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==Minutes==

First up, of the 18 members ~~register~~ here, only 9 turned up!!

First up, of the 18 members registered here, only 9 turned up!!

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~~.

*The discussion started with Praveen telling us the need for another revision of GPL.

*~~How~~ the GPLv3 will enable us (The Free Software Community) to stop deals like the Novell-Microsoft ones.

*Then we disscussed 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.

*We all watched a video of Eben Moglen speaking on the Microsoft-Novell deal.

*The importance of GPLv3 in Embedded Systems and stoping DRM.

*The importance of GPLv3 in Embedded Systems and stoping DRM was also disscussed.

*~~Briefly~~ talked about the [[Campaign to promote free software in Karnataka]], going to our schools and persuading them to switch to Free Software.

*Praveen suggested that all of us should read [http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/publications/maine-speech.pdf Freeing the Mind: Free Software and the Death of Proprietary Culture] by Eben Moglen

*~~Decided~~ that the BMSLUG has done enough of talking and that we'll do some projects on GNU in our holidays in mid-July.

*Then we briefly talked about the [[Campaign to promote free software in Karnataka]], going to our schools and persuading them to switch to Free Software.

*Finnally we decided that the BMSLUG has done enough of talking and that we'll do some projects on GNU in our holidays in mid-July.

[[Category:Events|2007/05/20]] [[Category:Bangalore Events]] [[Category:BMSLUG Events]]

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 ==Minutes==
-First up, of the 18 members register here, only 9 turned up!!
+First up, of the 18 members registered here, only 9 turned up!!
 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.
+*The discussion started with Praveen telling us the need for another revision of GPL.
-*How the GPLv3 will enable us (The Free Software Community) to stop deals like the Novell-Microsoft ones.
+*Then we disscussed 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.
+*We all watched a video of Eben Moglen speaking on the Microsoft-Novell deal.
-*The importance of GPLv3 in Embedded Systems and stoping DRM.
+*The importance of GPLv3 in Embedded Systems and stoping DRM was also disscussed.
-*Briefly talked about the [[Campaign to promote free software in Karnataka]], going to our schools and persuading them to switch to Free Software.
+*Praveen suggested that all of us should read  [http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/publications/maine-speech.pdf Freeing the Mind: Free Software and the Death of Proprietary Culture] by Eben Moglen
-*Decided that the BMSLUG has done enough of talking and that we'll do some projects on GNU in our holidays in mid-July.
+*Then we briefly talked about the [[Campaign to promote free software in Karnataka]], going to our schools and persuading them to switch to Free Software.
+*Finnally we decided that the BMSLUG has done enough of talking and that we'll do some projects on GNU in our holidays in mid-July.
 [[Category:Events|2007/05/20]] [[Category:Bangalore Events]] [[Category:BMSLUG Events]]