PUNE: Towards promoting the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) movement in India, the Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies will be holding an all-India free software festival on Saturday and Sunday.
At GNUnify, as the festival is called, IT professionals, corporates and academicians through seminars, workshops and tutorials will speak on the latest trends in free/open software.
On Saturday, besides tutorials and workshops on free software, there will be an ‘Install Fest’, where participants will be taught installation of operating systems through expert guidance and hands on training. The technical sessions are free of cost.
On Sunday, seminars will be held on licensing issues, applications in education, business models and solutions. Free software allows the user freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. This freedom is not present in proprietary software, like Microsoft Windows.
The event will also highlight the initiatives and contributions by Indians towards the movement. For information on the schedule of the festival, log on to www://gnunify.sicsr.ac.in