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[News] Kerala's Ongoing GNU/Linux Meetings

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All set for Linux users’ meet

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| The new and most exciting development in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) 
| scene, no doubt, is the launch of Mozilla Firefox 3, a FOSS Application for 
| Internet browsing that provides better speed, security and flexibility.  
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http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/20/stories/2008062050950200.htm

Microsoft will continue to pull its dirty tricks over there.


Recent:

Mammooty, don't join hands with Microsoft

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| Microsoft will be signing up Malayalam movie star Mammootty as one of the 
| brand ambassadors for the Computer Literacy programme that is to be organized 
| soon in Kerala, a Southern Indian State well known for its pro-free software 
| policies.   
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http://digg.com/microsoft/Mammooty_don_t_join_hands_with_Microsoft


Related:

Kerala Blazing the Trail for FOSS in Schools

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| Kerala is all set to become the first state in the country to completely 
| banish Microsoft and allow only GNU/Linux free software to be used in the 
| mandatory IT test at the state SSLC examinations that half a million students 
| took in March. Till last year, they could take the exam using either free 
| software or the Microsoft platform. Not anymore'.    
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http://educatorslog.in/kerala_blazing_the_trail_for_foss_in_schools


Kerala shuts windows, schools to use only Linux

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| A few weeks ago, the Government formally ordered that only free Linux-based
| software should be used for IT education in high schools, using new the Linux 
| text books developed by State Council for Educational Research and Training 
| and the Free Software Foundation of India.   
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http://www.indianexpress.com/story/280323.html


Adventures with Neko

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| Recently, a few of us had a discussion about translating the book to 
| Malayalam. GNU/Linux is now available in a lot of schools - and a local 
| language version would be a boon to many smart kids who are capable of 
| learning things by themselves.   
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http://pramode.net/2008/01/06/adventures-with-neko/


The Story of Free Software in Kerala, India

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| We saw how Free Software has come to stay in Kerala. The natural question 
| this raises is, “Why Kerala?” There is no other state in the country where 
| Free Software has made an impact that is anywhere near that in Kerala.  
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http://swatantryam.blogspot.com/2007/08/story-of-free-software-in-kerala-india.html


Kerala On Linux Express Highway

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| The Linux slip-road that the state took is slowly becoming an
| express highway.
|
| [...]
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| If we twist Napoleon's quote on China a bit, we can safely say, "Linux is a 
| sleeping giant, let it sleep, because when Linux moves the world moves!"
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http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=16139&magid=11


“Linux is more stable, it is crash resistant, and its compatibility and
interoperability is as high as Microsoft”

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| Here is what Wassan has to say on the strategic equilibrium that he is 
| working on for government and enterprises. He feels it is vital for 
| opening up an opportunity for Linux to compete and develop a stronghold 
| on the market
|
| [...]
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| Majority of the schools in Kerala, for instance, have already switched over 
| to Linux and this has been possible only with the help of government support. 
| Moreover, 18 of 28 Indian states use Linux or have pilot projects for to be 
| used in government depart­ments and education sector.   
|
| [...]
|
| We have developed a partner­ship with eSys India who already has its own base 
| of large number of channel partners. Our products and software are supplied 
| to the end-customers through the retail partners of eSys. We are in a 
| dialogue to develop alliances with more and more distributors so that our 
| reach to the customers is increased.     
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http://dqchannels.ciol.com/content/ceospeak/107070601.asp


Students develop supercomputer

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| Team leader C. Mahesh said that Dakshina, with Linux operating system, is a 
| platform to deliver excellent performance for users who seek high computer 
| power and resource in a multitasking environment. Dakshina utilises message 
| passing interface for a fault tolerant communication between the 
| computational nodes. It also utilises parallelism technologies like 
| multicore, multithreading and cluster of workstations.     
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http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/06/stories/2007110650920200.htm


FOSS India Awards: Name It To Claim It

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| According to openITis.com, "By creating a platform for Indian developers to 
| showcase their contributions, we hope to wipe away the rampant misconception 
| that Indians do not contribute to the FOSS ecosystem..."  
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http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/22513/news.htm


Students develop new GNU installer

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| “The developed installer LX series of advanced Debian GNU Hurd is available 
| in the CD format. It makes the installation task much simple and easy to 
| boot,” said Raju. The students were assisted by two lecturers P Badarudeen 
| and A.Ragesh of the IT department, besides the guidance by Philip Charles.   
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http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20070730024044&Title=Kerala&rLink=0


Dishaa '08 a big success

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| the first GNU/Linux Install Fest, organised here on Saturday turned out to be 
| a big success...
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http://keralafarmer.livejournal.com/3438.html


IT@SCHOOL project in NEWS- 

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| IT@SCHOOL project offers exclusively free software based support for primary 
| education in kerala.This time,Director of Public instruction has decided to 
| conduct SSLC(secondary school leaving certificate-the basic requirement for 
| higher studies in INDIA) IT practical examination for this year from 27th 
| February to 7th March 2008. It is first time , conducting IT practical 
| examination for complete students in the free software – IT@School GNU/Linux. 
| IT@School project and Pareekshabhavan has entrusted to conduct the 
| examination for more than 4.7 lakh students throughout the schools of Kerala, 
| Lakshadeep and Gulf countries. IT@school admins are preparing to apply for 
| guiness as they have the largest number of student attending an exam based on 
| exclusive free software based softwares:)          
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http://en.theorasea.org/story.php?title=IT%40SCHOOL-project-in-NEWS-
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