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Introduction The FDP
This 5 day FDP is aimed at enabling the faculties
Faculty Development Program The Free Software movement came into being in
in handling the FOSS Elective I (CS1023/
1983 when Richard Stallman set up the Free
on Software Foundation (FSF) to advocate the users’ MC1634). with a strong emphasis on hands-on
Free and Open Source Software freedom to run the program for any purpose, training, so that they can in turn train their students
study and modify the program, and to on this critical component of modern I.T
redistribute copies of original or modified infrastructure.
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programs. In late 1990s, the Open Software Objective
Funded by
Initiative (OSI) focused on the technical values
of making source code open to develop powerful • Cover the FOSS Elective I syllabus
The National Mission on Education and reliable software at a rapid rate. • To impart a first hand knowledge on the
FOSS philosophy and methodology
through ICT, MHRD Benefits of F/OSS (Free/Open Source Software)
• To enable the participants to install and use
include security, reliability, stability, open
GNU/Linux OS.
standards and vendor independence, localization
features and developing local software capacity; • To train the participants to use GNU/Linux
it obviates piracy and IPR problems, and OS as a platform to teach the CS Concpts
Jointly organized by provides cost effective and affordable solutions . • To encourage them to apply FOSS
philosophy and migrate to FOSS in their
In Augest 1991, Linus Torvalds, a student at the
own domains
FOSSEE Project, IIT-Bombay University of Helsinki, created the first version
of Linux kernel and released it under GNU Contents
General Public License (GPL) of FSF. Since • Overview of FOSS
and then, F/OSS Movement has grown by leaps and
• GNU/Linux installation and configuration
bounds, with internet providing a powerful
• Understanding the OS boot up process and
Jaya Engineering College medium of collaboration for developers and users
basic desktop usage
across the globe. There are hundreds of
thousands of F/OSS products freely • Commonly used programs and packages
downloadable from the web such as Apache, • File systems and basic shell commands
MySQL, Postgres, Firefox etc. • Programming in GNU/Linux OS
What makes Linux so popular? • Collaborative development Tools (version
• It is a Free and Open Source OS control, wiki, mailing lists, bug tracking,
• It is modular and has choice of community culture)
Venue : Jaya Engineering College
components Faculty
Thiruninravur, Chennai – 602 024
• It has full multitasking support Experienced Faculty, Professionals from IIT's,
• It is portable and stable Indian Linux Users Group-Chennai and other
• It is ported many architecture Institutions.
23-27 November, 2009 • It has tremendous networking capabilities
Organisers How to Register? FDP on Free and Open Source Software
23-27 November, 2009
Participants are requested to fill up the
National Mission on Education through --------------------------------------------------------
Registration form with signature and stamp from
Information and Communication Technology Registration form
their college and send the same to the below
(NME-ICT) has been envisaged as a centrally address before 13.11.2009. There is no
sponsored scheme by the Dept. of Higher Name:__________________________________
registration fee. Admission will be on first come
Education, Ministry of Human Resource Designation : ____________________________
first served basis. The number of seats is limited.
Development to leverage the potential of ICT. The Institute : _______________________________
mission has two major components; 1. content For outstation Participants Postal address of College:
Generation and 2. Connectivity along with Travel support will also be provided for second _______________________________________
provision for access devices for institutions and class train fare/bus. Accommodation will be _______________________________________
learners. provided at the venue. All participants will be ___ ____________________________________
FOSSEE Project - Free and Open source Software provided a DVD containing Course material and
for Science and Engineering Education. This other Open Source software. Postal Address of Participant:
project is based at the Indian Institute of _______________________________________
Technology Bombay (IITB). The goal of this Details of the FDP will be updated in the _______________________________________
project is to enable the students and faculty of website www.jayafossclub.org time to time. _______________________________________
Science and Engineering colleges/institutes/
universities across India to use open source Phone: (Office) __________________________
Dates to be Remembered ( Res) __________________________
software tools for all their computational needs,
thereby improving the quality of instruction and Last Date for Registration : 13.11.2009 (Mobile)_________________________
learning. Intimation of selected list : 16.11.2009
Jaya Engineering College is approved by AICTE, email-id: _______________________________
New Delhi and affiliated to Anna University, Contact Details
Chennai. The college offers 9 UG and 5 PG Department: CSE / IT / MCA
programmes in Engineering, Technology and Kumaran M: +91-94442-46644
Management. The college is a forerunner in Areas of interest: _________________________
pioneering the cause of Free and Open Source Co-ordinator - FDP on FOSS
Software and its benefits. The college has been Jaya Engineering College, Accommodation Required: Yes/ No
involving actively in promotion and adoption of Thiruninravur, Chennai – 602 024.
open source softwares since 2005 and has been Ph : 044-26341264, 26390041, 26340501 Age: Gender: M/F
constantly serving the student fraternity. Fax : 044-26343132 ________________________________________
e-mail : foss-ttp@jayafossclub.org Signature of applicant:
Intended Audience
website : www.jayafossclub.org Date:
College and University Teachers/ Professors/
Signature of the Principal:
Lecturers from any Engineering Stream. FDP will
Seal of the College :
be completely hands-on. Lab sessions will be
arranged to make participants familiar with course
content.
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