Linuxers September 2017

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by Kushal Das

Hi everyone, The annual Python developer survey is here. Fill it even if you are just starting with Python. The survey is organized in partnership between the Python Software Foundation and JetBrains. Blog post: https://pyfound.blogspot.in/2017/09/join-python-developers-survey-2017.html Link to survey: https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/c11-python-developers-survey-2017 Kushal -- CPython Core Developer Director, Python Software Foundation https://kushaldas.in

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Fw: [Positions] Positions for free software developers in gnowledge lab

by Anurag Patel

Forwarding on Nagarjuna's behalf. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Positions] positions for free software developers in gnowledge lab Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:41:34 +0530 From: GN <nagarjun(a)gnowledge.org> To: glug <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> Good for freshers with interest to become a free software developer. CIET-NCERT and gnowledge lab (http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/research-development/gnowledge-lab) of HBCSE-TIFR are collaborating in the development of a National Repository of Open Education Resources (NROER http://nroer.gov.in). The repository is a collaborative platform working towards a collection of various media ICT resources in different subjects. To support the design and development of the web platform for NROER, CIET-NCERT invite applications for filling up the following technical posts on purely contractual basis initially for a period of one year and likely to be extended for a maximum period of 3 years. The Walk-in interview will be held at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Tata Institute of fundamental Research (TIFR), (Next to Anushaktinagar Bus Terminus), V.N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd, Mumbai- 400088, on 6th October 2017. More details here: https://hasjob.co/gnowledge.org/4x65u -- GN

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Linux Localization Video

by Navin Dhanuka

Hello All, I was in hibernation for a long time. Gearing up now to be a active lugger again. Please have a look to the video I made like 10 years back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vljou-mE6gM I missed Karunakar. :-( Regards, Navin Dhanuka 9987752076

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Open Source Summit LA Sep/2017 -- A conversation with Linus Torvalds

by Arun Khan

Recording of Linus Torvald's interview at the just concluded Open Source Summit in LA Sep/2017 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlRXFpUVPK4> It's 26 mins but do take the time to watch the full video and witness the introduction of Zach, representing the next gen open sourcers. Njoy. -- Arun Khan

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Software Freedom Day 16th September 2017 - Free Software & Education

by Raghavendra Kamath

Hello Everyone, Some of the members of ILUG BOM have come together with Free Software Movement Maharashtra, Digital Freedom Foundation & Don Bosco Institute Of Technology to celebrate Software Freedom Day 2017. This years Focus is Free & Libre Software in Education. We have planned to Invite Teachers and students for a seminar , which will highlight the role of free software in education. Agenda: 1. Digital classroom and Lab work — We shall discuss how teachers can make use of digitized textbooks and computerized exercises for any subject. 2. Teaching Aids — The most complex concepts can now be demonstrated in classroom to stimulate pupil’s imagination. 3. Programming at an early age — We discuss how children can start coding at an early age and make their own software. 4. Why Free & Libre Software — What is free and open source software? Why is it important in Education? Steps to encourage free software in education. We are also trying to give (if possible) DVD live installation medias, after the event. Venue & Time: Date : 16 Spetember 2017 Day : Saturday Time : 3 PM TO 5PM Address: IT Lab 4, 3rd floor, A wing Department Of Information Technology Don Bosco Institute Of Technology, Kurla (W) 12 Minutes walk from Vidyavihar Station(W) Map: https://goo.gl/maps/fRQoetu97Vp We request the support from all of you to make this event a success -- Raghavendra Kamath Illustrator raghukamath.com

6 years

Keynote speakers for PyCon Pune 2018 have been announced

by Kushal Das

Greetings! We are happy to announce our six keynote speakers for PyCon Pune 2018 [1]. The speakers are: * Brett Cannon (CPython Core Dev) * Carol Willing (CPython Core Dev, Project Jupyter) * Nicholas Tollervey (Micro:bit, mu editor) * Paul Hildebrandt (Senior Engineer, Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS)) * Paul Everitt (PyCharm & WebStorm Developer Advocate, JetBrains) * Andrew Godwin (Django Core Developer, Engineer at Eventbrite) Tomorrow the CFP [2] for the conference ends! So, go ahead and submit your talk proposal. This is your chance to present in front of a vibrant Python community. [1] PyCon Pune 2018. https://pune.pycon.org [2] Call for Proposals. https://pyconpune.talkfunnel.com/2018/ Kushal PyCon Pune team -- Fedora Cloud Engineer CPython Core Developer http://kushaldas.in

