy she can now easily carry Sugar with her, and share it with her friends. Myself, I'm going to spread its freedom into as many schools as I can." Karsten Gerloff, President of Free Software Foundation Europe (http://fsfe.org), added: "Education and Free Software are both all about sharing knowledge. Through projects like Sugar, young people around the world can discover the creativity that freedom makes possible. Together with the political backing that FSFE's Edu-Team and others are building, Sugar puts Free Software in its rightful place in education." Sugar Labs relies on the efforts of software developers who donate their skills to the project. Mr. Bender continued, "We are looking for developers with experience in GNU/Linux, Python and/or Gtk+ for contributing to the Sugar shell and educational Activities for children. We also need testers, experienced packagers, and educators willing to contribute their ideas for Sugar in the classroom." About Sugar Labs Sugar Labs, a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization, is a member project of the Software Freedom Conservancy (http://conservancy.softwarefreedom.org). Originally part of the One Laptop Per Child project (http://www.laptop.org), Sugar Labs coordinates volunteers around the world who are passionate about providing educational opportunities to children through the Sugar Learning Platform. Sugar Labs is supported by donations and is seeking funding to accelerate development. For more information, please visit http://www.sugarlabs.org. Sugar Labs is a registered trademark of the Software Freedom Conservancy. Other names are trademarks of their respective owners. About the Free Software Foundation The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, located at fsf.org and gnu.org, are an important source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at http://donate.fsf.org. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA. ### For more information, please contact: Sugar Labs: Sean Daly, Marketing Coordinator website: http://www.sugarlabs.org e-mail: pr(a)sugarlabs.org Free Software Foundation: Peter Brown, Executive Director website: http://www.fsf.org e-mail: campaigns(a)fsf.org info-fsf mailing list info-fsf(a)gnu.org Unsubscribe: http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-fsf -- Nagarjuna G. http://www.gnowledge.org/

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Report on Python/Free Software for mathematics seminar at CKGM College
by Pramode C.E. 19 Sep '09

19 Sep '09

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National Workshop on Web Accessibility at Trivandrum on September 25-26, 2009
by Arky 18 Sep '09

18 Sep '09

Announcement of National Workshop on workshop on Web Accessibility The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and Society for Promotion of Alternative Computing and Employment (SPACE) are organizing a workshop on web accessibility for web developers from the public and private sector from September 25 to 26, 2009. The workshop will take place at Christ Nagar International School, Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram, between 09:30-17:30 hours each day. The workshop seeks to bring together practitioners from Government Departments, as well as from small and medium enterprises across the country. The primary aim of this workshop is to demonstrate the importance of creating accessible web sites and to educate the developers of government and private web sites on how to incorporate accessibility features into new as well as existing web sites. The training comprises both theory-oriented and practical sessions.The trainers are specialists in various aspects of web accessibility. The main focus will be on WCAG 2.0 guidelines. The workshop is for persons already involved in developing web sites with good knowledge of HTML, XML, CSS, etc. In addition to training web developers in accessibility, the workshop will also serve as a platform for capacity building by training potential accessibility trainers. The programme is supported by Kerala State IT Mission, which runs INSIGHT - ICT Centre for the differently abled in association with SPACE. Hurry! Interested persons are requested to register immediately as seats are limited. Candidates may register directly on the website at http://c11.space-kerala.org/webw/ SPACE Office Address Society for Promotion of Alternative Computing and Employment C-11, Elankom Gardens, Vellayambalam, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala, India email - contact(a)space-kerala.org, thomas(a)space-kerala.org Society for Promotion of Alternative Computing and Employment C-11, Elankom Gardens, Vellayambalam, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala, India Mobile: +91 94964 13317 Office Phone: +91 47123 18997 ~~~ Rakesh 'arky' Ambati| IT Consultant| http://www.braillewithoutborders.org | Blog: http://playingwithsid.blogspot.com Add whatever you love to the Yahoo! India homepage. Try now! http://in.yahoo.com/trynew

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