Question

Topic-Break the Shackles,Find your freedom

Answer 1

I wish someone had taught me like this during my college days," is what came to my mind when I saw the sessions at FSMK (Free Software Movement Karnataka) summer camp. Over 200 students sat in three classrooms and around 25 - 30 volunteers assisted them, ensuring that even a single doubt didn’t remain unanswered. The entire infrastructure of the place is run by free software; at times there are minor glitches in the technical setup but that didn’t mean they compromised on the ideology or used a proprietary alternative. Free Software Movement Karnataka is a non-profit organization whose primary objective is to spread awareness. It was started by a group of activists who wanted to start it along the lines of a mass movement. These activists started working with existing groups and organized different activities jointly with FSUG (Free Software User Group), Bangalore and FSF (Free Software Foundation), India. As time passed by, this gave birth to GLUGs (GNU Linux User Group) in colleges and many community centers were formed. To provide a concrete shape to the movement, FSMK was formed on 7th April 2009. The formal announcement was done via various mailing lists. The first convener of FSMK was Senthil S and Vikram Vincent was the joint convener of the movement.