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[x-post] ERPNext Conference on October 12-14

by Rushabh Mehta

Hello all, The 4th Annual ERPNext Conference will be held in Mumbai on October 12-14. The conference is organized by the ERPNext Foundation, a not-for-profit dedicated to promote and build ERPNext as a open source product (https://erpnext.org) For venue and agenda. See https://erpnext.org/conf/2017 As of today, ERPNext is one of the last remaining, 100% open source ERP with a large community. ERPNext is also GST ready. Hope to see you there! best, Rushabh

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Event Summary for the 9th September 2017 ILUG-BOM Meetup

by Rajeev R. K.

Hi Everyone, The meeting on the 9th of September 2017 started off by 3 pm, with a small group of regulars(Including milind and raghu) and a few students from DBIT coming together for a round of introductions. We also got a mini intro from our speaker for the day, Achilles. We waited a short while as the logistics of projection and access to the relevant github accounts were being sorted, allowing a few more participants to troop into the room. We then started on a fascinating look into a FOSS developer's mindset, and watched how software would evolve through the prism of the various projects that Achilles has been involved with. We started off with Achilles professing his deep love for python and clean code, and graduated to the importance of simple and neat API's, where he used the versatile python Request library as an example of how to build a powerful but still clean API interface. We then learnt how Readme Driven Development(RDD) is one of the various paradigms that can be used to drive development of a FOSS project, and that it is ideally suited to managing small to mid sized projects, generally centred around one primary author + maintainer. The session was peppered with a lot of interesting detours into a variety of topics, ranging from a discussion of the importance of open data sets, and the state of software in the bioinformatics domain. The participants then got involved, with Achilles throwing the floor open to all types of questions, especially from the DBIT student participants. In fact, with the lively Q&A session that followed Achilles's talk, Milind had to step in and remind both the speaker and the audience that we had run out of time. The action then shifted to the 2 guest foundations that were present at the meeting. First up was the Digital Freedom Foundation(DFF), represented by its founder, Mr Krishnakant Mane, also an ilug-bom old timer whom we were glad welcome back after an extended break. His talk, covering a range of topics, centred on the importance of FOSS in education, also drew a lot of parallels with our recently concluded outreach activity at St. Mary's, and highlighted a number of avenues where the DFF and ILUG-BOM could collaborate in this sphere. Next, we had representatives of the Free Software Movement of Maharashtra(FSMM) step up and take the stage, drawing the audience's attention towards the more intangible aspects of "Freedom" as it applies in a digital world. Using a variety of examples like Facebook's thankfully-failed FreeBasics Initiative, they explained how the importance of Freedom reaches far beyond just the ability to study and modify the code of the software that we may run(or in some cases, likely runs us). They also touched on the rather depressing statistics showing that India's high rate of female engineering enrolment does not translate to a corresponding rate of involvement in the IT world, with barely 30% of the internet user-base being women. Such issues are deep, social questions with a lot to be said on all sides, and while they aren't necessarily technical issues, but technology and especially FOSS can play a part in evolving solutions for them. KK from DFF then threw in an interesting counter-example, where almost 90% of the contributors to GNUKhatha, the financial accounting system being developed as a tally alternative, were women. The meeting ended with the audience breaking up to partake in refreshments, but the discussions did not. The tea session saw lively discussion on the various topics raised during the meeting, and also a lot of planning on how to take some of the ideas forward, especially with identifying avenues for collaboration between ILUG-BOM, DFF and FSMM. We even had a interesting side discussion on the importance of software documentation, with Achilles advocating a moderate approach to encouraging developers to write documentation and KK advocating that developers who didn't write docs should get their pay docked ;-D All in all, a most engaging meeting, full of knowledge exchange and transfer of ideas, and loads of audience interaction. This summary, by its very nature has to leave out a lot of what happened, but i hope that i have touched on the most important and interesting bits of the meet. As always, please feel free to add in any bit that i may have missed and that you feel is important and needs to be placed in the record. P.S. : I believe that after i left, there was another round-chair discussion with a focus on the activities leading up to the Software Freedom Day, and since i wasn't there, i am pasting below, verbatim, Milind's excellent synopsis of the post-meet. -- Milind's Post After the meeting we had an informal discussion about how ILUG-BOM,DFF,FSMM and DBIT can join hands and make free software movement even stronger. It was decided to meet often as the activities was to be done on large scale basis. The primary goal would be reaching schools and colleges of Mumbai and migrate them to free software. There was a discussion on preparation of lab mauals, text books and other open resources in digital form and distributing them to schools. Krishnakant agreed to offer help in accounts and CAD content. Raghu informed everyone about Rushabh's proposal of organizing a workshop for teachers on Software Freedom Day (16th Sept 2017) and take this opportunity to inform about GNULinux and FOSS. Also make them aware about the Migration, why it was important and how the four organizations unitedly willing to help them as a social mission. Everyone supported the proposal. Raghu agreed to make poster and the content would be provided by Siddharth. A quick distribution of other work would be done on separate group made for this workshop where the volunteers would be added. The workshop would be from 2 pm to 5 pm in DBIT and before that a meeting of volunteers would take place. The discussion ended at about 7 pm. -- End Milind's Post Thanks and Regards R. K. Rajeev Ph : +91-9323802020

