SPACE, Free Software Foundation of India and GNU/Linux users group, Thiruvananthapuram will organise a host of programmes to mark Software Freedom Day on 20 September 2008 at
Press Club Hall, Thiruvananthapuram.
Programme Schedule
Morning Session (10.00 am 1.00 pm)
10.00 : Welcome
10. 00: Talks on Politics and Philosophy on Free Software and Free Knowledge
Speakers : Prof. K. Pappootty(Director of the State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications),
Mr. Joseph C Mathew (IT advisor to Kerala Chief Minister )
11.00 : Tea break
11.15 : Free software : Experience of KSEB Mr Ajayakumar, KSEB
11.45 : Demonstration of Accessibility features of GNU/Linux Mr. Balaram/Mr. Sukumaran,
Master Trainer, Insight
12.15 : Demonstration of Malayalam and the 3D desktop features of GNU/Linux
12.30 : Discussions and Question/Answer session
Afternoon Session (2.00 pm 4.00 pm)
2.00 pm 3. 45 pm Movie Show :
• Revolution OS
• Steal this film
• Big Buck Bunny
3.45 pm : Tea break
Evening Session (4:00 pm to 6:00 pm)
4. pm : MaSH : the true story of a shell Mr. Raj Mohan Kovilath
This tutorial will show the participants efficient and effective use of GNU Development tools and
encourage them to join the GNU Project. In the 2 hour presentation, we will show how to build a
basic shell. The participants will learn some of the good constructs in C, how to use subversion,
diff, patch etc.
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