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FOSS Community India co-ordinates the FOSS related activities in India. Regular meeting are happening locally. Campaigns in colleges and schools to spread the awareness of FOSS are ongoing. [[About|More about FOSS Community, India]] | FOSS Community India co-ordinates the FOSS related activities in India. Regular meeting are happening locally. Campaigns in colleges and schools to spread the awareness of FOSS are ongoing. [[About|More about FOSS Community, India]] | ||
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Whatever be your role in the society, you can do your bit to build a good society where sharing knowledge becomes a virtue and not a vice. We are living in a society where sharing is discouraged, often called by derogatory names, such as for example 'piracy'. This campaign is to create a ready reckoner for any person who intends to promote free knowledge and free software. [[IfYouAre|Here]] you have some tips. | Whatever be your role in the society, you can do your bit to build a good society where sharing knowledge becomes a virtue and not a vice. We are living in a society where sharing is discouraged, often called by derogatory names, such as for example 'piracy'. This campaign is to create a ready reckoner for any person who intends to promote free knowledge and free software. [[IfYouAre|Here]] you have some tips. | ||
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=== [[Anti-DRM-Campaign|DRM elimination crew]] === | === [[Anti-DRM-Campaign|DRM elimination crew]] === | ||
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Join the [[Anti-DRM-Campaign|DRM elimination crew]] which is determined to study the effects of DRM and educate the public. So if you wanna join this campaign, just sign your name on the crew list. | Join the [[Anti-DRM-Campaign|DRM elimination crew]] which is determined to study the effects of DRM and educate the public. So if you wanna join this campaign, just sign your name on the crew list. | ||
=== [http://fsfeurope.org/documents/msooxml-questions MSOOXML-QUESTIONS] === | |||
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[http://www.noooxml.org/ Say NO to Microsoft Office broken standard] | |||
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== Initiatives Planned == | == Initiatives Planned == | ||
#[[FOSS in Schools]] - to discuss and implment FOSS in schools. | |||
#[[Unsupported Hardware]] - to collect data on unsupported hardware and offer them as projects to college students. | #[[Unsupported Hardware]] - to collect data on unsupported hardware and offer them as projects to college students. | ||
#[[Supported Hardware Configurations Database]] - to collect Hardware configuration details for Laptops, Desktops and other accessories which fully support Free Software | #[[Supported Hardware Configurations Database]] - to collect Hardware configuration details for Laptops, Desktops and other accessories which fully support Free Software | ||
#[[FOSS project identification and indexing]] by Swathanthra Software users Group, [[Malappuram]] | #[[FOSS project identification and indexing]] by Swathanthra Software users Group, [[Malappuram]] | ||
#[[Campaign to promote free software in Karnataka | #[[Campaign to promote free software in Karnataka]] | ||
#Foss Community of India is celebrating [http://www.softwarefreedomday.org Software Freedom Day] on September 16. [[SFD | List of participating communities]] | #Foss Community of India is celebrating [http://www.softwarefreedomday.org Software Freedom Day] on September 16. [[SFD | List of participating communities]] | ||
#Celebrate February as [[Bangalore/FOSS_Month-2006|FOSS Month 2006]] (Feb 17th at [[Bangalore/MCC|MCC]] and 20th at [[Bangalore/SCE| Saptagiri]]) | #Celebrate February as [[Bangalore/FOSS_Month-2006|FOSS Month 2006]] (Feb 17th at [[Bangalore/MCC|MCC]] and 20th at [[Bangalore/SCE| Saptagiri]]) | ||
#Initiation of Student projects at various institutions in association with RedHat India. More focus on to make students comfortable in handling FOSS projects | #Initiation of Student projects at various institutions in association with RedHat India. More focus on to make students comfortable in handling FOSS projects | ||
#Formation of [[KDE|KDE Developer Community]] in India to be known as kde.in in association with Sirtaj Singh Kang | #Formation of [[KDE|KDE Developer Community]] in India to be known as kde.in in association with Sirtaj Singh Kang | ||