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SOFTWARE FREEDOM DAY' 2009 |
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Presented by A. Mani
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Wednesday, 09 September 2009 |
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
SOFTWARE FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATIONS : ILUG-CALINFO
Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). This year it is on the 19th day of September. But due to unavoidable reasons we will be celebrating it on the 15th of September. Our goal in this celebration is to educate the worldwide public about of the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, in government, at home, and in business -- in short, everywhere! The non-profit company Software Freedom International coordinates SFD at a global level, providing support, giveaways and a point of collaboration, but volunteer teams around the world organize the local SFD events to impact their own communities. SFD is sponsored by Canonical, RedHat, Fedora, Sun, Google, bite, linode.com, ZenOSS, Mindtouch and the Danish LUG. Partners include FSF, OLPC and Linux Magazine.
Open Source Software give users the freedom to run the software program for any purpose, to study and modify the source code of software program, and to redistribute copies of either the original or modified program and without having to pay royalties to previous developers. Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), in addition requires minimization of cost for end users.
The FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) Movement has evolved from the stages of philosophy and licensing into a complex and pragmatic Ecosystem for software production and distribution benefiting humanity globally. FOSS has introduced technological self-reliance, efficient use and sharing of resources, collaborative innovation and development providing new directions to development at the local level. This gives humanity the freedoms of choice and empowerment encouraging development of a local industry and skills that result in immense financial benefits for both developing and developed countries.
ILUG-CALINFO: THE KOLKATA TEAM
The Kolkata Chapter (INFO) of the Indian Linux Users Group (ILUG-CALINFO), has been committed to the cause of FOSS, OSS and promotion of FOSS since its inception. As the Kolkata team for the SFD has been coordinated by the user group members, we decided to name the team after the group. Those who are with the vision and objectives of SFD and FOSS are welcome to join us.
Our Website:
http://www.ilug-cal.info: You too can contribute!
Team Wiki:
http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/asiaandmiddleeast/india/ILUG-CALINFO
Our Mailing List:
http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-calinfo : Do join this mailing list to communicate, exchange ideas and solve problems.
OUR VISION FOR SFD
Our vision is to empower all people to freely connect, create and share in a digital world that is participatory, transparent, and sustainable.
OUR OBJECTIVES FOR SFD
- 1. To celebrate software freedom and the people behind it
- 2. To foster a general understanding of software freedom, and encourage adoption of free software and open standards
- 3. To create more equal access to opportunities through the use of participatory technologies
- 4. To promote constructive dialogue on responsibilities and rights in the information society
- 5. To be inclusive of organizations and individuals that share our Vision
- 6. To be pragmatic, transparent, and responsible as an organisation
SFD'2009 PLANS
We will celebrating SFD'2009 in collaboration with Computer Society of India, Kolkata chapter at the CSI auditorium. The Kolkata chapter is amongst the oldest chapters of the CSI in India. More information about CSI can be found at their website. We plan to have all of the following:
- * TECHNICAL and ADVOCACY SESSIONS
- * OPEN DISCUSSION
- * INSTALL FEST (Fedora, Ubuntu and Others)
People interested in delivering lectures or taking part in the event are requested to contact A. Mani by email (a dot manidotcms at gmail dotcom ) or phone (9432442114).
PROGRAMME
SCHEDULE
| A. Mani |
The Fedora Project |
17:00 to 18:00 hrs |
| J.P. Mathews |
Using Linux on PCs with Limited Resources |
18:00 to 18:30 hrs |
| Ratnadeep Debnath |
Fedora-12 Highlights |
18:40 to 19:20 hrs |
| Snehashis Chakraborty |
RabbitMQ |
19:20 to 20:00hrs |
Venue: CSI Auditorium
Computer Society of India
5, Elgin Road
Kolkata- 700020
Time: 17:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs
Date: 15.09.2009
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 September 2009 )
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