hi,
as posted previously on this (fsf-westbengal) list, the FOSET-JU (Jadavpur University) wing organised a seminar/workshop on "GNU/Linux in education and e-governance" at Amitava Dey Memorial Hall on 23.08.2003.
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The FSFI-WB was represented by its coordinator Tathagata Banerjee who spoke on "The philosophy and relevance of Free Software in current times". In a comprehensive and erudite presentation, the slides of which will possibly be available upon request to the Coordinator, Tathagata spoke at length about the 'freedom' espoused by the Foundation and the movement as a whole. Comparing and contrasting with the chimera of freedom provided by non-free software(s), he firmly concluded that the time was indeed ripe to begin statewide discussion on action plans. The presentation also laid out the future roadmap for the 'fledgling unit' (as Tathagata endearingly terms it) of the FSFI, and Tathagata called upon Prof P K Das (JU-CompSci Dept) and Dr A R Thakur (Pro-VC, JU) to participate in this movement to initiate discussions and enrich the initiative with their experience and expertise.
Although personal exigencies and engagements meant that he could not be present for the OpenHouse Q&A session, his speech/presentation was the focal point of reference for a few speakers and questions that were discussed.
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regards sankarshan
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