FSUG-Bangalore May 2008

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offline courseware tool and review tool
by Senthil Sundaram (sensunda) 20 May '08

20 May '08

dear all, we are developing the basic gnu-linux desktop curriculum for C3 - http://slumdweller.wikispaces.com/ the curriculum is based on exisiting gnu-linux desktop material but adopted to suit our context. this is divided as core skills and corresponding exercises the students should take. a) can we use moodle for the course and can it be a offline tool - which can installed on debinan/ubuntu. b) also whats the best free software courseware review tool. we would like to upload courseware and invite people to review it take review comments and so on . -s

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Re: [FSUG-Bangalore] offline courseware tool and review tool
by Senthil Sundaram (sensunda) 20 May '08

20 May '08

Thanks for pointint it out... We got it from a grp which was using closed formats ... Will get it converted.. -s -----Original Message----- From: Krishna Pagadala [mailto:krishnaact@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 12:54 PM To: Free Software Users Group - Bangalore; Senthil Sundaram (sensunda) Subject: Re: [FSUG-Bangalore] offline courseware tool and review tool Not meant as a criticism, but more as an improvement that can be done. Can we please post the curriculum in open formats please. http://slumdweller.wikispaces.com/Curriculum Regards Krishna --- Vikram Vincent <vincentvikram(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Senthil, > > 2008/5/20 Senthil Sundaram (sensunda) > <sensunda(a)cisco.com>: > > > dear all, > > > > we are developing the basic gnu-linux desktop > curriculum for C3 - > > http://slumdweller.wikispaces.com/ > > > > the curriculum is based on exisiting gnu-linux > desktop material but adopted > > to suit our context. > > > > this is divided as core skills and corresponding > exercises the students > > should take. > > > > a) can we use moodle for the course and can it be > a offline tool - which > > can installed on debinan/ubuntu. > > > > Moodle is a course management system that is basically meant to put > courses online so that the teacher can create some structure and > invite students to create content. When students interact with the > environment, teach others and are in a constantly learning culture > they absorb data and convert it to knowledge faster. So you may have > to set up a mini server client network to host Moodle. > What I can do is to install Moodle at > http://courses.swatantra.org(sub-domain does not exist yet) which > everybody will be able to access and you can get the tution centre an > internet connection. > > > > b) also whats the best free software courseware > review tool. we would like > > to upload courseware and invite people to review > it take review > > comments and so on . > > > > > > Once the course material is online it can be reviewed by anyone. > > -- > Vikram Vincent > +919448810822 > http://www.swatantra.org/ > http://translate.swatantra.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > FSUG-Bangalore mailing list > FSUG-Bangalore(a)mm.gnu.org.in > http://mm.gnu.org.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fsug-bangalore > ===================================== Misinterpreting Copyright by Richard Stallman http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/misinterpreting-copyright.html "Die Gedanken Sind Frei": Free Software and the Struggle for Free Thought by Eben Moglen http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/publications/berlin-keynote.html .

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OpenOffice: Education project classroom agenda
by Vikram Vincent 19 May '08

19 May '08

In continuation to the previous mail the agenda for future classroom is given in the following link http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Education_ClassRoom/Agenda The log of the previous session is here http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Education_ClassRoom/Previous_Logs Please do sign into server : irc.freenode.net Channel : #education.openoffice.org -- Vikram Vincent +919448810822 http://www.swatantra.org/ http://translate.swatantra.org/

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Sugar in Debian sid
by Praveen A 19 May '08

19 May '08

Hi, You can use the Sugar interface (originally designed for OLPC) on Debian now If you are on Debian sid (unstable), just install sugar apt-get install sugar and install any of the activities you like apt-cache search sugar activity It is amazingly new feel, completely innovative interface. Try it now !!! Cheers Praveen -- 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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Join FSF-India TODAY
by Vikram Vincent 17 May '08

17 May '08

Hello, Having chanced upon Benjamin "Mako" Hill's blog, I'm using his appeal to appeal to you all to join as Associate Members of FSF-India<http://fsf.org.in/> . Associate Fellowship of FSF India http://www.gnu.org.in/fellowship "Now is the time to join and give to Free Software Foundation. 2008 is going to be extraordinarily important year for free software. Eben Moglen likes to quote Gandhi's "first they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win" progression when describing the free software movement. As I pointed out<http://mako.cc/copyrighteous/20070626-00>when I joined the FSF board, we're beginning to see powerful interests fighting free software. It's going to increase in the next few years. Things will probably get a lot uglier for free software before they get better. We can win but things are far from settled. The FSF is the front-line organization in this fight and we need a robust and proactive foundation, and an active and involved membership, if we're going to win. Here are the issues that I'm going to pushing the FSF to pursue in the next year." Read more at Mako's blog http://mako.cc/copyrighteous/20071214-00 -- Vikram Vincent +919448810822 http://www.swatantra.org/ http://translate.swatantra.org/

