[ilug-tvm] Re: Exhibition on Free Software

[ranjith s kumar]

Dear All
This is a great opportunity for our community in following means
1. This will be the largest free software conference organized in Kerala  in terms of reputation of speakers,no of participants,number of international delegates,community participation and all

2. The conference venue is Mascot Hotel and the exhibition is arranged at Kanakakkunnu palace(where our first social activity took place). The organizing committee agreed to spare 10 out of 50 stalls for the free software community for the dissemination of freedom concept.

3.The conference at Mascot focus mainly on the delegates,mean while the exhibition envisaged to convey the public the importance and necessity of freedom in digital world and to educate them regarding the contributions of Free Software movement to the society.The public have the very right to know about all these as they are the sole sponsors of this event directly and indirectly.

We must have to take this challenge wholeheartedly and this event needs a larger volume of volunteers than our previous successful programs.
If we can deliver well then our community will be aknowledged internationally for our commitment to the freedom movements.

A GENERAL BODY OF OUR COMMUNITY IS THE NEED OF HOUR AND WHEN SHALL WE FIX THAT ? REMEMBER THE TIME IS RUNNING SHORT (DEC-9-11,2008)

Personally I feel every member of our community should attend the meeting so fix the date according to that.

Ranjith S. Kumar,Lecturer In Mechanical EngineeringGovernment Engineering, Collge,Barton Hill,Thiruvananthapuram -35,Mob.9447295213


--- On Mon, 11/17/08, Anoop Jacob Thomas <anoopjt at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Anoop Jacob Thomas <anoopjt at gmail.com>
> Subject: [ilug-tvm] Exhibition on Free Software
> To: smc-discuss at googlegroups.com, fsfs-discuss at fsfs.in, "ilug-tvm" <ilug-tvm at googlegroups.com>, "Principal Support List of FSF-India" <fsf-friends at mm.gnu.org.in>, fsf-kerala at mm.gnu.org.in
> Date: Monday, November 17, 2008, 4:10 PM
> Discussion on Free Software Exhibition,
> 
> Although we are planning to conduct an Install Fest for the
> public for three
> days, and few workshops on these days, we also feel that
> the Install Fest as
> such will not do the job(to educate the public on Free
> Software), we need to
> add some spice to it. We have thought of having a small
> contest for the
> public, in which they may take a chit out of a box and if
> they can answer
> the question on the chit, they will be given something for
> free (a CD and
> few stickers), likewise we make sure they get to know the
> idea of Free
> Software.
> 
> Still more ideas needed. Speakers who are willing to
> conduct a small
> workshop/lecture on these days are welcome, please send us
> the details.
> 
> We cannot expect everyone who uses computers in their daily
> life to be
> technologically sound. So it is not the technology alone
> which actually
> matters. It is indeed important to educate the general
> public about the
> philosophy of Free Software. Because most of the people who
> switch to Free
> Software do not really understand what the great Movement
> is all about. They
> do not know their rights and privileges which they get
> along with Free
> Software. For many users, it is just another software like
> any other
> proprietary software, while it is not so. We have to make
> them understand
> that, technology is basically the same for both Free and
> proprietary
> software, but since Free Software is open to changes by
> each one of us, it
> can be made better to suit our needs and therefore, *Free
> Software is almost
> always superior in functioning to proprietary software.*
> 
> We can put up some posters/charts which convey the basic
> idea of Free
> Software through cartoons, in such a way that even those
> who are not
> technologically sound in computers can understand the
> philosophical aspect
> of the Free Software Movement. Those who are interested to
> contribute as
> artists/cartoonists are always welcome. Or if you are not
> that confident
> about your artistic skills you can put in just your ideas
> on how to convey
> to the public the four main freedoms that Free Software
> gives and what Free
> Software ultimately is.
> 
> If anyone has such kind of poster materials please forward
> it to my email id
> (anoopjt at gmail dot com). Please upload it to the
> community also.
> 
> -- 
> Anoop Jacob Thomas
> Volunteer,
> Free Software Community
> M: 9846670945
> 
> 

      

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