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* [http://egovstandards.gov.in/Policy_Open_Std_review Draft policy on Open standards for e-Gov in India]

==Minutes ~~of the meeting happened on 6th saturday september 2008 between 10.30 to 1.00 pm~~==

== Minutes ==

* participants --- sunil abraham , anivar, senthil abbhas, sujith , renuka prasad ,sridhar , jaykumar , vidya and ....( please update -- i forgot other two members names )

'''Action Points'''

~~intially anivar starter with the follow up of saying no~~ to software patents

* Decided to Organise A National Public meeting on software patents on October 1st week in partnership with Other like minded Groups Organisations and Software Companies. Other organisors are Centre for Internet and society, Alternative Law Forum, Deep root, Socielforge, IT4Change, Openspace, Zyxware etc. The tentative date is October 4th . Vikram ensured (over phone) that he will arranged Christ College hall for Organising the programme

~~anivar and sunil abraham briefed about the way~~ in ~~which the follow up of saying no to software patents mainly to have a parallel session or a public consulting or a debate to the governments meeting~~ with ~~software companies on ..~~...~~. later after few discussions Abbhas idea of inviting some one from ministry of small and medium scale industries~~ ( ~~correct me if it is wrong~~ ) ~~was felt good and also idea of having a public debate came...~~

~~celebrating~~ software ~~freedom day~~

* Decided to Organise software Freedom week from 20th to 27th with multiple programmes and multiple venues in bangalore. But need to plan more on list. Focus is on increasing free software penitration and awareness. we will create a single invite with all programmes

~~a state level essay competition~~ to ~~be conducted at two levels ( age group or by academic ) sunil abraham announce that CIS will sponsor for the prizes , banners~~ and ~~brouchers aslo a common venue where~~ on ~~20th or some day in which all the~~ free software ~~supporters can meet~~ and ~~celebrate software freedom thought cam and there was~~ a ~~belief that christ college had agreed to give the venue....~~

~~spreading~~ software freedom ~~day celebration~~ -~~-- volunteers taking~~ the free software ~~movement~~ to ~~those colleges and schools which are already not aware was felt necessary and decided that at least~~ few new colleges will ~~be identified~~ for ~~creating awareness about free~~ software and free software ~~movement~~..

* A state level essay competition on software freedom ( to be conducted at two levels ). It can be in the banner of FSUG-Bangalore and CIS. CIS is sponsoring Prizes, and publicity material for it. Renuka Prasad took the responsibility in organising it

* Software Freedom Action Kit. Abhas & Dreeproot will Prepare a Software Freedom Action Kit

* CCC (Community Computer Centre) will organise an SFD programme. Senthil will update the details

* We need to organise Programmes in colleges. Ask Colleges like BMS, Christ, St.Josephs, RVC etc with good amount of free software volunteers and awareness to Organise their programmes. FSUG can provide expertice

* We need to Identify few more new colleges this time

* Try to bring sun's SFD programmes in our platform. But we should make it clear that they must acknowledge free Software projects.

* Explore the possibility of SFD Programmes in Corporates. Possible suggessions are IBM, Cisco etsc. senthil will explore this

* Edwin and Anivar took the responsibility of organising an SFD event for NGOs. Edwin will also check the possibility of pushing a session Free software and humanrights in some humanrights workshop in 20-27 period

* We need to add Document Freedom angle, GNU Project's 25th anmniversory, Software patents etc to most of the possible programmes.

* Vidya will Organise a SFD programme for a blinds Organisation. Anivar is willing to give a trainig on free software for blinds.

* Install fest in some central location with power acess. suggest the places

* Last Date of Responding to Open standards for E-gov is 10th. FSUG-bangalore can write a congragulating letter . If some issues are there we need to identify them within this time span

* Decided to revamp the website of FSUG bangalore . Also decided to approach SPACE for hosting (the same server hosts gnu.org.in). Anivar Took the responsibility of getting new server

~~SFD action plan will be made by Abhas(Deep Root Linux).~~

==Participants==

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 * [http://egovstandards.gov.in/Policy_Open_Std_review Draft policy on Open standards for e-Gov in India]
-==Minutes of the meeting happened on 6th saturday september 2008 between 10.30 to 1.00 pm==
+== Minutes ==
-* participants --- sunil abraham , anivar, senthil abbhas, sujith , renuka prasad ,sridhar , jaykumar , vidya and ....( please update -- i forgot other two members names )
+'''Action Points'''
-intially anivar starter with the follow up of saying no to software patents
+* Decided to Organise A National Public meeting on software patents on October 1st week in partnership with Other like minded Groups Organisations and Software Companies. Other organisors are Centre for Internet and society, Alternative Law Forum, Deep root, Socielforge, IT4Change, Openspace, Zyxware etc. The tentative date is October 4th . Vikram ensured (over phone) that he will arranged Christ College hall for Organising the programme
-anivar and sunil abraham briefed about the way in which the follow up of saying no to software   patents mainly to have a parallel session or a public consulting or a debate to the governments meeting with software companies on ......  later after few discussions Abbhas idea of inviting some one from ministry of small and medium scale industries ( correct me if it is wrong ) was felt good and also idea of having a public debate came...
-celebrating software freedom day
+* Decided to Organise software Freedom week from 20th to 27th with multiple programmes and multiple venues in bangalore. But need to plan more on list. Focus is on increasing free software penitration and awareness.  we will create a single invite with all programmes
-a state level essay competition to be conducted at two levels ( age group or by academic ) sunil abraham announce that CIS will sponsor for the prizes , banners and brouchers aslo a common venue where on 20th or some day in which all the free software supporters can meet and celebrate software freedom thought cam and there was a belief that christ college had agreed to give the venue....
-spreading software freedom day celebration --- volunteers taking the free software movement to those colleges and schools which are already not aware was felt necessary and decided that at least few new colleges will be identified for creating awareness about free software and free software movement..
+* A state level essay competition on software freedom ( to be conducted at two levels ). It can be in the banner of FSUG-Bangalore and CIS. CIS is sponsoring Prizes, and publicity material for it. Renuka Prasad took the responsibility in organising it
+* Software Freedom Action Kit. Abhas & Dreeproot will Prepare a Software Freedom Action Kit
+* CCC (Community Computer Centre) will organise an SFD programme. Senthil will update the details
+* We need to organise Programmes in colleges. Ask Colleges like BMS, Christ, St.Josephs, RVC etc with good amount of free software volunteers and  awareness to Organise their programmes.  FSUG can provide expertice
+* We need to Identify few more new colleges this time
+* Try to bring sun's SFD programmes in our platform. But we should make it clear that they must acknowledge free Software projects.
+* Explore the possibility of SFD Programmes in Corporates. Possible suggessions are IBM, Cisco etsc. senthil will explore this
+* Edwin and Anivar took the responsibility of organising an SFD event for NGOs. Edwin will also check the possibility of pushing a session Free software and humanrights in some humanrights workshop in 20-27 period
+* We need to add Document Freedom angle, GNU Project's 25th anmniversory, Software patents etc to most of the possible programmes.
+* Vidya will Organise a SFD programme for a blinds Organisation. Anivar is willing to give a trainig on free software for blinds.
+* Install fest in some central location with power acess. suggest the places
+* Last Date of Responding to Open standards for E-gov is 10th. FSUG-bangalore can write a congragulating letter . If some issues are there we need to identify them within this time span
+* Decided to revamp the website of FSUG bangalore . Also decided to approach SPACE for hosting (the same server hosts gnu.org.in). Anivar Took the responsibility of getting new server
-SFD action plan will be made by Abhas(Deep Root Linux).
 ==Participants==