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The document discusses the concept of free and open source software. It explains that free software gives users the freedom to use, study, modify, and distribute software without restrictions. This freedom is important because like a bicycle or other possessions, users should have control over the software they purchase and use on their own computers. It then provides examples of free software operating systems like GNU/Linux and components like the GNU General Public License. It also lists several Indian organizations that support the free and open source software movement.
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- 2. I have nothing new to teach the world, ahimsa and truth are as old as hills. Mahatma Gandhi hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 3. I have nothing new to teach the world, freedom and sharing of knowledge are as old as hills. Hiran Venugopalan hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 5. Free software hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 7. Free software hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 8. What does the Free software can give you? hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 11. Freedom to use a software completely. hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 12. Freedom to study how a software works. hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 13. Freedom to modify software as you wish. hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 14. Freedom to distribute software with or without modification. hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 15. What is the need for these freedoms ? hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 16. a question : who owns your computer ? hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 18. ...of a cycle hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 19. buy a cycle if you are not will you its owner even you paid for that? hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 20. you allow them to take will back the cycle when they wish? hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 21. will you allow the manufactures condition that the cycle should be used only by you? hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 22. allow the condition that it will you should be repaired only from the specified workshop? hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 23. if your answer is NO.... hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 24. ...then why on softwares? hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 25. hope you got the answer! hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 26. GNU GNU is Not Unix! gnu.org hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 27. Free Software Foundation www.fsf.org hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 28. Free Software Foundation of India www.gnu.org.in FSF Friends http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsffriends hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 29. GNU General Public License [GNU GPL] hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 31. Linux its a kernel GNU is the system ! hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 32. we should call it Why GNU/Linux ? hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 33. GNU/Linux distributions [distros] hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 34. Is GNU/Linux the only free operating system ? hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 35. No. There is GNU/HURD [The GNU system with HURD kernel] but its not yet stable... hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 37. these all are global teams; is there any one local to help us? hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 39. Palakkad Libre software Users Society Adding freedom to common minds.... http://plus.sarovar.org hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 40. Free Software Users Group Thrissur www.fsugtsr.org hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 41. FOSS Community, India fci.wikia.com hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 42. SPACE www.spacekerala.org hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 43. Free Me freeme.in hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 44. Swathandra Malayalam Computing smc.nongnu.org smcdiscuss@googlegroups.com hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 46. there are more such communities better do a search ! hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 47. Then,what can you do for the free software movement?? hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 48. |Join and start contributing to free software projects |Start using free softwares |Stop using nonfree softwares |Make a free software group inside your campus |Make a GNU Labs inside your campus. hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 49. Questions; comments ? hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 50. Thanks Now its the time to wake up! hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 51. Hiran Venugopalan hiran.movingrepublic.org hiran@movingrepublic.org +919846951870 hiran.movingrepublic.org
- 52. Presentation created using Open Office. (C) 2007 Hiran Venugopalan, hiran@movingrepubic.org Presentation published under GNU GPL Version 2 or later. The font used in the presentation is Nimbus Roman No 9 L. Image on background template is created using Inkscape. Thanks to Hitha, Anivar, Praveen, Baiju M, Riyas Uzman, Pramode C E, Anitha P, Sujith H, Sajeev Kumar, C K Raju, Manu Anand S & members of VAST GNU Labs who helped me to make this slide. hiran.movingrepublic.org