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GNULabs is a initative of local community based on college, which aims for the development of science, technlogy, computer and freedom | GNULabs is a initative of local community based on college, which aims for the development of science, technlogy, computer and freedom.A special preference will be given to the works related which will benifit the whole community.The lab is one which supports the free software idea forwarded by the [www.fsf.org Free Software Foundation] and the [www.gnu.org GNU Project] and supports the concept of the software being [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html free]. | ||
The first pratical implimentation of this GNULabs will be there at Vidya Academy of Science and Technology,Thalakkotukara,Thrissur from Novemeber 2006. | The first pratical implimentation of this GNULabs will be there at [http://www.vidyaacademy.ac.in/vidyaweb/ Vidya Academy of Science and Technology,Thalakkotukara],Thrissur from Novemeber 2006. | ||
'''Note : The GNULabs not offically supported by the GNU project or FSF till | '''Note : The GNULabs not offically supported by the GNU project or FSF till now.''' | ||
The GNULabs aims : | The GNULabs aims : | ||
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* Supporting the students inside campus for doing there final year project in and as free software. | * Supporting the students inside campus for doing there final year project in and as free software. | ||
== | ==GNULabs law [G L L]== | ||
These are set of | These are set of laws which we wish the lab volunteers has to follow;the laws are not to restrict the benifits instead to make the freedom a standard for the future lab works. | ||
#Every software used in the GNULabs will be a '''free software''' | #Every software used in the GNULabs will be a '''free software''' | ||
#Every software which is relased by the Lab will be a free software and will be relased under GNU GPL. | #Every software which is relased by the Lab will be a '''free software''' and will be relased under [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL] Version 2 or later. | ||
#All the documents/manuals relased by the GNULabs will be under GFDL. | #All the documents/manuals relased by the GNULabs will be under [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GFDL]. | ||
#The Lab supports only Free Software that will run on Free Operating Systems. | #The Lab supports only '''Free Software that will run on Free Operating Systems'''. | ||
#The Lab support those projects which will be relased as a free software and which runs on free software. | #The Lab support those projects which will be relased as a free software and which runs on free software. | ||
#Only free formats will be used in the lab for all needs.#The name of induviduals who worked for a specific project will be shown along with it and the copyright of the softwares developed will be shared with the GNULabs and the developers. | #Only free file formats will be used in the lab for all needs. | ||
#Localisation will be done only for the free softwares | #The name of induviduals who worked for a specific project will be shown along with it and the copyright of the softwares developed will be shared with the GNULabs and the developers. | ||
#No usage of non_free softwares will be allowed within the lab. | #Localisation will be done only for the free softwares ''and as specified above'' '''which works on free operating system''' | ||
#No usage of '''non_free softwares''' will be allowed within the lab. | |||
== Supporting communites == | |||
* [http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page FOSS Community India] | |||
* [fsugtsr.org Free Software Users Group Thrissur] | |||
* [http://plus.sarovar.org Palakkad Libre software Users Society] | |||
Revision as of 20:16, 30 October 2006
GNULabs is a initative of local community based on college, which aims for the development of science, technlogy, computer and freedom.A special preference will be given to the works related which will benifit the whole community.The lab is one which supports the free software idea forwarded by the [www.fsf.org Free Software Foundation] and the [www.gnu.org GNU Project] and supports the concept of the software being free.
The first pratical implimentation of this GNULabs will be there at Vidya Academy of Science and Technology,Thalakkotukara,Thrissur from Novemeber 2006.
Note : The GNULabs not offically supported by the GNU project or FSF till now.
The GNULabs aims :
- Improvement of Free softwares.
- Creation of free softwares.
- Awaring public on the benifits and need of free softwares
- Supporting the students inside campus for doing there final year project in and as free software.
GNULabs law [G L L]
These are set of laws which we wish the lab volunteers has to follow;the laws are not to restrict the benifits instead to make the freedom a standard for the future lab works.
- Every software used in the GNULabs will be a free software
- Every software which is relased by the Lab will be a free software and will be relased under GNU GPL Version 2 or later.
- All the documents/manuals relased by the GNULabs will be under GFDL.
- The Lab supports only Free Software that will run on Free Operating Systems.
- The Lab support those projects which will be relased as a free software and which runs on free software.
- Only free file formats will be used in the lab for all needs.
- The name of induviduals who worked for a specific project will be shown along with it and the copyright of the softwares developed will be shared with the GNULabs and the developers.
- Localisation will be done only for the free softwares and as specified above which works on free operating system
- No usage of non_free softwares will be allowed within the lab.
Supporting communites
- FOSS Community India
- [fsugtsr.org Free Software Users Group Thrissur]
- Palakkad Libre software Users Society