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Workshop onFree and Open Source Software

Funded by

The National Mission on Educationthrough ICT

Jointly organized by

Indian Linux User Group, Chennai

&

Jaya Engineering College

Thiruninravur, Chennai 602 024

Venue : Jaya Engineering College

23-27 November, 2009

Introduction

The Free Software movement came into being in1983 when Richard Stallman set up the FreeSoftware Foundation (FSF) to advocate the usersfreedom to run the program for any purpose, study& modify the program, and to redistribute copiesof original or modified programs. In late 1990s,

the Open Software Initiative (OSI) focused on thetechnical values of making source code open todevelop powerful and reliable software at a rapidrate.

Benefits of F/OSS (Free/Open Source Software)include security, reliability, stability, openstandards and vendor independence, localizationfeatures and developing local software capacity ; itobviates piracy & IPR problems, and provides costeffective and affordable solutions .

Linus Torvalds, a student at the University ofHelsinki, created the first version of *Linux*Operating System kernel in August 1991 andreleased it under GNU General Public License(GPL) of FSF. Since then, F/OSS Movement hasgrown by leaps and bounds, with internetproviding a powerful medium of collaboration fordevelopers and users across the globe. There arehundreds of thousands of F/OSS products freelydownloadable from the web. Apache, MySQL,Postgres, Firefox etc.

What makes Linux so popular?

Its Free and Its Open Source It is modular and has choice of components It has full multitasking & 32 bit support It is portable and stable It has got tremendous networking capabilities

The Present WorkshopThe present workshop is aimed at introducing Freeand Open Source Softwares to teachers ofEngineeringColleges, with a strong emphasis onhands-on training so that they can in turn traintheir students on this critical component of modernI.T. Infrastructure.

Workshop Objective

* To impart a first hand knowledge on the FOSSphilosophy and methodology

* To enable the participants to install and useLinux

* To train the participants in Linux desktopusage and some commonly used programmes

* To encourage them to apply OSS philosophyand migrate to FOSS in their own domains

Contents

Overview of FOSS -- definition, motivations,history and advantages

GNU/LINUX operating system installation File systems and basic shell commands Configuring additional hardware Understanding

the OS boot up process and basic desktop usage X Window system configuration and utilities Some commonly used programs and packages

Collaborative development in FOSS --Overview of tools (version control, wiki,mailing lists, bug tracking, community culture)

Faculty

Experienced Faculty, Professionals from IIT's,Indian Linux users group, Chennai and otherInstitutions.

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Organisers

National Mission on Education throughInformation and Communication Technology(NME-ICT) has been envisaged as a centrallysponsored scheme by the Dept. of HigherEducation, Ministry of Human ResourceDevelopment to leverage the potential of ICT. The

mission has two major component 1. contentGeneration and 2. Connectivity along withprovision for access devices for institutions andlearners.

Indian Linux Users Group, Chennai is one ofthe oldest LUGs in the country, continuouslyactive since its inception in 1997. It specialises ingrass root level work all around Tamilnadu and inthe neighboring states too. Under its guidance,many local LUGs are active in colleges and towns

across Tamilnadu. ILUGC members are also in theforefront of the FOSS movement at nationaland international level.

Jaya Engineering College is affiliated to AnnaUniversity, Chennai and Approved by AICTE,New Delhi. The college offers 9 UG and Five P.G.programmes in Engineering and Management. Thecollege is a forerunner in pioneering the cause ofFree and Open Source Software and its benefits.The college actively involved in promotion and

adoption of open source softwares since 2005 andhas been constantly serving the student fraternity.

Intended AudienceCollege and University Teachers/ Professors/Lecturers from any Engineering Institutions.

Workshop will be completely hands on. Labsessions will be arranged to make participantsfamiliar with course content.

How to Register?

You are requested to fill up the Registration formwith sign and stamp from your college and sendthe same to the below address before 13.11.2009.There is no registration fee. Admission will be onfirst come first serve basis. The number of seats islimited.

For outstation Participants

Travel support will also be provided for secondclass train fare/bus. Accommodation will beprovided at the venue. All participants will get aDVD containing Course material and other OpenSource software.

Details of the workshop will be updated on the

website time to time.

Dates to be Remembered

Last Date for Registration : 13.11.2009Intimation of selected list : 16.11.2009

Contact Details

S. Bharathi (ILUGC) - 98408 79452M.Kumaran (JEC) - 94442 46644

Co-ordinators - Workshop on FOSSJaya Engineering College,Thiruninravur, Chennai 602 024.Ph : 044-26390041, 26300982Fax : 044-26340501e-mail : foss-ttp@jayafossclub.orgwebsite : www.jayafossclub.org

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