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Arduino Day 2016

With Arduino Day 2016 approaching we intend to celebrate the spirit of Open hardware and open culture. Following is the tentative agenda for the celebrations: GLUGs in various colleges working with FSFTN, in various geographical areas of Tamil nadu, will hold a session/workshop in the week leading to Arduino

Privacy

From HTTP to HTTPS

Since the launch of our community discussion forum there was a push from our community members to make the forum more secure by serving through HTTPS (Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol Secure) instead of HTTP. The problem with HTTP is that all the request - response from browser to the server and

Hacktivism

FSFTN Hacktivist Camp Report

Free Software Foundation Tamil Nadu conducted it's first ever Hacktivist Camp in the premises of BEFI, Teynampet, Chennai from January 29 to January 31, 2016. The target audience for the event were active FSFTN volunteers and GLUG members from across the State and Puducherry. The conduct of the event was

Net Neutrality

India defends Net Neutrality. We have Won!

Free Software Foundation Tamil Nadu welcomes the decision of TRAI on regulatory pricing. This is a victory for the thousands who raised their voices and raised people's awareness on the issue of net neutrality - those who protested on the streets, made awareness videos, wrote notes, designed memes and posters

Diaspora

Hello Diaspora!

TLDR: FSFTN is now on Diaspora. If you are hearing the term Diaspora for the first time, it is a Social Networking Platform. We can hear you say, Oh, no! Not Another Social Networking Platform." We already have Facebook, Twitter, etc., why another? But wait, that is where the

2015

FSFTN Activists Speaking For Net Neutrality

With the recent developments in net neutrality debate and the role Free basics has played in it, FSFTN and other organisations have actively campaigned against Free Basics and in support of net neutrality. The campaign has got the attention of the people and questions have been asked by local media

FSFTN Relief Work - Update 2

December 8 December 8 was a very hectic day for volunteers with work starting early. In the morning, volunteers went to collect relief material sent by FSMK and ITEC. The material included women's underwear, nighties, underskirts, lungis, sarees and dresses for children. We are in the process of packing them

FSFTN Relief Work - Update 1

December 5-7 Updates of our relief work so far have been kind of sketchy due to network issues. Now, that things have settled on that front, we hope to maintain a regular log. This is the update for the past few days. Organised relief work began on December 5. In

Campaigns

Call For Flood Relief Contributions

Dear Friends, As all of you would have heard, the northern coastal districts of Tamil Nadu have been severely affected by flooding in the aftermath of unprecedented rains. Thousands have been rendered homeless and many more have lost their livelihood. Transport and communication systems are paralyzed. A massive effort is

TVA

Supporting The FUEL GILT Conference 2015

Fuel Project FUEL is one of the rare projects which emanated from India and is now associated with various various language communities and organizations across the world. FUEL GILT Conference is an annual event which gives opportunity to its participants to listen to experts on various topics related to localization.

Outreach

Two days meeting for Engineering, Arts & Science College staffs

The engagements of FSFTN with Tamil Virual Academy can be found here. On 30th and 31st November 2015 TVA arranged for 2 days meeting of Engineering College and Arts and Science college staffs in and around Chennai was held in College of Engineering, Guindy. Sibi from FSFTN participated and gave

Press

MoU with Tamil Virtual Academy

FSFTN and Tamil Virtual Academy signed a Memorandum of Understanding on November 30, 2015 to work in the mutually beneficial areas. Memorandum of Understanding Between Free Software Foundation Tamil Nadu and Tamil Virtual Academy. Free Software: Free software, software libre, or libre software is computer software that gives users the

Community

Inkscape Session At FSFTN Office

On October 25, 2015, a Inkscape session was organised at FSFTN Office space. Srravya handled the session and there were around 10 participants . The photos can be accessed here.

