The document summarizes a 4-day event called "Spreading Lights of Freedom" organized by the Linux User Group Bikaner (LUGB) from 18-21 October 2011 at the Government Engineering College in Bikaner, India. The event welcomed over 100 delegates and included talks on Linux, Python, Drupal, and open source technologies; workshops on Linux installation, Drupal basics, and Python; and competitions in poster-making, presentations, and a FOSS quiz. Key speakers included faculty from the computer science department and technical entrepreneurs. Attendees included students from first and second year who learned practical skills in Linux, Python, and Drupal through hands-on sessions.

1. REPORT
18-21 OCT 2011
OCT.
@ Govt. Engineering College Bikane
Bikaner

2. Spreading lights of freedom
Spreading lights of freedom
Spreading lights of freedom
“ Our tag Spreading the Light of Freedom symbolize our
Motto to Comprehend and enlighten others with the rays
of knowledge And spread the word FOSS “

3. The event Organized by LUGB(Linux User Group Bikaner) and
traditionally followed from FOSS GN 09 & RAJASFOSS'10 in order
to spread
The knowledge of “FOSS” .
It ran parallel to SANGAM, techno management fest of Engineering College
Bikaner Society. The event welcomed
100 plus delegates.

4. Pre-plottings
A month before the event, SFD(Software Freedom Day) organized to
prepare a ground for newbies.
Students from 1st and 2nd
year participated in
Various events .
1.Poster-making
2.Presentation
3.Fosse quiz
Nitesh giving talk on SFD

5. An event on “WHY LINUX ” and “Linux Installation
/Customization” Organized on 12 -13 sept. 2011
Shashikant giving talk on “why linux
linux”

6. “Query-Session”

7. Kailash giving talk on Fedora
installation

8. HELLO-DRUPAL
A workshop on Drupal Basics organized on 26 sept.2011
Talk on drupal

9. Hello Drupal Team

10. Preparation for the event Foss'11 started before a week , by
Installing Linux Distros on the machines , managing the website.
Scheduling talks to fit in various domains to cater the
audience needs & well suit better alignment.
Kailash & manuwar
Installing linux and
Other software

11. INAGURATION
Inaugral by Computer Science HOD Mr. Sanjay Ranga , Prof. Atul Goswami
& Mrs. Sradhha Parmar . A glimpse into the year long happenings of LUGB
(Linux User Group Bikaner) by Priyanka chaudhary and Supriya c haudhary
, & keynote on open source by Computer Science HOD Mr. Sanjay .

12. Our chief Guests
Keynote on open source
By HOD CSE

13. Sharing Experiences
Improve communication
Skill with Open source

14. Day-1 [01:00 P.M to 03:00 P.M]:
1
MANISH SHANDILIYA a technical entrepreneur & software
Developer, programmer from Rajasthan formed an amazing &
interactive session on Pythons basics.

15. Day-2 [09:00 A.M to 12:00 P.M]
2
Kailash , Manuwar and other Members of lugb created group of
students and given practical training on Linux Installation and
Customization

16. Linux hacks

17. Day-2 [01:00 P.M to 03:00 P.M]
2
Than Our team created groups of five students and given practical
training on Drupal Basics & Installation
Drupal installation

18. Day-3 [10:00 A.M to 12:00 P.M]
3
Kailash formed an amazing & interactive session on Py basics.
Py-Qt
Through VNC viewer practical sessions were performed

19. Getting familiar with
PY-Qt
GUI creation
Through PY-QT

20. Day-3 [01:00 P.M to 02:30 P.M]
3
Then our Guest , a Technical entrepreneur & Director of EME Technology
,Chandigarh given Talk on Open Source languages , and also introduced folks
about there benefits in Software market
market.

21. Day-4 [10:00 A.M to 12:30 P.M]
4
Then next session of Python was completed by Manish Sir

22. Day-4 [01:00 P.M to 03:30 P.M]
4
Then Quiz was organized on Open Source Technologies
and prizes were distributed .

23. Finally the event winded up with great fun and enjoyment .

24. Let us all look forward to continued
discussion, innovation, and sharing … until
we meet again next year!

25. Thanks to Google , Libre Office , Fedora and
everyone involved