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Knowledge Sharing and Development under FOSS
Spreading knowledge… unrestrained
A Message By
Students’ Forum for
Free/Open Source Software
ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior
http://sf-foss.iiitm.ac.insf-foss@iiitm.ac.in
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Lets take a walk through time
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VedasRamayanaCivilizations
…etc
PHASE – II: COMMUNITY LEARNING
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PHASE – II: INVENTIONS AND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
PaperConstructionEngines
…etc
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PHASE – III: IT REVOLUTION
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PHASE – III: KNOWLEDGE…???
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PHASE – III: OPEN SOURCE REVOLUTION
The Hobbyists
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All the fuss about “FOSS”
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ABOUT FOSS Open Source Software can be defined as computer
software for which the human readable source code is made available under a copyright license that meets the Open Source Definition.
This permits users to use, change, and improve the software, and to redistribute it in modified or unmodified form.
It is very often developed in a public, collaborative manner.
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DEVELOPMENT UNDER FOSSPhilosophy
Development Time
Market Penetration
And finally
Price
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Imagine a day without FOSS
ACHIEVEMENTS
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BACK TO THEME
Dimensions Of
Knowledge
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Open Source
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KNOWLEDGE AND OPEN SOURCE Let it Grow Let it Develop Let it Rise Let it Flow
Let it spread… unrestrained
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LETS PROCEED…
Example of a Lifetime
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WIKIPEDIA Started in 2001 Jimmy Wales and Larry
Sanger Competitor: Proprietary
Encyclopedias
Concept: Written, Edited, Maintained by volunteers
First Web 2.0 service Most read encyclopedia
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SOME STATISTICS 10 million articles Quarter of them in English 23 Languages
Contributors - Countless
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A bit about us
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Students Forum forFree/Open Source Software
Spreading knowledge… unrestrained
http://sf-foss.iiitm.ac.insf-foss@iiitm.ac.in
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OBJECTIVES 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
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ACTIVITIES Expert Talks
Lectures, Video Conferences, Panel Discussions, Guest Lectures, Documentary presentation
Software Development Software exhibition, Major open software contest,
Industry/society aided specialized software development
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ACTIVITIES Social Activities
IT seminars for schools , Open Source Community Drive, Documentary Presentation
Media Bi-yearly Chronicle, Documentary
Development, Website
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ACTIVITIES
Informal Events Programming Contests, Hacking Contest,
Group Discussion, Quiz, Debates
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What led to the making of this
presentation…???
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Come lets join hands
For the freedom of softwareFor the freedom of skills
For the freedom of knowledge
For
Spreading knowledge… unrestrained
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Thank You