On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 7:03 PM, narendra sisodiya < [email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Ranjith Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > I wanna to start a foss club for our college... suggest me... the process > > > > new thread !! Hi Narendra, Here are the simple steps to start 1) Seek the permission from your HOD. This is needed when in future you need space for conducting the meetings or to request spare computers for demonstrations. 2) Find out the people(students or teachers) who are really interested in FOSS (philosophically attached would be great). 3) Setup an online groups, like Yahoo groups, google groups. 4) Let other departments know about the group. Explain them the benefits of FOSS and the tools available. Invite their staff for the meetings. 5) Gather few students from every department. 6) Conduct regular meetings/events. 7) Invite FOSS advocates/experts from other colleges. You will find a lot in ILUGC. 8) If you are in final year, find out some one (junior) who can really take forward the group in future. Nurture them. Last but not least. Keep the group live and kicking. Starting the group is not a thing, holding the spirits of the group is. All the best. Regards Guru Prasath _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
