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==Minutes==
==Minutes==


First up, of the 18 members register here, only 9 turned up.
First up, of the 18 members register here, only 9 turned up!!
We discussed a host of things.
 
Well these were some of the things that were discussed, if I have missed something please feel free to add it.


*Why a third version of GPL is needed.
*Why a third version of GPL is needed.
*How the GPLv3 will enable us (The Free Software Community) to stop deals like the Novell-Microsoft ones.
*How the GPLv3 will enable us (The Free Software Community) to stop deals like the Novell-Microsoft ones.
*Saw a video of Eben Moglen speaking on the Microsoft-Novell deal.
*Saw a video of Eben Moglen speaking on the Microsoft-Novell deal.
*The importance of GPLv3 in Embedded Systems.
*The importance of GPLv3 in Embedded Systems and stoping DRM.
*Briefly talked about the [[Campaign_to_promote_free_software_in_Karnataka]], going to our schools and persuading them to switch to Free Software.
*Briefly talked about the [[Campaign to promote free software in Karnataka]], going to our schools and persuading them to switch to Free Software.
*Decided that the BMSLUG has done enough of talking and that we'll do some projects on GNU in our holidays in July.
*Decided that the BMSLUG has done enough of talking and that we'll do some projects on GNU in our holidays in mid-July.
 
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[[Category:Events|2007/05/20]] [[Category:Bangalore Events]] [[Category:BMSLUG Events]]
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