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GNU Labs is an initiative to bring students to Free Software development. It is officially supported by [http://www.gnu.org The GNU project] which was founded by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) to develop a completely Free (as in Freedom) operating system. The ~~lab supports~~ the ~~free software idea~~ put forward by the [http://www.fsf.org Free Software Foundation] and [http://www.gnu.org The GNU Project]. It ~~also supports the concept of the~~ software ~~being~~ [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html free] and ~~believes that~~ the freedom ~~of a user~~ to study, modify, share and ~~publish changes to a computer a program is essential~~. The GNU Labs aims ~~at the enhancing~~ existing free softwares, ~~and also to make the public aware of~~ the benefits ~~and need~~ of free ~~softwares. The lab also supports~~ the students ~~inside the campus for doing~~ their ~~final year project in and as~~ free software. The lab follows a set of laws called as GNU Labs law, GLL, which the lab volunteers should follow. These laws are not meant to restrict the benefits, but to set freedom as a standard for the lab works. Any group inside an educational institution which ~~supports the views of free~~ software ~~and are ready to work in the conditions of GLL~~ can ~~make~~ GNU Labs inside their campus. Doing so is indeed most welcomed.

GNU Labs is an initiative to bring students to Free Software development. It is officially supported by [http://www.gnu.org The GNU project] which was founded by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) to develop a completely Free (as in Freedom) operating system. The Software development by GNULab is based on the ethos of Software Freedom put forward by the [http://www.fsf.org Free Software Foundation] and [http://www.gnu.org The GNU Project]. It believes software must be [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html free] and works for the user's freedom to study, modify, share and redistribute the Software. The GNU Labs aims to enhance existing free softwares & their documentation, propagate & convey the needs & benefits of free software to public and support the students to do their free software projects. The lab follows a set of laws called as GNU Labs law, GLL, which the lab volunteers should follow. These laws are not meant to restrict the benefits, but to set freedom as a standard for the lab works. Any group inside an educational institution which works for software freedom can start GNU Labs inside their campus by following GLL. Doing so is indeed most welcomed.

==GNU Labs : Steering Committee==

* C K Raju, H.O.D., Information Technology, M.E.S.Kuttipuram.

* V Sasi Kumar - FSF India

* V Sasi Kumar - FSF India, SPACE

* Anivar Aravind, GAIA

* Pramode C E, I C Softwares

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-GNU Labs is an initiative to bring students to Free Software development. It is officially supported by [http://www.gnu.org The GNU project] which was founded by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) to develop a completely Free (as in Freedom) operating system. The lab supports the free software idea put forward by the [http://www.fsf.org Free Software Foundation] and [http://www.gnu.org The GNU Project]. It also supports the concept of the software being  [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html free] and believes that the freedom of a user to study, modify, share and publish changes to a computer a program is essential. The GNU Labs aims at the enhancing existing free softwares, and also to make the public aware of the benefits and need of free softwares. The lab also supports the students inside the campus for doing their final year project in and as free software. The lab follows a set of laws called as GNU Labs law, GLL, which the lab volunteers should follow. These laws are not meant to restrict the benefits, but to set freedom as a standard for the lab works. Any group inside an educational institution which supports the views of free software and are ready to work in the conditions of GLL can make GNU Labs inside their campus. Doing so is indeed most welcomed.
+GNU Labs is an initiative to bring students to Free Software development. It is officially supported by [http://www.gnu.org The GNU project] which was founded by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) to develop a completely Free (as in Freedom) operating system. The Software development by GNULab is based on the ethos of Software Freedom put forward by the [http://www.fsf.org Free Software Foundation] and [http://www.gnu.org The GNU Project]. It believes software must be  [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html free] and works for the user's freedom to study, modify, share and redistribute the Software. The GNU Labs aims to enhance existing free softwares  & their documentation, propagate & convey the needs & benefits of free software to public and support the students to do their free software projects. The lab follows a set of laws called as GNU Labs law, GLL, which the lab volunteers should follow. These laws are not meant to restrict the benefits, but to set freedom as a standard for the lab works. Any group inside an educational institution which  works for software freedom can start GNU Labs inside their campus by following GLL. Doing so is indeed most welcomed.
 ==GNU Labs : Steering Committee==
 * C K Raju, H.O.D., Information Technology, M.E.S.Kuttipuram.
-* V Sasi Kumar - FSF India
+* V Sasi Kumar - FSF India, SPACE
 * Anivar Aravind, GAIA
 * Pramode C E, I C Softwares