Long since I blogged and in the process left out many activities that are worth more than a simple mention in my blog! In the last couple of weeks, we have been coordinating with the Free Software Foundation of India (FSF), Andhra Pradesh chapter to bring computers and Swecha in particular to the rural parts of Andhra Pradesh.
On the 24th and 25th of June we had a workshop at IIIT Hyderabad. The response was great and the participation clearly meant a great future for free software and for the rural India!!!
- Session 1 (Philosophy)
- Welcome note by Dr.Rajeev Sangal (Director, IIIT)
- FSF Philosophy by Kiran Chandra (FSF-AP)
- Session 2 (Paradigm Shift)
- Proprietary to Free Software by Bunny and me
- Session 3 (Techie)
- Networking in GNU/Linux by Prof. Reddy (JNTU Kakinada)
- Session 4 (Future work)
- Discussions about formation of GLUGs
- Closing note and conclusions
Finally the outcome of the workshop was to bring Swecha to 21 villages, create 21 GLUGs to support the spread of free-software and have a common collaboration platform… all by the 21st of July!!!
I am Prasad Sunkari,
co-founder of