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<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Hi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>vikram vincent :
session at amrita eng college - managed to be there for a short
time</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>cool
things<BR>----------------</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>They have bunch of
enthu students and a teacher who is excited about </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>free
software</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial
size=2>-S</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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size=2>-----------------------------------------------------------</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>some aspects of the
session i remember</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-------------------------------------------------------------</FONT></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>started with video -
Truth Happens</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>what motivates or
inspires the free software community</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Free software is
about "the quality of sharing" - the quality very inate in us - appeal to
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>that - how
our mother told us its good to share food and choclates when we were
young</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>sharing vs PIRATE
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>hacker vs cracker :
who is a hacker - a cool - innovative guy - vs destructive
guy</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>century of steel -
century of information : the question of control : who controls -
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>whose hands
should the key be with in the information century - users - us or
owners..</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>how much code we
write we own - </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial
size=2>how much code we write for our country - how much we write in our
languages - localisation</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Open source vs free
software</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>History of free
software - with more clarity and emphasis : on freedom </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>right to copy - copy
right - copy left : the gpl innovation </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>ended
with distribution of a few posters..</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial
size=2>-----------------------------------</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial size=2>demo of cool free
software is going on right now!!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=908195210-06082008></SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>Q<SPAN
class=908195210-06082008>uestions </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=908195210-06082008></SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>-<SPAN
class=908195210-06082008>-------------</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=908195210-06082008>How secure
is free software ? Why doesnt it give us a
warranty</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=908195210-06082008>What are the
business models in free software ? </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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