Hello All,<br>Thought that I&#39;d post a small write-up of the free software convention that was held at the University of Hyderabad, DST auditorium, Hyderabad, AP.<br>Firstly, a round of applause to the AP team for the entire effort. Everything was well planned and executed. 
<br>The biggest show of strength was the hundreds of Engg. students who turned up from all over AP and participated in the two day event. <br>Bangalore was represented by a 14 member team and we were joined by Free Software enthusiasts from all over India.
<br>While all the panellists made interesting points personally I feel that it was Prabir Purkayasta who made the big impact with his policy-socio-techno-economic analysis of the factors influencing the movement.<br>It was rightly pointed out that the free software movement is mainly in defence of our &#39;intellectual self-reliance&#39; in all spheres of our lives. 
<br>The activists session helped in consolidating our efforts.<br>The session ended on a high note with the unanimous passing of the resolution.<br><br>Some newspaper reports. Links can be found on the main web page too.<br clear="all">
<a href="http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/05/stories/2007030516130500.htm">http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/05/stories/2007030516130500.htm</a><br><br><a href="http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/04/stories/2007030411510400.htm">http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/04/stories/2007030411510400.htm
</a><br><br>-- <br>Regards<br>Vikram Vincent<br>+919448810822<br><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/bangalore_alive/">http://groups.google.com/group/bangalore_alive/</a><br><a href="http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=19591248">
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