[Fsf-friends] Software Freedom Day

[Githin Alapatt]

hi Kush,

We did think about some of the points you have listed. They are great
ideas, implementing them is the hard part :-). We will do all what we
can to get the best out of this.

On 9/30/06, Kush <be_a_sport at rogers.com> wrote:
> Hi Githin,
>
> Nice report. Maybe to take this further and have long lasting impact
> what is really needed is that the FLOSS cell have
> 1 some sort of monthly followup and strong linkages with some champions
> from the teaching faculty at those 2 schools.
>
> 2 Help build champions/leaders --Also allowing enthusiastic
> teachers/students to join or make some local user linux user group
> mailing list will really help them to remain connected.
>
> 3 I hope somehow the FLOSS cell can think of implementing a EACH ONE
> TEACH ONE system where a new learner takes another 2 learners under
> him/her and imparts training in whatever he/she has learnt. That makes
> the learner learn more thoughly because when one teaches, one has to
> study extra hard.
>
> 4 I hope the FLOSS cell can give/get some donations of even outdated (by
> a few years) technical books to the schools' FLOSS cell. A library of
> books is very very helpful. Plus they need to have motivational books
> such as Rebel code, Just for fun by linus torvalds, cathedral and the
> bazaar,  etc etc just to understand the opensource culture/history.
>
> 5 Having a game of exploring some new software on the ubuntu
> distribution related to what the school needs --such as library software
> or administration software etc etc and giving a talk on what they found
> once a month will really help the students.
>
> 6 Access to one of the tech magazines--even old issues will help them
> stay current.
>
> 7 asking and thinking about (setting up feedback mechanisms for
> continuous improvement) how to popularise sharing of technology with
> students --keeping in touch how others (schools/teachers/enthusiasts(
> have done these things (best practices sharing)
>
> 8 putting them on such a project --building an open source rapid
> dissemination and inculcation enabling web project. setting up a
> measurement system per school--how many new people given a demonstration
> about open source, %age of people at newbie level, intermediate level
> etc etc --statistical monitoring and planning/review.
>
> 9 setting up open competitions/quiz/project between schools(or even
> within same school) and popularising such events.
>
> Kush
>
> Githin Alapatt wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > We conducted the Software Freedom day in a good manner. Here is the
> > report and some photos.
> >
> > http://softwarefreedomday.org/gallery/2006/india/kerala/college_of_engg_chengannur
> >
> >
> > FLOSS Cell
> > College of Engineering Chengannur
>
>
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