FSUG-Bangalore December 2008

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Re: [FSUG-Bangalore] On Dec 19 - Watch Pixel Pirate II, a film that questions the current state of copyright laws ( monopoly rights if you must generalize).
by Praveen A 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

16 December 2008 11:40 PM നു, Praveen A <pravi.a(a)gmail.com> എഴുതി: > http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=44485001370&ref=nf OOPS, it was a cut and paste from the face book page. I did not mean to say "intellectual property" -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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Re: [FSUG-Bangalore] audio/video recording - ogg - need help
by Hemanth H.M 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

0-> If u just want to* "record songs people sing"* , you could better go with a mp3 recorder , it would be about 1k for 2gb!! {more less in national market} , u can directly connect the mic's o/p to it and record :) adding more , if u are looking for a video recording interface for your lapi , you can go for Sony it's would cost you more {check out ebay to just see how it looks} 1->* " whats the software - audacity*" , hmm as per solution 0 , if you record it using an mp3 recorder , you need not do anything much , cos it would ready already ;) . -- The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. Bertrand Russell I ask you only two questions : 1. Did u find joy in ur life? 2.How many found joy from ur life ?? -Hemanth HM

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On Dec 19 - Watch Pixel Pirate II, a film that questions the current state of intellectual property laws.
by Praveen A 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=44485001370&ref=nf -- പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍ <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign

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Re: [FSUG-Bangalore] FSUG-Bangalore Digest, Vol 32, Issue 30
by Hemanth H.M 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

Most of us (vtu students) missed it all :( , dam it our fate , we have exams from dec 19 . {CS and IS specially are studying dam boring , hardcore theory called ETM ==> Engineering technology management} *P.S*: ETM is the best sedative i have ever had ;)

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On RMS talk at Christ University
by Vikram Vincent 16 Dec '08

16 Dec '08

RMS talk at CU was well received by the 650-700 students, teachers and Management who participated in the talk. The students were from various streams such as business studies, computer science, law, social sciences and others. The Eben Moglen talk too had a similar participation. The preparation for both programs was intense with discussions being held - from desk to desk, class to class, teacher to teacher. We now have an even more dedicated Free_Software-Eben_Moglen-Richard_Stallman team of students. Both talks were recorded and will be uploaded shortly. -- Vikram Vincent +919448810822 http://swatantra.org/

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Thanks to Dr. Nagarjuna
by Balaji Kutty 15 Dec '08

15 Dec '08

Hi Dr. Nagarjuna, I heard about your session on Inscape to students of AC3. Also, your presence at AC3 center on Sunday morning was very helpful in sorting out issues like syllabus, method of teaching, etc. I wanted to thank you on behalf of students of AC3 for all the help that you offered to them. Thank you very much, Balaji

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Talk by Richard Stallman at Christ University
by Vikram Vincent 15 Dec '08

15 Dec '08

Talk by Dr. Richard Stallman, President of Free Software Foundation Topic:"Role of free knowledge and free software in education and research" Date:16th(Tuesday) December 2008 Time:10AM-12:30PM Venue: Main auditorium, Christ University http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman The sessions are open to all. For more details contact me via mail vikram.vincent(a)christuniversity.in or +919448810822

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report about RMS's visit to Slum computing center
by sreejith g.s 15 Dec '08

15 Dec '08

Hi, Here is the report of RMS's visit to the Slum computing center. Ambedkar Community Computer Center is situated in a slum area in the New Gurupanplaya in Bannerghata road Bangalore. In the IT city of multinationals, it is only one of the slums in interiors of Bangalore that is not well known outside. Yesterday(13th December 2008) the slum had a unique visitor who is not only famous, but also considered to be well known among every part of the world as the founder of free software foundation. Richard M Stallman's visit turned the attention of IT professionals and media persons to the otherwise not well known slum. Ambedkar Community Computing Center (AC3) is a center set up in the slum area of Gurupan Palya by members of Stree Jagruthi Samithi, volunteers from AID (Association of India's Development) and by some Free Software Volunteers working in IT industry. The idea of setting up the center was to equip the poor children in the nearby area with the basic computer skills using quality software which is available free of cost and shareable. The center uses free software tools on GNU/Linux to teach and impart computer knowledge to children. The effort is now showing results and the children have shown enormous improvement. One of the children, Mani, a 9th standard student, has created beautiful pictures using the Free Software tool "GIMP". His pictures got a huge response from the exhibition conducted during the Free Software National Conference held in Cochin, this November. Amazed by Mani's pictures, Stallman agreed to visit AC3 and interact with the children for a few minutes. During his visit, Richard Stallman inaugurated Mani's painting exhibition and released a book written by children on the basis of their experience in the slum computing center. Sarasu, who is from the slum area, teaching kids in the slum computing center presented about the center and the work it is doing for the poor. Richard Stallman made two corrections to the presentation. He emphasized that free software is not the alternative, but it is the right one. He also added that instead of a few success stories the presentation should say a great success story as the slum computing center is doing a great job. There were also cultural events from the inhabitants of the slum. After the events, RMS interacted with the audience who were from the nearby areas of slum computing center and addressed their questions. Here is an extract from Stallman's speech: I am honored to be here in the community computer center that is in the name of Dr BR Ambedkar. I have read about Ambedkar and I was inspired by the work he has done for the dalit people in India. There are many issues among the poor and marginalized in India that are more important than using free software. But, free software is one of the tool that helps the poor and dalit to resolve some of the issues they are facing. Poor can't afford proprietary softwares and free software helps them to access computers. While proprietary software companies are like the colonial rulers who exploited the masses, free software is freedom and liberation. Ambedkar Community Computer center is a model for the other parts of the India in such a way that it gives access to computers for the poor without compromising the freedom. The Ambedkar Community Center is doing a great job by empowering the poor with knowledge of free software. It was a memorable experience for the people in slum area, the people who are part of the Ambedkar Community Computer Center and the children who are the students of the center. They were all inspired by the visit of the RMS to spread the free software message and also taking the center to next level. Sreejith

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Report in Hindu on RMS visit to AC3
by Nidhin Sasi 15 Dec '08

15 Dec '08

http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/15/stories/2008121550260200.htm

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Prof. Eben Moglen @ Kannada Bloggers' event on Saturday
by jaykumar hs 14 Dec '08

14 Dec '08

Hi, Prof. Eben Moglen spoke on "Free Software in New Media" at IAT hall, QUeens Road, Bangalore on Saturday, 13th Dec. The audience were mostly Kannada bloggers and techies, about 80 in numbers. HP Nadig, Founder, Sampada.net also addressed the audience. The event was reported in Kannada daily Prajavani. Jaykumar

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