celebrating freedom

Celebrating FreedomHiran Venugopalan's

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I have nothing new to teach the world, ahimsa and truth are as old as hills.

Mahatma Gandhi


I have nothing new to teach the world,

freedom and sharing of knowledge are as old as hills.

Hiran Venugopalan


Free software


Free softwareWhat does the

can give you?


Freedom!


Freedom!Free as in freedom


Freedom to use

a software completely.


Freedom to study

how a software works.


Freedom to modify

software as you wish.


Freedom to distribute

software with or without modification.


What is the need for these

freedoms ?


a question :

who owns your computer ?


think...


...of a cycle


will you buy a cycle if you are not

its owner even you paid for that?


will you allow them to take back the cycle when they wish?


will you allow the manufactures

condition that the cycle should be

used only by you?


will you allow the condition that it

should be repaired only from the

specified workshop?


if your answer is

NO....


...then why on softwares?


hope you got the

answer!


GNUGNU is Not Unix!

gnu.org


Free Software Foundation

www.fsf.org


Free Software Foundation of Indiawww.gnu.org.in

FSF Friendshttp://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsffriends


GNU General Public License [GNU GPL]


Linux


Linuxits a kernel GNU is the system !


Why we should call it

GNU/Linux ?


GNU/Linux distributions[distros]


Is GNU/Linux the only free operating system ?


No.

There is GNU/HURD[The GNU system with HURD kernel]

but its not yet stable...


Free BSDGNU/BSD

Open Solaris


these all are global teams;

is there any one local to help us?


Yes!


Palakkad Libre software Users SocietyAdding freedom to common minds....

http://plus.sarovar.org

http://plus.sarovar.org/


Free Software Users Group Thrissurwww.fsugtsr.org


FOSS Community, Indiafci.wikia.com


SPACEwww.spacekerala.org


Free Mefreeme.in


Swathandra Malayalam Computingsmc.nongnu.org

smc[email protected]


GNU Labslabs.gnu.org.in


there are more such communities

better do a search !


Then,what can you do for the free software movement??


Questions; comments ?


ThanksNow its the time to wake up!


Hiran Venugopalan


[email protected]+919846951870

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Thanks to Hitha, Anivar, Praveen, Baiju M, Riyas Uzman, Pramode C E, Anitha P, Sujith H, Sajeev Kumar, C K Raju, Manu Anand S & members of VAST GNU Labs

who helped me to make this slide.

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