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Welcome to BMS College of Engineering FOSS Community page! ~~We have a Mailing list in Yahoo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bmslug~~

Welcome to BMS College of Engineering FOSS Community (BMSLUG - BMS Libre Software Users Group) page!

~~We are participating the~~ [~~[SFD~~/~~Bangalore~~/~~06 |Software Freedom Day 06]~~] ~~celebrations of~~ [~~[Bangalore|Bangalore FOSS~~ Community]].

* [http://groups.google.com/group/bms-lug Mailing list in Google groups]

* [http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=20821940 Orkut Community].

== Software Freedom Day 06 ==

We participated the [[SFD/Bangalore/06 |Software Freedom Day 06]] celebrations of [[Bangalore|Bangalore FOSS Community]], hosted [[Debian/Conf/06/Conclave| Debian Conclave 06]] and [[/Swatantra_Tech_Fest|Swatantra tech fest]].

~~The event is on 16th September 2006. We start at 10.30am.~~

~~The sessions are~~

==Tutorials and References==

** [[Bangalore/BMSCE/KDE41_Install|How to Install KDE 4.1 on Hardy Heron]] - This tutorial helps you to install KDE 4.1 on Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04), the version that was installed in the hackfest.

** [[Bangalore/BMSCE/Synaptic_HowTo|Synaptic Package Manager]] - This tutorial helps you to install packages using Synaptic Package Manager and apt-get.

* ~~Free~~ Software ~~Philosophy -~~- by ~~Aanjhan R~~

==Events==

* ~~Discussion~~/~~FAQ~~ on ~~FOSS (motivation, benefits, challenges, student contributors) -- Praveen~~ A, ~~Aanjhan, Srikanth~~

* [[:Category:BMSLUG Events|Events organised by BMSLUG]]

* ~~Demo of AIGLX and~~ [http://~~ipodlinux~~.~~org~~/ GNU/Linux on ~~ipod~~] -~~- Aanjhan R~~

** [[Bangalore/BMSCE/Install_Fest|Install fest]] - The minutes of the install fest and all that you need to know about installation and some basic usage tips.

* ~~Demos~~/~~Presentations/Feedback by students~~

** [[Say_No_To_Software_Patents#Bengaluru Meetup|Say No To Software Patents]] - Planning session ahead of the Bengaluru session planned by patents office on 16th August 2008

* ~~Future plans for BMS~~ FOSS ~~Community/Upcoming events~~

** [[Bangalore/BMSCE/Workshop_embedded_system | Workshop on Embedded Systems and VLSI tools]] on 17th November 2007

** [[Bangalore/BMSCE/HackFest| Hack Fest]]

** [[Bangalore/BMSCE/Understanding_GPL_version_3| A discussion to understand GPL Version 3]] on 10am, 20th May 2007

** [[Campaign_to_promote_free_software_in_Karnataka/Etv_coverage| BMSCE on Etv]]: [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1892949130354331450 Video clip of the news story]

** [[/Swatantra_Tech_Fest|Swatantra tech fest]] - Free Software, Free Society on 21st April 2007

** [[/Basic_Installation_Workshop|Basic Installation Workshop]] - Installation of GNU/Linux on 24th March 2007

** [[Debian/Conf/06/Conclave|Debian Conclave 06]] - A planning session for the Debian Developers Conference on 29th October 2006

** [[/Software_Freedom_Day_06|Software Freedom Day 06]] - Celebrating Software Freedom on 16th September 2006

** [[/FOSS_Day_05| FOSS Day 05]] - A day with FOSS on 24th September 2005

====~~Co-Ordinators====~~

== BMSLUG Members ==

#[[User:Akshay.narayan|Akshay]]

# Praveen A ~~- pravi -dot- a -at- gmail -dot- com~~

#[[User:netravathib|Netravathi B]]

# ~~Aanjhan R - aanjhan -at- gmail -dot- com~~

#[[User:Pravs|Praveen A]]

# ~~Anish Jacob - anishblogs -at- gmail -dot- com~~

#[[User:Vincentvikram|Vikram Vincent]]

# ~~Sharadha M - sharadha -dot- bmsce at- gmail -dot- com~~

#[[user:shashank|Shashank Bharadwaj]]

~~# Netravathi B - netra -dot- b86 -at- gmail -dot- com~~

#[[user:Madhusudan|Madhusudan.C.S]]

#[[user:Puneeth|Puneeth Bhat]]

~~==FOSS Day 05==~~

#[[user:Krishna|Krishna Bharadwaj]]

~~On 24th September 2005 the FOSS Community Bangalore conducted a seminar on FOSS. The speakers were~~

#[[user:Vattam|Santosh.G.Vattam]]

*[~~http~~:~~//www~~.~~dilpu~~.~~net Dilip V~~]

#[[user:Subramanyam|Subramanyam Shastri]]

*[~~http~~:~~//www.pravi.co.nr Praveen A~~]

#[[user:Adithya|Adithya c Udupa]]

*[~~http~~:~~//www.techmag.biz Thejesh GN~~]

[[Category:Campus Communities]]

*[~~http~~:~~//www~~.~~livejournal~~.~~com/users/prady/ Pradyumna Sampath~~]

Dilip and Praveen introduced FOSS and the advantages of FOSS. Pradyumna Sampath gave a demo of glade and gtk programming. It was followed by a talk on FOSS Tools and advantages specific to students. The event was organised in association with Protocol, Computer club of BMSCE.

