GNULabs

GNU Labs is a initiative of local community based on college, which aims for the development of science, technology, computer and freedom. Special preference will be given to the works which will benefit the whole community. The GNU lab is one which supports the free software idea forwarded by the Free Software Foundation and the GNU Project and supports the concept of the software being free.

The first practical implementation of this GNU Labs will be at Vidya Academy of Science and Technology,Thalakkotukara, Thrissur from Novemeber 2006.

VAST GNU Labs is offically supported by the GNU project.

The GNULabs aims :

• Improvement of Free softwares.
• Creation of Free softwares.
• Public awareness of the benefits and need of Free softwares.
• Supporting the students inside campus for doing their final year project in and as free software.

GNU Labs law [G L L]

These are set of laws which we wish the lab volunteers should follow; these laws are not to restrict the benefits, but to make freedom a standard for the future lab works.

1. All software used in the GNU Labs must be Free software.
2. All software which is released by the Lab must be Free software and should release under current version or any later version of GNU GPL.
3. All the documents/manuals relased by the GNU Labs should be under GNU Free Documentation License.
4. The Lab can give support to the development of Free Software that will run on Free Operating Systems and has licenses compatible with GPL-version-2-or-later licensing.
5. The name of individuals who worked for a specific project should be shown along with it and the copyright of the softwares developed should be with the GNU Labs.
6. Localisation will be done only for the Free softwares which works on Free operating systems.
7. Software developed by the lab will follow the GNU Coding Standards.
8. We welcome the support, funding and contributions from outside communities, companies and groups but we are not willing to change these G L L for them.

You are welcomed to change this draft by discussing with the community at GNU Labs Talk

Supporting communities

• FOSS Community, India
• Free Software Users Group, Thrissur
• Palakkad Libre software Users Society
• FreeMe, India