Dear Sir/Madam,
I have great pleasure in informing you that we have organised a public lecture by Dr Richard Stallman at VJTI on Friday ,14 February , 2003 at 6 PM to 8-30 PM.
Dr Stallman is well known to the software field as the pioneer of GNU operating system which is currently popularly used along with LINUX kernel ( hence properly called gnu/linux) .  His well known contributions are gcc compilrs, gnu emacs and many other systems which are also available on propritory platforms like MSWindows.
Currently when issues of spreading the IT culture in education and e-governance are occupying many minds and new avenues for jobs are being sought, it is natural that students become aware of available alternatives.
With this in mind, we have taken this opportunity to invite Dr Stallman for a lecture at VJTI during his tour to India.He has earlier delivered lectures in IIT and TIFR.
I take this opportunity to invite you and also faculty and students interested in current trends in software technology. Free Software is an alternative that  needs evaluation and  consideration .
Our student organizations are also proposing to demonstrate ( before the public lecture ) some software (available on CDs at copying cost of Rs 25/- per CD containing GNU software)  e.g. KNOPPIX ( a self-booting CD with several pre-installed software) , GNU-WIN-II ( a collection of software from GNU which also works on MSWindows OS and similar others. Those interested in this program may contact as below.
I am requesting our Prof T. M. Bansod who has conducted several workshops on gnu\Linux for engineering teachers to also contact teachers having taken training at VJTI to attend the lecture.
You may forward this mail to any one you feel may like to attend the lecture.
I am also enclosing a poster which you may kindly print and put up on notice boards .
Hoping to see you on 14th ,
Yours sincerely

Dr S. D.Varwandkar
Principal & Secretary, VJTI