~~Read on the blogs on the seminar~~

*[~~http~~:~~//www.pravi.co.nr/2005/10/03/foss-day-at-bmsce/ FOSS Day at BMSCE~~] ~~by Praveen A~~

*[~~http~~:~~//www.techmag.biz/FOSS_and_college_projects FOSS and College Projects~~] ~~by Thejesh GN~~

*[~~http~~:~~//www.dilpu.net/archives/2005/09/26/a-day-with-a-difference/ A Day with a difference~~] ~~by Dilip V~~

~~{{back-to-bangalore}}~~

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-Welcome to BMS College of Engineering FOSS Community page! We have a Mailing list in Yahoo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bmslug
+Welcome to BMS College of Engineering FOSS Community (BMSLUG - BMS Libre Software Users Group) page!
-We are participating the [[SFD/Bangalore/06 |Software Freedom Day 06]] celebrations of [[Bangalore|Bangalore FOSS Community]].
+* [http://groups.google.com/group/bms-lug Mailing list in Google groups]
+* [http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=20821940 Orkut Community].
-== Software Freedom Day 06 ==
+We participated the [[SFD/Bangalore/06 |Software Freedom Day 06]] celebrations of [[Bangalore|Bangalore FOSS Community]], hosted [[Debian/Conf/06/Conclave| Debian Conclave 06]] and [[/Swatantra_Tech_Fest|Swatantra tech fest]].
-The event is on 16th September 2006. We start at 10.30am.
-The sessions are
+==Tutorials and References==
+** [[Bangalore/BMSCE/KDE41_Install|How to Install KDE 4.1 on Hardy Heron]] - This tutorial helps you to install KDE 4.1 on Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04), the version that was installed in the hackfest.
+** [[Bangalore/BMSCE/Synaptic_HowTo|Synaptic Package Manager]] - This tutorial helps you to install packages using Synaptic Package Manager and apt-get.
-* Free Software Philosophy -- by Aanjhan R
+==Events==
-* Discussion/FAQ on FOSS (motivation, benefits, challenges, student contributors) -- Praveen A, Aanjhan, Srikanth
+* [[:Category:BMSLUG Events|Events organised by BMSLUG]]
-* Demo of AIGLX and [http://ipodlinux.org/ GNU/Linux on ipod] -- Aanjhan R
+** [[Bangalore/BMSCE/Install_Fest|Install fest]] - The minutes of the install fest and all that you need to know about installation and some basic usage tips.
-* Demos/Presentations/Feedback by students
+** [[Say_No_To_Software_Patents#Bengaluru Meetup|Say No To Software Patents]] - Planning session ahead of the Bengaluru session planned by patents office on 16th August 2008
-* Future plans for BMS FOSS Community/Upcoming events
+** [[Bangalore/BMSCE/Workshop_embedded_system | Workshop on Embedded Systems and VLSI tools]] on 17th November 2007
+** [[Bangalore/BMSCE/HackFest| Hack Fest]]
+** [[Bangalore/BMSCE/Understanding_GPL_version_3| A discussion to understand GPL Version 3]] on 10am, 20th May 2007
+** [[Campaign_to_promote_free_software_in_Karnataka/Etv_coverage| BMSCE on Etv]]: [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1892949130354331450 Video clip of the news story]
+** [[/Swatantra_Tech_Fest|Swatantra tech fest]] - Free Software, Free Society on 21st April 2007
+** [[/Basic_Installation_Workshop|Basic Installation Workshop]] - Installation of GNU/Linux on 24th March 2007
+** [[Debian/Conf/06/Conclave|Debian Conclave 06]] - A planning session for the Debian Developers Conference on 29th October 2006
+** [[/Software_Freedom_Day_06|Software Freedom Day 06]] - Celebrating Software Freedom on 16th September 2006
+** [[/FOSS_Day_05| FOSS Day 05]] - A day with FOSS on 24th September 2005
-====Co-Ordinators====
+== BMSLUG Members ==
+#[[User:Akshay.narayan|Akshay]]
-# Praveen A - pravi -dot- a -at- gmail -dot- com
+#[[User:netravathib|Netravathi B]]
-# Aanjhan R - aanjhan -at- gmail -dot- com
+#[[User:Pravs|Praveen A]]
-# Anish Jacob - anishblogs -at- gmail -dot- com
+#[[User:Vincentvikram|Vikram Vincent]]
-# Sharadha M - sharadha -dot- bmsce at- gmail -dot- com
+#[[user:shashank|Shashank Bharadwaj]]
-# Netravathi B - netra -dot- b86 -at- gmail -dot- com
+#[[user:Madhusudan|Madhusudan.C.S]]
+#[[user:Puneeth|Puneeth Bhat]]
-==FOSS Day 05==
+#[[user:Krishna|Krishna Bharadwaj]]
-On 24th September 2005  the FOSS Community Bangalore conducted a seminar on FOSS. The speakers were
+#[[user:Vattam|Santosh.G.Vattam]]
-*[http://www.dilpu.net Dilip V]
+#[[user:Subramanyam|Subramanyam Shastri]]
-*[http://www.pravi.co.nr Praveen A]
+#[[user:Adithya|Adithya c Udupa]]
-*[http://www.techmag.biz Thejesh GN]
+[[Category:Campus Communities]]
-*[http://www.livejournal.com/users/prady/ Pradyumna Sampath]
-Dilip and Praveen introduced FOSS and the advantages of FOSS. Pradyumna Sampath gave a demo of glade and gtk programming. It was followed by a talk on FOSS Tools and advantages specific to students. The event was organised in association with Protocol, Computer club of BMSCE.
-Read on the blogs on the seminar
-*[http://www.pravi.co.nr/2005/10/03/foss-day-at-bmsce/ FOSS Day at BMSCE] by Praveen A
-*[http://www.techmag.biz/FOSS_and_college_projects FOSS and College Projects] by Thejesh GN
-*[http://www.dilpu.net/archives/2005/09/26/a-day-with-a-difference/ A Day with a difference] by Dilip V
-{{back-to-bangalore}}