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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 ~~Software development by GNU Labs 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 is an initiative which aims on promotion of technology and science research among the students. The lab promotes the research and development of all technologies which could help on the better world living. The lab encourages the idea of sharing of knowlege, supports the Software Freedom ideas forwarded by the [http://www.fsf.org Free Software Foundation] and [http://www.gnu.org The GNU Project] which believes that the software must be [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html free] and user is having the freedom to study, modify, share and redistribute the Software. The GNU Labs firmly belives on those concepts of the GNU project and aims to improve, aware and motivate the next generation with the idea of Software Freedom and to result those benifits in the whole technology.

The GNU Labs aims to enhance existing free softwares and their documentation, propagate and convey the needs and 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, G L L, 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 G L L . Doing so is indeed most welcomed.

==GNU Labs : Steering Committee==

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The GNU Labs started at [[Thrissur/VAST/GNU_Lab|Vidya Academy of Science and Technology]],Thrissur on November 1st 2006.

===NITJ GNU Lab===

===<s>NITJ GNU Lab</s>===

The GNU Labs started at '''[[Jalandhar/NIT/GNU_Lab|Dr.B.R.Ambedkar National Institute of Technology,Jalandhar]]''',India.

<s>The GNU Labs started at '''[[Jalandhar/NIT/GNU_Lab|Dr.B.R.Ambedkar National Institute of Technology,Jalandhar]]''',India.</s>

==GNU Labs Laws [G L L]==

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* [http://gnu.org The GNU Project]

* [http://gnu.org.in Free Software Foundation of India]

* [http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page FOSS Community, India]

* [http://movingrepublic.org moving republic]

* [http://fsugtsr.org/ Free Software Users Group, Thrissur]

* [http://space-kerala.org/ Society for Promotion of Alternative Computing and Employment]

* [http://plus.sarovar.org Palakkad Libre software Users Society]

* [http://www.freeme.in/ FreeMe, India]

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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 Software development by GNU Labs 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 is an initiative which aims on promotion of technology and science research among the students. The lab promotes the research and development of all technologies which could help on the better world living. The lab encourages the idea of sharing of knowlege, supports the Software Freedom ideas forwarded  by the [http://www.fsf.org Free Software Foundation] and [http://www.gnu.org The GNU Project] which believes that the software must be [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html free] and  user is having the freedom to study, modify, share and redistribute the Software. The GNU Labs firmly belives on those concepts of the GNU project and aims to improve, aware and motivate the next generation with the idea of Software Freedom and to result those benifits in the whole technology.
+The GNU Labs aims to enhance existing free softwares and their documentation, propagate and convey the needs and 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, G L L, 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 G L L . Doing so is indeed most welcomed.
 ==GNU Labs : Steering Committee==
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 The  GNU Labs started at [[Thrissur/VAST/GNU_Lab|Vidya Academy of Science and Technology]],Thrissur on November 1st 2006.
-===NITJ GNU Lab===
+===<s>NITJ GNU Lab</s>===
-The GNU Labs started at '''[[Jalandhar/NIT/GNU_Lab|Dr.B.R.Ambedkar National Institute of Technology,Jalandhar]]''',India.
+<s>The GNU Labs started at '''[[Jalandhar/NIT/GNU_Lab|Dr.B.R.Ambedkar National Institute of Technology,Jalandhar]]''',India.</s>
 ==GNU Labs Laws [G L L]==
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 * [http://gnu.org The GNU Project]
+* [http://gnu.org.in Free Software Foundation of India]
 * [http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page FOSS Community, India]
+* [http://movingrepublic.org moving republic]
 * [http://fsugtsr.org/ Free Software Users Group, Thrissur]
 * [http://space-kerala.org/ Society for Promotion of Alternative Computing and Employment]
 * [http://plus.sarovar.org Palakkad Libre software Users Society]
 * [http://www.freeme.in/ FreeMe, India]