[Fsf-friends] KERALA: MBC-LUG makes a silent entry ..

Frederick Noronha fred@[EMAIL-PROTECTED]
Fri Oct 27 17:12:02 IST 2006


Prof George Easaw is our friend from Goa, geasaw @ gmail.com, who
recently shifted to Kerala. He has played a key role in building
GNU/Linux skills at the Goa Engineering College, including in
arranging the visit and talk of Richard M Stallman to this
institution! We all miss him in Goa. But at least, he's lighting fires
elsewhere :-) FN

MBC-LUG makes a silent entry .. 	

The Linux User Group (MBC-LUG) at Mar Baselios Christian College of
Engineering and Technology, Peermade, Iduki, Kerala has started functioning
from 25 October 2006. Ms Reenu George, faculty from Comp Science Engg will
be co-ordinating the meetings.

The first meeting was attended by six staff members and almost 20 students
from first year to final year of engg from diff branches. The meeting was
held in the new 60+3 machine lab (all PIV, with LCD monitors) with it's own
audio (5 + 1 woofer) and video projection facilities.

Probably this is the first dedicated Linux lab with this capacity ( 60 + 3)
anywhere in the state of Kerala ......!!!!! and hope it is the first in
India too ..

The meeting started with an explanation of the concept of free software and
the birth of Gnu / Linux, the role played by RMS, ( he is a familiar name
here..). The demo was very interesting for the staff and students most of
whom were working on Gnu / Linux for the very first time ..

It was interesting to navigate thru Linux using the text commands and also
to do some matrix computations and 2D plotting using Octave.

The LUG will meet every Tuesday from 4.30 to 6 PM (except during exam
time..) The Lab will anyway be open for students to work upto 8 PM on any
working day.. Internet connectivity will be given to the lab soon. The lab
technicians are slowly getting used to networking in Linux which too will be
done soon.., connecting all the 63 machines..

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Kind regards,

George Easaw Ph.D.,

Professor,
Dept. of Mech Engg.,
MBC College of Engg. Kuttikanam,
Peermade, Idukki, Kerala. 685 531 INDIA.
mobile : (0)-924-931-9335

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