The Free / Open Source Software (FOSS) movement stands for full freedom for the production, distribution, modification and use of software as per the needs and wishes of the user. Only a free environment with open standards can lead to a large scale collaborative development of software, unleashing creativity and productivity, ultimately leading to lower costs and higher quality of the software.

About Open Source Software movement

Looking at the current scenario, we can easily see that the FOSS movement has already gained a huge momentum and is expected to grow at a greater pace in the future as well. Undoubtedly, it can be said that FOSS is the future of software development. With this emerging trend in the field of software development, we would also like to contribute to this noble cause. We would like to join the race of the open source and benefit from the community as well as contribute to the community.

About the forum

The forum would be emphasizing on the following objectives. These would provide the guidelines to steer the various activities as well as to develop the forum with the changing trends of time.

•Development of the society through modern open sourcing tools•Provide open sourcing solutions to the current needs•Provide an platform for the intellectual and technical development of students•Spread the awareness and developments of open-source, reaching far and wide

Objectives of the forum

In order to meet our objectives, we plan to hold the following activities within this forum.

Expert Talks:

Software Development:

Social Activities:

Media:

Informal Events:

Activities under the forum

Expert Talks

• Lectures• Video Conferences• Panel Discussions• Guest Lectures• Documentary presentation

• Software exhibition• Major open software contest• Industry/society aided specialized software

development

Software Development

• IT seminars for schools • Open Source Community Drive• Hole in the Wall Project• Documentary Presentation

Social Activities

• Bi-yearly Chronicle• Documentary Development• Website

Media

• Programming Contests• Hacking Contest• Group Discussion• Quiz• Debates

Informal Events

Organizational StructureThe following is the proposed organizational structure of the forum

S. No. Event Date

1) Software Exhibition 12th August, 2008

2) Major End term Software Contest February, ’08 (during Infotsav)

3) Documentary – 1 5th October, 2008 and

4) Documentary – 2 10th November, 2008

5) First Chronicle 15th November, 2008

6) Website Launch 16th August, 2008

7) Programming Contest-1 16th September, 2008

8) Programming Contest-2 6th October, 2008

9) Hacking Contest 16th November, 2008

10) Lecture Schedule Every Saturday/Sunday

11) Seminar for schools 20th August, 2008

Initial Activity Plan

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