Open Source Unconference at IIT Delhi
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Open Source Unconference at IIT Delhi or - will decide Free and Open Source Software Unconference at IIT Delhi Co-Organised By LUG@IITD and OSSCamp Delhi Venue : IIT Delhi
Date : most probably 27 - 28 September 2008
About
LUG@IITD and OSSCamp are well known for their foss activities. We always tried to collaborate with each other. It so happens that "OSScamp Delhi" September 2008 edition and LUG@IITD 6th workshop are very close by dates. So we have decided to have a combined unconference at IIT Delhi.
Facts to know
- This is not a re-branding process. We are just giving a Tag "Open Source Unconference at IIT Delhi" But the internally it is just a joint effort of merging two unconferences activities- namely
- This is a experiment to have a common platform (IITD) for FOSS ativities and setup protocols for co-operation among foss communities.
- Anybody can give talk on any topic which is related to foss technology and trends. At the camp day just put your name on any available time slot. There will not be any pre schedule for talk.
- Event belongs to both of communities and not just IIT.
Talks
Please Submit your talk/presentation at osscamp website http://osscamp.in/node/add/talk. We are just copying here to give overview for this event.
Understanding Unconferences
By : kinshuksunil , add your name
Summery : The Unconferences revolution is gripping the Technology industry. So what are unconferences? How did they come to be? What is the relevance of unconferences? What makes unconferences premier technology events?
Planning for a Mega FOSS Event for North India
By : OSScamp , LUG@IITD , ILUGD (yet not confirmed the attendance but we hope )
Summery : Brainstorming Discussion on the possibilities for a big FOSS fest at IIT Delhi + How we can promote foss activities in India with various aspect + what we expect from foss and what foss expect from us + How to make protocol for co-operation among various communities
Project Eduvid
By : Narendra Sisodiya, add your name
Summery : Presenting Eduvid as a online learning platform for delivering "educational content" which are easy to create, and take low bandwidth so that it can stream over low bandwidth connection for the students from India and Africa..
Open Source for Dummies
By : kinshuksunil , add your name
Summery : The Open Source for Dummies talk is a primer on open source and attempts to answer a simple question: Why the hell should you care about Open Source?
Evolution of FOSS
By : kinshuksunil , add your name
Summery : A brief look at how FOSS evolved, starting from its origin where FOSS predates Proprietary Software. From there we shall follow the course of FOSS along the bumpy ride of its evolution and FOSS as we know it today.
Internet enabled services and efficiency in the real India
By : surajitray , add your name
Summery : Internet enabled services have grown exponentially in US and Europe. From online garment retail to delivering vegetables on request. The possibilities are quite endless. However the rate at which internet based services have entered in India, has been very slow.
Sahana Disaster Management System
By : AJuOnLiNE, add your name
Summery : My main agenda at the event would be to showcase:
- what Sahana is
- how kOoL it is
- how it *has* been used in post-disaster situations
- how can people/community contribute to it..
- demonstrate it live. Would be kOoler if Internet access is available
The New OSScamp Website : How we made it
By lut4rp, add your name
Summery : In this talk, I will talk about how we made the new OSScamp website. This will include what modules were used, the content flow etc. In a different way, There will be a mini-BoF of sorts. This will include a couple of things that we wanted to do on the site, but weren't possible 'coz time was a constraint for me :-(
File System Concepts - Create a basic file system
By : pranith, add your name
Summery : Presentation on the basic file-system concepts like i-nodes, dentry, extents, journaling, ZFS etc. Creation of a basic file system. Some advanced features of modern day file-systems. Tags:
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