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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://[email protected]

Students Forum forFree/Open Source Software

Lets take a walk through time


VedasRamayanaCivilizations

…etc

PHASE – II: COMMUNITY LEARNING


PHASE – II: INVENTIONS AND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

PaperConstructionEngines

…etc


PHASE – III: IT REVOLUTION


PHASE – III: KNOWLEDGE…???


PHASE – III: OPEN SOURCE REVOLUTION

The Hobbyists


All the fuss about “FOSS”


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.


DEVELOPMENT UNDER FOSSPhilosophy

Development Time

Market Penetration

And finally

Price


Imagine a day without FOSS

ACHIEVEMENTS


BACK TO THEME

Dimensions Of

Knowledge


Open Source


KNOWLEDGE AND OPEN SOURCE Let it Grow Let it Develop Let it Rise Let it Flow

Let it spread… unrestrained


LETS PROCEED…

Example of a Lifetime


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


SOME STATISTICS 10 million articles Quarter of them in English 23 Languages

Contributors - Countless


A bit about us




http://[email protected]


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


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


ACTIVITIES Social Activities

IT seminars for schools , Open Source Community Drive, Documentary Presentation

Media Bi-yearly Chronicle, Documentary

Development, Website


ACTIVITIES

Informal Events Programming Contests, Hacking Contest,

Group Discussion, Quiz, Debates


What led to the making of this

presentation…???


Come lets join hands

For the freedom of softwareFor the freedom of skills

For the freedom of knowledge

For



Thank You

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