We are gathering this Saturday (September 17, 2016) at 3 pm (look for the address below) to celebrate the Software Freedom Day. The event is open to all who use software in any manner -- in a computer, a mobile device or any other gadget, and have interest in software development. Please RSVP below if you are interested to join (you need to log in/create an account to edit and add your name to the list in RSVP section.)
Agenda
Discussion open to the following but not limited to:
* the philosophy of software freedom in our lives
* how free and open source software can make a difference in one's life and work
* how you can promote FOSS/FLOSS among people around you
Who can attend?
Anyone and everyone, just like the free and open source software!
RSVP
Please register below prefixing your name with an asterisk *.
* Subhashish Panigrahi
* Asutosha Sarangi
* Santosh Shingare
How to get at the venue
Centre for Internet and Society, 194, 2nd C Cross, Domlur 2nd Stage (Open Street Map, Google Maps)
Pledge
Though not mandatory we encourage all the participants to take a small step by signing the pledge below Like last year:
I pledge to:
• use and spread free software amongst our family, friends, and neighbours, both in person and virtually.
• demand that services we use in turn use open standards and open APIs, and thus be available for all using free/libre/open source software, without the payment of any royalties.
• raise the issue of software freedom with our democratic representatives, to seek that they in turn respect and promote these principles.
• as far as possible, making our own work openly available, and seek to convince our employers, publishers, producers, and other persons who might be in a position to restrict
• work against any laws, policies — corporate or governmental — or technical restrictions that seek to prevent people from full exercise of their rights, and which are contrary to the above principles.
Signed by:
* Prasanna. V.
* Ting-Yi Chang
* Arun Ganesh
* Nikhil Kawale
* Santosh Shingare
* Subhashish Panigrahi
* Śrīkānt Anantarām
Event pictures
All the event pictures can be found here on Wikimedia Commons.