If you own a PC/laptop and want to run it on an operating system that comes without strings attached, walk into GNU/Linux Installation Fest at Park Centre, Technopark with your PC/laptop on any day between September 1 to 5, 2008.
The Fest to be hosted by GNU/Linux Users Group Trivandrum, FSF-India, SPACE and Zyxware Technologies will be the third in a series of installation fests held this year. It will feature a series of talks on various applications of Free and Open Source Software. Two films developed with free software would be screened at the fest.
The fest will be inaugurated by Sri M.A Baby, Hon'ble Minister for Education, Government of Kerala at 4:30 p.m on September 1.
Schedule of talks on FOSS applications:
01.09.2008, 5:30PM - 6:30PM
"Business Opportunities in Free and Open Source Software" - Mr. Satish Babu, President, InApp Information Technologies.
02.09.2008, 5:00PM - 6:30PM
"Innovative Interaction using Open Source" - Mr. Mohamed Thayeb Kondela, CTO, Keve Info Systems
03.09.2008, 5:00PM - 6:30PM
"Compiz, bcoz ur desktop shud b friggin kewl" - A live demo of the 3D Desktop Environment
Open Movie Show - Big Bucks Bunny, Elephant's Dream
04.09.2008, 5:00PM - 6:30PM
"Enterprise Software Development using Free Software" - Mr. Kishore Kumar, Regional CoE Director, UST Global
05.09.2008, 5:00PM - 6:30PM
"Building architecture independent applications using automake and friends" - Mr. Raj Mohan, Senior Programmer, SPACE
