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[http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Free Software] user group [FSUG] at MESCE, Kuttipuram. | |||
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Please visit here to see the page for [[/GNU_Lab | GNU Lab at MESCE.]] | |||
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==Free Software Foundation== | ==Free Software Foundation== | ||
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a 501(c)3 donor supported charity founded in 1985 and based in Boston, MA, USA. The FSF has a worldwide mission to preserve, protect and promote the freedom to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer software, and to defend the rights of all free software users. | The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a 501(c)3 donor supported charity founded in 1985 and based in Boston, MA, USA. The FSF has a worldwide mission to preserve, protect and promote the freedom to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer software, and to defend the rights of all free software users. | ||
==Free Software== | ==Free Software== | ||
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The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete UNIX like operating system which is free software ,when unix which was initially having the concept of free software,later prevented its users from sharing it: the GNU system (GNU is a recursive acronym for "GNU's Not UNIX"; it is pronounced guh-noo, like canoe).The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is the principal organizational sponsor of the GNU Project. FSF/UNadvancement in the progress of human being,ESCO Free Software Directory is a project of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).All useful free software that runs under free operating systems - particularly the GNU operating system and its GNU/Linux variants are catalogued here.please check the [[http://www.gnu.org GNU]] pages and [[http://www.fsf.org FSF]] sites to know more.. | The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete UNIX like operating system which is free software ,when unix which was initially having the concept of free software,later prevented its users from sharing it: the GNU system (GNU is a recursive acronym for "GNU's Not UNIX"; it is pronounced guh-noo, like canoe).The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is the principal organizational sponsor of the GNU Project. FSF/UNadvancement in the progress of human being,ESCO Free Software Directory is a project of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).All useful free software that runs under free operating systems - particularly the GNU operating system and its GNU/Linux variants are catalogued here.please check the [[http://www.gnu.org GNU]] pages and [[http://www.fsf.org FSF]] sites to know more.. | ||
== | ==FSUG== | ||
The Free Software User Group at MESCE is the center point of free software activities at MESCE. Its aim is to spread the free software philosophy and to co-ordinate the free software activities at college. Recently we setup [[/GNU_Lab | GNU Lab]] at MESCE which is a platform for students to make teams and do real-world projects, keeping the free culture. | |||
Recently we setup [/ | |||
=== | For more details, check | ||
We have an unofficial support channel for IRC at irc.freenode.net as #mes- | |||
*[http://www.gnulabs.org/ GNU Labs.org] | |||
*[http://mesce.gnulabs.org MESCE GNU Lab Website] | |||
*[[Malappuram/MESCE/FSUG/GNU_Lab | MESCE GNU Lab Wiki]] | |||
===Contact=== | |||
We have an unofficial support channel for IRC at irc.freenode.net as #mes-fsug. | |||
Our mailing list is at mes- | Our mailing list is at mes-fsug [at] googlegroups [dot] com | ||
Group page archive is located at: http://groups.google.com/group/mes-fsug | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* | * Wanna have a GNU/Linux CD? Checkout [http://www.gnewsense.org GnewSense]. | ||
* | * Wanna know more about free software philosophy? Checkout [http://www.gnu.org/philosphy philosophy] section. | ||
* | * Another site which explains things lightly. [http://www.getgnulinux.org get GNU/Linux] | ||
* [http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/SMC | * Get all distros of Linux at a reasonable cost. [http://www.copyleft.co.nz/ Copyleft for Linux CD-ROM] | ||
* [http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/SMC Swathanthra Malayalam Computing] - Leading free software group in Kerala, focusing on Malayalam language computing. | |||