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Software Freedom Pledge
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Sep 25, 2015
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last modified
Sep 25, 2015 12:26 PM
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filed under:
Open Standards,
Open Source,
Access to Knowledge,
FLOSS,
Open Content,
FOSS,
Event,
Technological Protection Measures
On September 19, 2015, celebrated globally as Software Freedom Day, a number of enthusiasts got together and collectively took a pledge.
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DevFest'19
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by
Admin
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published
Oct 14, 2019
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Source
Bhuvana Meenakshi was a speaker at the event organised by Google Developers Groups at Coimbatore on September 14, 2019.
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Gurshabad Grover nominated to join advisory group on open source software for ISO/IEC JTC 1
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by
Admin
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published
Oct 30, 2019
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last modified
Nov 02, 2019 05:17 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Source
Gurshabad 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.
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News & Media
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IP Meetup #02: Prabir Purkayastha on the CRI Guidelines and software patenting in India
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by
Anubha Sinha
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published
Mar 20, 2016
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last modified
Mar 29, 2016 05:06 PM
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filed under:
Open Source,
Access to Knowledge,
Software Patents,
Intellectual Property Rights,
FOSS
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Events
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Wikiorientation at Dr.GR Damodaran College of Science
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by
Bhuvana Meenakshi
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published
Dec 23, 2019
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last modified
Dec 23, 2019 08:18 AM
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filed under:
Wikimedia Education,
CIS-A2K,
Open Source,
Wikimedia,
women and internet,
Wikipedia gender gap,
teaching
An 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 students to develop their knowledge on Computer Science. This event was supported by Open Knowledge movements like Wikimedia, Mozilla, etc.which would help students to share their knowledge in the form of volunteerships and contributions. The highlights of gender gap research and women based projects such as Women in Red were covered as part of a focussed group discussion.
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Blogs
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Wikiorientation at Dr.GR Damodaran College of Science
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by
Bhuvana Meenakshi
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published
Dec 23, 2019
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last modified
Jan 18, 2020 08:11 AM
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filed under:
Wikimedia Education,
CIS-A2K,
Open Source,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikipedia Education Program,
women and internet,
Wikipedia gender gap,
teaching
An 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 students to develop their knowledge on Computer Science. This event was supported by Open Knowledge movements like Wikimedia, Mozilla, etc.which would help students to share their knowledge in the form of volunteerships and contributions. The highlights of gender gap research and women based projects such as Women in Red were covered as part of a focussed group discussion.
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Blogs
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4 tips for DIY makers
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Nov 22, 2016
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Source,
Creative Commons,
Wikimedia
I 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 traveling.
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Comments on the Draft National Policy on Software Products
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by
Anubha Sinha, Rohini Lakshané, and Udbhav Tiwari
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published
Dec 11, 2016
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last modified
Dec 12, 2016 02:45 PM
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filed under:
Open Standards,
National Software Policy,
Open Source,
Open Data,
Internet Governance,
Openness
The 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 on December 9, 2016.
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Blog
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Rootconf 2019
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by
Admin
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published
Jun 22, 2019
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last modified
Jul 05, 2019 12:52 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Source
Karan 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.
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News & Media
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FOSS & a Free, Open Internet: Synergies for Development
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 16, 2015
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 05:57 PM
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filed under:
FOSS,
Open Source,
Internet Governance,
Internet Governance Forum
Internet 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 FOSS and a Free, Open Internet. The workshop will be held on November 13, 2015 from 2.00 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Sunil Abraham and Pranesh Prakash will be speaking at this event.
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