[vox] [fwd] Fibonacci is the annual International open source magazine of SF-FOSS, IIITM Gwalior

[Bill Ward]

I like the name...

On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Bill Kendrick <nbs at sonic.net> wrote:

> FYI:
>
> ----- Forwarded message from sf-foss at iiitm.ac.in -----
>
> Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2009 03:01:02 +0530 (IST)
> From: sf-foss at iiitm.ac.in
> Subject: Fibonacci is the annual International open source magazine of
>  SF-FOSS, IIITM Gwalior
>
> Please forward it to all members in your group.
>
>
> Dear All,
>
> Fibonacci is the annual magazine of the Students??? Forum for
> Free/Open Source Software running under Indian Institute of
> Information Technology and Management Gwalior. This is being released
> in association with SUN Microsystems and National Resource Center
> FOSS.
>
> For the same, we request you to kindly submit articles as a
> contribution in our endeavor to increase awareness about various
> issues of Open Source.
>
> There are no publication charges for the magazine. Also please help us
> in the promotion of the magazine by forwarding this mail to your
> colleagues and other people.
>
> The details of the magazine are available at
> http://sf-foss.iiitm.ac.in/fibonacci/. Some of the details are also
> mentioned under this mail. The last date of submission of articles is
> 15th June, 2009
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Rahul Kala
> President,
> SF-FOSS
>
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> The magazine aims at:
>
>  * Spread awareness about Open Source Software and the Politics of
>    Openness among college students.
>
>  * Provide technical knowledge for those working in engineering and
>    technical sectors.
>
>  * Provide a forum for launching and describing international open
>    source initiatives
>
>  * To cultivate interest of students towards Software Development
>    through Open Sourcing
>
>  * Inculcate and support the ethics and philosophy of Open Source.
>
> The magazine would be released under Creative Commons "Attribution,
> Share-alike". Share it, pass it, redistribute it and feel the real
> charm of Open Source.
>
> The magazine may be treated as any other technical/non-technical
> magazine and the articles of this magazine may be cited in the same
> way. The magazine has no objection in presentation of summarized
> published work, or in the publication of extended versions of the
> submitted articles at any other place, as long as the other publisher
> has no objections.
>
> Fibonacci aims in providing a common platform from all sections of the
> society and become a means of collaboration for the end-to-end issues
> of FOSS. The magazine would showcase all sorts of people from students
> to professional developers. The magazine would be an instrumental tool
> for the spreading awareness about all aspects of the Global Movement
> and development of new models by their coexistence.
>
> Scope:
> People are requested to contribute their articles related to but not
> restricted to the following categories.
>
> Track I: FOSS Philosophy
> * Foss in the curriculum
> * Patent Issues in FOSS
> * Creative commons
> * Commercial use of FOSS
> * HR management in FOSS
> * Motivation in FOSS
> * Future of FOSS
> * FOSS as a social revolution
> * Etc.
>
> Track II: Software and Development
> * FOSS Migration
> * Software Development under FOSS
> * Open Source Technologies
> * Latest software
> * LINUX tweaks
> * Linux Distros
> * About Open Source
> * Linux Modules
> * Tricks and tips on Javascript injection
> * Hacking
> * Networking
> * Open Solaris
> * CMS (PHP Nuke/Drupal/Joomla)
> * Sqirrel Mail server/Zimbra
> * Etc.
>
> Track III: FOSS for Dummies
> * What is FOSS?
> * Advantages and Disadvantages of FOSS
> * Growth and Evolution of Open Source
> * Software Freedom
> * Open source Quiz
> * Crossword puzzle
> * Etc.
>
> For details please visit http://sf-foss.iiitm.ac.in/fibonacci/
>
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
>
> --
> -bill!
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