FOSSilize: Free and Open Source Camp at IIT Guwahati
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IIT Guwahati: September 3-5, 2010
India
26° 11' 13.5528" N, 91° 39' 58.122" E
EVENT: FOSSilize 1.0
EVENT DATE: September 3-5, 2010
APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 25, 2010
WEBSITE: www.fossilize.net. To participate, please register online at:
http://techniche.org/techniche10/FOSSilize
ELIGIBILITY: Students doing graduation in any college throughout India
with an aptitude towards Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)
REGISTRATION: There is no registration fee. Participants will be
selected based on their application.
AGENDA/TOPICS: Python, Zend and C++. For details, please visit the
website: www.fossilize.net
CONTACT PERSON: Rajat Khanduja (Mobile: 9678554628, Email:
k.rajat@iitg.ernet.in); Anupam Singhal (9957939293)
UPDATE:
EVENT INFORMATION:
Free and Open Source Softwares are those that grant users the right to
use, study, change and improve its design through the availability of
its source code. Newcomers to the subject can be confused by the term
"free". In the context of free and open source software, "free" is
intended to refer to the freedom to copy and re-use the software,
rather than to the price of the software. The Free Software
Foundation, an organization that advocates for free software, suggests
that to understand the concept, one should "think of free as in free
speech, not as in free beer". Free Software Foundation (FSF) was
founded by Richard Stallman.
The primary goal of FOSSilize is to increase the awareness,
integration and adoption of free and open source software (FOSS) tools
among the students. The emphasis is on building the capacity of the
students to use FOSS.
More specifically it aims to:
· Create a venue for intensive peer learning, skill share and
knowledge transfer.
· Provide an opportunity for the students to expand their practical
expertise in areas like media, data, services and crisis management.
· Identify and bring together a core of people who can act as
champions and resource people within the region.
· Act as a catalyst for sub-regional and national technology events,
and train up a core of actors to run similar events.
· Seed connections and future partnerships across a wider spectrum,
between developers, intermediaries and ordinary users.
The event will bring together students from both the technical
andnon-technical colleges. Our aim is to use this - and subsequent
activities - as an opportunity to broaden expertise, forge new ideas
and connections, and encourage the creative use of FOSS within the
different projects and initiatives in the region.
FOSSILIZE-FOSS CAMP AT TECHNICHE'10
Inspired by the dramatic increase in knowledge and use of FOSS by
people all around the world, students in India have also focussed
their attention to similar software. Students all around the country
are getting involved in open source projects. At such a stage, we
consider it our responsibility to bring together all the FOSS
enthusiasts of the country and help them spread the word. We also
strive to make the newcomers aware of the various open source tools
and teach them to use the powerful tools. With this goal in mind,
Techniche'10 hosts FOSSilize.
EVENT PARTNERS:
CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING (C-DAC)
www.cdac.in
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is the premier
R&D organization of the Department of Information Technology (DIT),
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (MCIT) for
carrying out R&D in IT, Electronics and associated areas. Different
areas of C-DAC, had originated at different times, many of which came
out as a result of identification of opportunities.
MAHITI
www.mahiti.org
Mahiti is a 'Social Enterprise' based in the 'Garden City of India,
Bangalore'. We empower clients to reduce the cost and complexity of
Information Technology through the strategic use of Free/Open Source
Software.
FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT
www.fpe.net.in
Foundation for People Empowerment works towards development of the
society through the use Information and Communication Technology
(ICT).
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