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Open Source
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23 Dec 2019
Blog post
Wikiorientation at Dr.GR Damodaran College of ScienceAn orientation session on Wikimedia projects was held on 6-7 December 2019 at Dr. GR Damodaran College of Science. This talk was part of the “Hour of Code” event, which is an International event celebrated across the globe to encourage …
23 Dec 2019
Blog post
Wikiorientation at Dr.GR Damodaran College of ScienceAn orientation session on Wikimedia projects was held on 6-7 December 2019 at Dr. GR Damodaran College of Science. This talk was part of the “Hour of Code” event, which is an International event celebrated across the globe to encourage …
30 Oct 2019
News
Gurshabad Grover nominated to join advisory group on open source software for ISO/IEC JTC 1Gurshabad Grover has been nominated through the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to be a member of the Advisory Group AG) on Open Source Software for ISO/IEC JTC 1.
14 Oct 2019
News
DevFest'19Bhuvana Meenakshi was a speaker at the event organised by Google Developers Groups at Coimbatore on September 14, 2019.
22 Jun 2019
News
Rootconf 2019Karan Saini participated in the annual Rootconf conference held by HasGeek on June 21 and 22, 2019. This conference was held at the NIMHANS Convention Centre in Bangalore, India.
11 Dec 2016
Blog post
Comments on the Draft National Policy on Software ProductsThe Centre for Internet & Society submitted public comments to the Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), Ministry of Information & Communications Technology, Govt. of India on the National Policy of Software Products …
22 Nov 2016
Blog post
4 tips for DIY makersI started learning stencil printing and hand lettering this year, and became quite enthralled with it. These age old techniques really add something special to postcards, which I usually send to myself, my wife, and my friends while …
27 Oct 2016
Blog post
Open source in everyday life: How we celebrated the Software Freedom Day in BengaluruThe free and open source software (FOSS) enthusiasts just celebrated the Software Freedom Day (SFD) on September 17 all across the world. This year, a small group of six of us gathered to celebrate SFD in the Indian city of Bengaluru. The …
3 Oct 2016
News
Indian language localization community meets in New DelhiLocalization is one of the less glamorous aspects of computing. Despite the fact that less than 6% of the world speaks English, a majority of projects don't feel inclined to accommodate the rest of the population. One of the primary reasons …
25 Sep 2016
News
Fuel Gilt Conference 2016Fuel Gilt Conference 2016 was organized by the Fuel Project is being held in New Delhi on September 24 and 25, 2016. This is the fourth conference in series. Subhashish Panigrahi made a presentation at this event.
9 Jul 2016
Blog post
Open source effort gives indigenous language an official typefaceSantali, an aboriginal South Asian language, has a brand new freely licensed font and set of cross-platform open source input tools on the way.
12 Jan 2016
Blog post
Pre-Budget Consultation 2016 - Submission to the IT Group of the Ministry of FinanceThe Ministry of Finance has recently held pre-budget consultations with different stakeholder groups in connection with the Union Budget 2016-17. We were invited to take part in the consultation for the IT (hardware and software) group …
30 Nov 2015
News
Open Source India 2015The twelfth Open Source India event organized by EFY Group was held at NIMHANS Convention Centre in Bangalore on November 19 and 20, 2015. Subhashish Panigrahi attended the event for the first day.
18 Nov 2015
Blog post
Comments on the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly’s Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes (WSIS+10)Following the comment-period on the Zero Draft, the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly's Overall Review of implementation of WSIS Outcomes was released on 4 November 2015. Comments were sought on the Draft Outcome Document …
16 Oct 2015
News
FOSS & a Free, Open Internet: Synergies for DevelopmentInternet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development. Civil Society is organizing a workshop on …
25 Sep 2015
Blog post
Software Freedom PledgeOn September 19, 2015, celebrated globally as Software Freedom Day, a number of enthusiasts got together and collectively took a pledge.
23 Aug 2015
Blog post
'We Need to Proactively Ensure that People Can't File Patents Representative of the Creativity of a FOSS Community'Rohini Lakshané attended “Open Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Our Digital Culture” in Bangalore on August 13, 2015. Major takeaways from the event are documented in this post.
8 Jun 2015
Blog post
Indian government includes open source in RFPsThe Government of India has implemented a remarkable new policy-level change for open source software (OSS) deployment.