FOSS Movement in India refers to the campaign across the country during the 1990s and 2000s in particular, to promote Free and Open Source Software. It was marked by the existence of many
Indian Linux User Groups
Indian or Indians may refer to:
Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
(ILUGs) groups and
Free Software User Groups
Free may refer to:
Concept
* Freedom, having the ability to do something, without having to obey anyone/anything
* Freethought, a position that beliefs should be formed only on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism
* Emancipate, to proc ...
(FSUGs) in different cities, town and other areas.
The prominent members of the campaign include the late
Atul Chitnis
Atul Chitnis (20 February 1962 – 3 June 2013) was an Indians in Germany, Indo-German consulting technologist. He was one of the organizers of FOSS.IN (formerly Linux Bangalore), which was one of Asia's free and open source software (FOSS) ...
, Prof
Nagarjuna G. and others.
Timeline of the campaign
External links
FSF India's Response to the Proposed Framework by Govt of India
References
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Free software movement
Science and technology in India
History of technology
History of India