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<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=495511103-30112008>Hi,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>I guess it was a good programme yesterday for free
software ...we have to concentrate on the long term aspects...please do write on
what we could do better..please make this a community report on what you thought
is good and bad..</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>We had many people saying "NO TO M$-VTU" Lock In. the
nice thing was we were able to have some new people From colleges : both
lecturers and students ..a good representation from all sections of civil
socitey </FONT></P>
<P><SPAN class=495511103-30112008><FONT face=Arial size=2>i think somebody will
have the media report and picutres..</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=495511103-30112008>thanks</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=495511103-30112008>senthil</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=495511103-30112008></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>0) we started with a 1 minute silence for all the
tragedy in bombay</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>1) Lecturers : RVCE<SPAN
class=495511103-30112008>(renuka) </SPAN>, Chirst<SPAN
class=495511103-30112008>(viki) </SPAN> , CMRIT<SPAN
class=495511103-30112008>(pramode) </SPAN> ( one new college) ,</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>2) Students : christ , Amrita<SPAN
class=495511103-30112008> </SPAN>, bms-it, ait participated</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>3) We had research scholars from IISc<SPAN
class=495511103-30112008> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>4) We had Dr Anja from IT for Change</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>5) We had a good number of programmers and people
from the [proprietary] software industry - I think many companies were
repesented ;)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>6) the children from the slum computing center
, wanted to make this a day out, to see what their teachers were upto..and sang
a nice little song to end the program - a song which means "we are building the
dreams for a new future" - they planned a visit to cubbon park, got
late <SPAN class=495511103-30112008>- but enjoyed the picnic of sorts..they
were happy to see the encouragement they got from so many 'Drs and scientists"
in blr..</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>7) some students from bmsit came - but didn't
like the 'street mode' - we explained to them why its important to take streets
at times<SPAN class=495511103-30112008> - we will work with them and are sure
they will relaise the importance of this...</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>8) a good amount of material - press notes , fliers
were in kannada this time - this is important - thanks to the suggestion of sri
ramadoss</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>9) we also had some t.v channels covering it this
time apart from the press..i do know the press people who came - please
update</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>10) Dr Vijoo Krishnan, Head of Political Science .
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>11) Dr chaterjee - a scientist with Astro
Physics</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>12) Parth from NRCFOSS also helped with the
material.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>13) Anivar from SMC</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>14) Renuka lecturer from RVCE</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>12) The student fedaration of india also had
lent its support and said that it will take the issue of free software<SPAN
class=495511103-30112008> [ the left naturally takes to free software i guess ]
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>13) if we could have had a teachers union that would
have been great..</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>14) NRCFOSS also lent its support</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>15) There were folks from the kannada blogging
community as well </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>senthil</FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>