DPI & i...@school -------------- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A special talk by the founder of the free software movement, Richard Stallman, will lead the list of special programmes put together by the i...@school on the VICTERS channel on the occasion of the Software Freedom Day (SFD) on September 19.
The Director of Public Instruction has ordered the convening of special assemblies in schools across the State on September 24 to celebrate SFD. ‘Install Fests’ will be conducted in all districts that day to facilitate the public to get free software installed on their computers. http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/18/stories/2009091850090200.htm >From FSUG TVM & INSIGHT ------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: james mathew <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 11:12 AM Subject: [fsug-tvm] Suggestion for Software Freedom Day What about the official launch of a computer lab running on Free Software for children with special needs (like Autism, learning disabilities, physical handicap etc.)? Insight <insight.kerala.gov.in> is planning such a lab in TVM and if interested, volunteers can get associated with setting it up and we can have the official launch on SFD. It'll be a small lab - 3 systems and some gaming equipments to start with. The hardware and the room for the proposed lab is ready. Role of fsug-tvm/volunteers: 1) Identify games and activities (like Gcompris, Scratch etc) for children with special needs 2) Test if these games would work with a joystick or a gamepad and do some configuration if necessary, 3) Help in setting up the lab (design ideas/ layout etc). I assure you that the role of fsug-tvm and the volunteers will be highlighted in all related documentation. If you are interested you can come to the Insight centre (A-27/1, Elankom Gardens, Vellayambalam) so that we can discuss about this. James ILUG Cochin, Space , Rajagiri College etc --------------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Prinson <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 12:34 AM Hi, Welcome to Software Freedom Day Celebrations ! Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). The goal in this celebration is to educate the public about of the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, in government, at non-profit organizations,at home, and in business -- in short, everywhere! So in solidarity with the Global Celebration , we, a number of Educational Institutions,NGO's and Local Free Software user groups of Kerala , are organising Free Software Day celebration in Ernakulam,Kerala on 17th September,2009. At the inauguration ceremony Dr. B. Ekbal will delivering the key note address. The event is divided into technical and non technical , focusing the common man and computer geek alike. There will be number of seminars focusing the use of free software in education as well. The event, to be hosted at Rajagiri College of Social Sciences will also demonstrate the best free software available and you will be able to pick up free CDs with various Free and Open Source Software for Windows users, Apple Mac users and GNU/Linux users CD Roms containing Ubuntu Live, A Free Replacement Operating system to Proprietory Systems like Microsoft Windows & Apples Macintosh, will also be handed out. Lot of free software tools will be on show and you'll be able to use it and see it in action. Anyone can learn about free and open-source software, mess around with machines running Ubuntu Linux, play games, hear talks, and watch demonstrations. After the presentation on free software and how you can use it, you will get a chance to install and try Ubuntu Linux yourself (bring your own laptop /desktops and be sure that folks there will help you with this,if at all needed :) ) And if you like what you see, hang around for refreshments and chat and a number games and cultural programmes that follow :) Web page: http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/ernakulam Live streaming at http://giss.tv/interface/?mp=space.ogg you can use VLC player. The address of the stream is: http://giss.tv:8000/space.ogg -- ~ Solidarity Anivar Aravind --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
