GNU/Linux Install Fest and Free Software Seminar Series in Technopark

GNU/Linux Install Fest and Free Software Seminar Series

Venue – Park Center, Technopark
Dates – Sep 1 to Sep 5, 10:00AM to 7:00PM

GNU/Linux Users Group Trivandrum(http://www.ilug-tvm.org) and Zyxware
Technologies(http://www.zyxware.com) are organizing a 5 day GNU/Linux
Install Fest at Park Center, Technopark. This event offers a wonderful
opportunity for all IT Professionals and Entrepreneurs to experience
the various GNU/Linux Distributions and get their favorite distro
installed on their laptops for free. The event will also feature a
Business oriented Technical Seminar Series focusing on the various
opportunities in the world of Free and Open Source Software. At the
install fest Software T-Shirts, Stickers, CDs and DVDs will be
available for sale.
For details visit
http://www.ilug-tvm.org/content/gnulinux-install-fest-technopark-trivandrum

During the install fest India’s first
Freedom Toaster will also be launched. Freedom Toaster is a conveniently located,
self-contained, computer-based, Free Software vending machine. The
freedom toaster houses more than 50 GNU/Linux distributions and BSD
Unix’s. You bring the media, choose your distro, then burn, it’s as
simple as that;). The freedom toaster was inspired by the original
freedom toaster(s) created by the Shuttleworth Foundation and was
realised jointly by Zyxware Technologies and the GNU/Linux Users
Group, Trivandrum. More information about the Freedom Toaster is
available at http://freedomtoaster.in/

The program is organized in partnership with Kerala State IT
Mission(www.keralaitmission.org), SPACE-Kerala(www.space-kerala.org)
and Free Software Foundation of India(http://www.fsf.org.in). The
program is sponsored by BSNL(http://www.bsnl.in).

If you have any questions or suggestions you can join the GLUG mailing
list at [email protected] and send them in.

We hope you will utilize this opportunity, visit the install fest,
embrace the spirit of Free and Open Source Software and make this
event a Grand Success.

Program Schedule can be found at
http://www.ilug-tvm.org/content/schedule-program-gnulinux-install-fest-technopark-trivandrum

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