6 years

[Positions] SFLC.in is looking for a technologist.

by GN

SFLC.in is looking for a Technologist. Please do spread the word. Job Description We are looking for a talented and self-motivated engineers to join us as a resident technologist and become a defender of digital freedom. If you love technology, policy, law and their combined impact on society, this is a good opportunity for you to make a career out of your passions. Responsibilities • Develop applications and tools to support and enhance research and campaign about digital rights. • Help our lawyers and researchers understand deeper technological aspects of the research that they undertake. • Administer GNU/Linux servers and workstations. Support our staff in using free software tools for their work. • Maintain liaison with free software and technology communities for collaboration and promoting SFLC.in’s work. • Organize technology meetups and events. • Represent SFLC.in at conferences and meetings (domestic or international) and promote our work. Eligibility • Strong experience in setting up, maintaining and administering GNU/Linux systems and networks; Troubleshooting problems. • Understanding of free software (FOSS): the technology, the ideology and the community. • Ability to read and understand code. Nice to have • Love for Debian GNU/Linux (or its derivatives). • Experience in developing web applications using free (as in freedom) technologies. • An eye for free alternatives to popular but non-free software. • Strong understanding and practice of cryptography, anonymity and privacy tools. • Experience in community building. Note • Compensation will be commensurate with experience. So candidates with any amount of experience can apply. How to Apply Interested candidates are requested to forward their applications with a cover letter and the latest resume in a free document format (.pdf/.odt/.txt) to apply -at- sflc -dot- in with the subject line – “Application for Technologist“. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position of filled. For any enquiries and clarifications regarding this position, feel free to contact Sarath at 011-43587126.

6 years

September 2017 meeting

by Joe Steeve

Hello All, The September 2017 meeting of "Indian Linux User Group, Mumbai (ILUG- BOM)", will be held on 9th September 2017, 15:00 to 16:00 IST. Venue: IT Lab 4, 3rd Floor, A - Wing, Department of Information Technology, Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Kurla (W). 10 min from Vidyavihar Station (W). Map: https://goo.gl/maps/fRQoetu97Vp Agenda: 1. 15 minutes: Introductions 2. 1 hour: "How I came to write a full-fledged OSS product with RDD(README-Driven Development)" - Achilles Rasquinha 3. Floor open for relevant discussions. Everyone is welcome :) -- Joe Steeve HiPro IT Solutions Private Limited http://www.hipro.co.in/

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