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Multi-platform lightweight BitTorrent client
by msverman＠gnugalaxy.com 15 May '08

15 May '08

Transmission is installed by default in Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 and its interface is designed to integrate tightly with whatever computing environment, which is very simple,fast and free multi-platform lightweight BitTorrent client. see:http://linuxdesk.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/multi-platform-lightweight-bi… How to download via Transmission see:http://linuxdesk.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/how-to-download-via-transmiss… verman http://linuxdesk.wordpress.com

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Totem Movie Player can play YouTube Videos
by msverman＠gnugalaxy.com 14 May '08

14 May '08

Its installed by default in Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 and works fabulously! Totem Movie Player now includes a plug-in for searching and playing You Tube videos without leaving the player and without Flash. see : http://linuxdesk.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/totem-movie-player-can-play-youtu… verman http://linuxdesk.wordpress.com

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Article on Free Software on Frontline
by Balaji Kutty 11 May '08

11 May '08

http://flonnet.com/stories/20080523251008900.htm -balaji

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Report: Free Software Session at ITI Kolar
by verman 06 May '08

06 May '08

Thanks to balaji & his team for helping me for conducting this program at ITI - Kolar Gold fields. To balaji: Great job! Expecting more from you. Nice Report !!! see: http://linuxdesk.wordpress.com/gnulinux-awareness-programs Have a nice day. Verman Message: 2 Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 05:32:02 +0530 From: "Balaji Kutty" <balaji.kutty(a)gmail.com> Subject: [FSUG-Bangalore] Report: Free Software Session at ITI Kolar Gold Fields To: aidbangalore(a)yahoogroups.com, "Free Software Users Group - Bangalore" <fsug-bangalore(a)mm.gnu.org.in> Message-ID: <5f8519c50805031702p2089e99fr547868ad0db12592(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi all, Yesterday(May 3, 2008) we conducted a Free Software awareness session to students of ITI Kolar Gold Fields. This is just a small report on it. At about 7am we(myself, Justing, Resinesh and Jaykumar) gathered in my house in BTM. We had already decided to go by car. We got to Old Madras road towards Kolar. After a small(45 mins!) break for breakfast, we reached the ITI campus at about 9:45am which is just 3kms before Kolar Gold Fields(KGF). ITI is a nice big campus hosting around 700 students. It has a nice computer lab too. We got around 30-35 students listen to us. I introduced them Free software. Jaykumar helped the students by translating my lecture to Kannada. While we were talking to students, Resinesh installed Ubuntu 7.10 in one of the machines there for demo. After about 45 mins of boring the students, we took them to the lab. There with our laptops and the newly installed desktop, we showed the students the Debain and Ubuntu distributions and asked them to play around with it. Justing and Resinesh demonstrated them different tools of GNU/Linux, using different languages in GNU/Linux, etc. More than 95% of the students have never even heard about GNU/Linux and do not even think that there is an alternative to MsWindows. After the demo we had a small chat with the students and asked them to form a group to work and learn some distribution of GNU/Linux to start with. They will call us if they need any help. We stared back arounnd 1:30pm, had lunch and reached Bangalore around 4:15pm. The kids are smart as usual. They lack only exposure. We felt that it is very important for Free Software Community to reach places like these where GNU/Linux is not even heard of. We should come up with a proper plan and execute. Thanks, Balaji

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Report: Free Software Session at ITI Kolar Gold Fields
by Balaji Kutty 05 May '08

05 May '08

Hi all, Yesterday(May 3, 2008) we conducted a Free Software awareness session to students of ITI Kolar Gold Fields. This is just a small report on it. At about 7am we(myself, Justing, Resinesh and Jaykumar) gathered in my house in BTM. We had already decided to go by car. We got to Old Madras road towards Kolar. After a small(45 mins!) break for breakfast, we reached the ITI campus at about 9:45am which is just 3kms before Kolar Gold Fields(KGF). ITI is a nice big campus hosting around 700 students. It has a nice computer lab too. We got around 30-35 students listen to us. I introduced them Free software. Jaykumar helped the students by translating my lecture to Kannada. While we were talking to students, Resinesh installed Ubuntu 7.10 in one of the machines there for demo. After about 45 mins of boring the students, we took them to the lab. There with our laptops and the newly installed desktop, we showed the students the Debain and Ubuntu distributions and asked them to play around with it. Justing and Resinesh demonstrated them different tools of GNU/Linux, using different languages in GNU/Linux, etc. More than 95% of the students have never even heard about GNU/Linux and do not even think that there is an alternative to MsWindows. After the demo we had a small chat with the students and asked them to form a group to work and learn some distribution of GNU/Linux to start with. They will call us if they need any help. We stared back arounnd 1:30pm, had lunch and reached Bangalore around 4:15pm. The kids are smart as usual. They lack only exposure. We felt that it is very important for Free Software Community to reach places like these where GNU/Linux is not even heard of. We should come up with a proper plan and execute. Thanks, Balaji

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