Reach out: Vijayanand Road Lines limited (VRL)
Software Freedom Week 2008 , Reach out Team visited about 5 organizations in and around Hubli Dharwad and created FOSS awareness. They took FOSS beyond the SFW Venue.
5. Vijayanand Road Lines limited (VRL)
DATE: 20/09/08
DURATION: 9-10:45AM
ATTENDEES: EMPLOYEES OF I.T. SECTION OF VRL, MAIN BRANCH.VARUR.
GLIMPSE:
INTRODUCTION-
A WORKSHOP WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF VRL LOGISTICS, VARUR REGARDING THE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR Foss (FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARES) BY THE REACH OUT TEAM FOR SOFTWARE FREEDOM WEEK ’08 UNDERTAKEN BY B.V.B COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, HUBLI.
THE WORKSHOP STARTED WITH A BRIEF INTRODUCTION FROM PRAVITA.T ABOUT WHAT OUR EVENT MOTTO AND SOME FACTS TO ILLUSTRATE OUR VISION OF PROMOTING THE SAME. THE ILLUSTRATIONS WERE IMPRESSIVE AND HELD THE ATTENSION OF ATTENDEES.
THE INTRODUCTION WAS FOLLOWED BY THE TECHNICAL SESSION.
TECHNICAL-
THE TECHNICAL SESSION WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS:
FIRST, WE TRIED TELLING WHAT OPEN SOURCE IS ALL ABOUT ABD HOW IT WORKS. THE COMMUNITY BEHIND IT AND ITS WORKING, THE ADVANTAGES OF Foss AND ITS FEATURES WHICH MAKES IT A MUST FOR ALL.
SECOND, WE ILLUSTRATED A PERFECT REPLACEMENT FOR WHAT IS THE MOST WIDELY USED SOFTWARE, MICROSOFT OFFICE WITH OPEN OFFICE. WE DEMONSTRATED THE SPECIAL FEATURES OF OPEN OFFICE AND HOW IT HAS AN EDGE OVER MICROSOFT OFFICE.
LATER A DEMO OF OTHER USEFUL SOFTWARES UNDER FOSS WAS GIVEN.
THE TECHNICAL SESSION WAS HANDLED BY VIKAS.K AND SAMUEL DEREK SIMON.
CONCLUSION-
THE CONCLUSIVE THANKSGIVING SPEECH WAS GIVEN BY NIKHIL GOUDAR WHO EMPHASISED ON USE OF FOSS.
WE ALSO HAD A HALF TALK WITH MR.L.R.BHAT, THE CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER OF VRL LOGITICS.
HE ENCOURAGED US ON OUR MOTIVE OF SPREADING THE USE OF FREE AND OPEN SOPURCE SOFTWARE AND ALSO GAVE SOME MORE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE.
P.S.:
CD’S AND BROCHURES WERE DISTRIBUTED AS AN INITIATIVE FOR USING FOSS.
WE ALSO PROVIDE THEM WITH LATEST VERSION OF LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM.
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