2015

FS Presentation at Periyar University - Salem

Ramaseshan and Anand Moorthy from FSFTN were present in the Periyar University, Salem on October 15, 2015 where they addressed around 600 people (about 200 professors) ranging from about 94 colleges studying various streams from literature to computer science, who were present there for the inaugration of TVA's (Tamil Virtual

2015

Discussion on Internet.org and Digital India

The Public Invitation Dear Friends, Free Software Foundation Tamil Nadu and Catalyst Study circle are happy to welcome you to a discussion titled: Will the real internet please stand up: on internet.org and Digital India A few weeks ago, we saw thousands of people on Facebook change their profile

2015

உண்மையான இணையம் விழித்தெழுமா? Internet.org மற்றும் டிஜிட்டல் இந்தியா கலந்துரையாடல்

அழைப்பிதழ் அன்புடையீர் கட்டற்ற மென்பொருள் அறக்கட்டளை தமிழ்நாடு மற்றும் கேட்டலிஸ்டு வாசகர் வட்டம் உங்களை உண்மையான இணையம் விழித்தெழுமா

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Software Freedom Day 2K15

SFD 2K15 was celebrated at LICET (Loyola ICAM College of Engineering and Tecchnology) on September 27, 2015. The celebration was full of talks on GNU/Linux operating system, Wikipedia, LaTeX and exhibitions by students from different Engineering colleges and movie screening. A skit by FSFTN volunteers was performed during the

Library

தமிழ்நாடு கட்டற்ற மென்பொருள் அறக்கட்டளையின் உறுப்பினர்களின் நேர்காணல்

Siragu.com என்ற தமிழ் தளத்திற்கு அளித்த நேர்காணல். சிறகு.காம் தளத்தில் படிக்க கேள்வி: தமிழில் மென்பொருள் உருவாக்கவேண்டும் என்ற ஆர்வம் உங்

2015

FTW - Python Session for Beginners

As a part of FSFTN Tech Weekend (FTW) Meetups, we have initiated a series of follow up sessions on various technical and philosophical topics. We have had sessions on installation, version control (git), cryptography, security, WordPress, ruby, etc. At this week's FTW (FSFTN Tech Weekend) Meetup, we have planned for

2015

Freedom Bootcamp 2015

The following invitation is prepared by Mugunthan, a free software activist at FSFTN. As a part of our FTW(FSFTN Tech Weekends) initiative, we are organising a Hackathon/Bootcamp on the the 15th of august for college students and general public . Well, Independence day is just a co-incidence! In this

Net Neutrality

Walk-A-Thon Supporting Net Neutrality

Free Software Foundation Tamil Nadu conducted a Walkathon Supporting Net Neutrality in Besant Nagar Beach, Chennai on 23rd April for raising public awareness about the recent violations of Net Neutrality by Telecom Service Providers in India and the related consultation paper floated by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India calling for

2015

Campaign For Net Neutrality - Press Release

The following is a press release made by FSFTN to campaign for Net Neutrality. 22.04.2015 FSFTN's awareness campaign on Net Neutrality on April 23 Dear Sir/Madam, In the past few weeks, there has been a surge in online activism on the issue of net neutrality. After the

2015

Rails Workshop At Loyola ICAM

Free Software Foundation Tamil Nadu conducted a 2-day workshop at Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology on February 23 and 24 2015. Over 80 students from LICET and other engineering colleges participated in the event. The topics covered were: Free software philosophy. Linux Terminal and Git Basics. Basics of Ruby

2015

FSHC Inauguration at SMVEC - Pondicherry

Free Software Hardware Community (FSHC) has been inaugurated on 28th Jan 2015 at Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College, Puducherry by Free Software Hardware Movement, Puducherry in co-ordination with the Dept. of Information Technology. The event started with the greetings of Mr. Raju (Head – Dept. of Information Technology). An automated python

Workshop

BOSS Hands-on Workshop For Women

Bharathi Women's College (Autonomous) Chennai, organized a state level workshop on Bharat Operating System Solutions (BOSS) on January 10 , 2015 for Students who benefitted from Tamil Nadu Government Free/Price Less Laptops. Around 100 women's attended the workshop from B.Sc and M.Sc departments. Session was handled by Raj