[FSUG-Bangalore] SFD in Bangalore
Anivar Aravind
anivar.aravind at gmail.com
Wed Sep 10 20:14:32 IST 2008
A big error on minutes , Our CCC (slum Computer center ) will Organise
a SFD event. Senthil will update the details & date
On 9/10/08, Anivar Aravind <anivar.aravind at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/10/08, Anivar Aravind <anivar.aravind at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 9/9/08, renuka prasad <renukaprasadb at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > minutes of the meeting updated ---- thoe who attended please correct the
> > > content --as i have done in a very short time and also it is not complete ,,
> > > please add --- and correct if it is wrong in the page below
> > >
> > > http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Bangalore/GNUs_Grazing/6September2008
> >
> >
> >
> > Updated the minutes url above
>
>
> 2 more points
>
> * Install fest in some central location with power acess. suggest the places
> * Jayamukar said he will check the possibility of organising a
> programme with some govt department (As perthe discussion on phone)
>
>
>
> > Action Points
> >
> > * Decided to Organise A National Public meeting on software
> > patents on October 1st week in partnership with Other like minded
> > Groups Organisations and Software Companies. Other organisors are
> > Centre for Internet and society, Alternative Law Forum, Deep root,
> > Socielforge, IT4Change, Openspace, Zyxware etc. The tentative date is
> > October 4th . Vikram ensured (over phone) that he will arranged Christ
> > College hall for Organising the programme
> >
> > * Decided to Organise software Freedom week from 20th to 27th with
> > multiple programmes and multiple venues in bangalore. But need to plan
> > more on list. Focus is on increasing free software penitration and
> > awareness. we will create a single invite with all programmes
> >
> > * A state level essay competition on software freedom ( to be
> > conducted at two levels ). It can be in the banner of FSUG-Bangalore
> > and CIS. CIS is sponsoring Prizes, and publicity material for it.
> > Renuka Prasad took the responsibility in organising it
> >
> > * Software Freedom Action Kit. Abhas & Dreeproot will Prepare a
> > Software Freedom Action Kit
> >
> > * We need to organise Programmes in colleges. Ask Colleges like
> > BMS, Christ, St.Josephs, RVC etc with good amount of free software
> > volunteers and awareness to Organise their programmes. FSUG can
> > provide expertice
> >
> > * We need to Identify few more new colleges this time
> >
> > * Try to bring sun's SFD programmes in our platform. But we should
> > make it clear that they must acknowledge free Software projects.
> >
> > * Explore the possibility of SFD Programmes in Corporates.
> > Possible suggessions are IBM, Cisco etsc. senthil will explore this
> >
> > * Edwin and Anivar took the responsibility of organising an SFD
> > event for NGOs. Edwin will also check the possibility of pushing a
> > session Free software and humanrights in some humanrights workshop in
> > 20-27 period
> >
> > * We need to add Document Freedom angle, GNU Project's 25th
> > anmniversory, Software patents etc to most of the possible programmes.
> >
> > * Vidhya will Organise a SFD programme for a blinds Organisation.
> > Anivar is willing to give a trainig on free software for blinds.
> >
> > * Last Date of Responding to Open standards for E-gov is 10th.
> > FSUG-bangalore can write a congragulating letter . If some issues are
> > there we need to identify them within this time span
> >
>
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