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*We all watched a video of Eben Moglen speaking on the Microsoft-Novell deal.
*We all watched a video of Eben Moglen speaking on the Microsoft-Novell deal.
*The importance of GPLv3 in Embedded Systems and stoping DRM was also disscussed.
*The importance of GPLv3 in Embedded Systems and stoping DRM was also disscussed.
*Praveen suggested all of us to read  [http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/publications/maine-speech.pdf Freeing the Mind: Free Software and the Death of Proprietary Culture] by Eben Moglen
*Praveen suggested that all of us should read  [http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/publications/maine-speech.pdf Freeing the Mind: Free Software and the Death of Proprietary Culture] by Eben Moglen
*Then we briefly talked about the [[Campaign to promote free software in Karnataka]], going to our schools and persuading them to switch to Free Software.
*Then we briefly talked about the [[Campaign to promote free software in Karnataka]], going to our schools and persuading them to switch to Free Software.
*Finnally we decided that the BMSLUG has done enough of talking and that we'll do some projects on GNU in our holidays in mid-July.
*Finnally we decided that the BMSLUG has done enough of talking and that we'll do some projects on GNU in our holidays in mid-July.