I like the name...<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Bill Kendrick <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nbs@sonic.net">nbs@sonic.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
FYI:<br>
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Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2009 03:01:02 +0530 (IST)<br>
From: <a href="mailto:sf-foss@iiitm.ac.in">sf-foss@iiitm.ac.in</a><br>
Subject: Fibonacci is the annual International open source magazine of<br>
SF-FOSS, IIITM Gwalior<br>
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Please forward it to all members in your group.<br>
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Dear All,<br>
<br>
Fibonacci is the annual magazine of the Students??? Forum for<br>
Free/Open Source Software running under Indian Institute of<br>
Information Technology and Management Gwalior. This is being released<br>
in association with SUN Microsystems and National Resource Center<br>
FOSS.<br>
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For the same, we request you to kindly submit articles as a<br>
contribution in our endeavor to increase awareness about various<br>
issues of Open Source.<br>
<br>
There are no publication charges for the magazine. Also please help us<br>
in the promotion of the magazine by forwarding this mail to your<br>
colleagues and other people.<br>
<br>
The details of the magazine are available at<br>
<a href="http://sf-foss.iiitm.ac.in/fibonacci/" target="_blank">http://sf-foss.iiitm.ac.in/fibonacci/</a>. Some of the details are also<br>
mentioned under this mail. The last date of submission of articles is<br>
15th June, 2009<br>
<br>
Thanks and regards,<br>
Rahul Kala<br>
President,<br>
SF-FOSS<br>
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The magazine aims at:<br>
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* Spread awareness about Open Source Software and the Politics of<br>
Openness among college students.<br>
<br>
* Provide technical knowledge for those working in engineering and<br>
technical sectors.<br>
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* Provide a forum for launching and describing international open<br>
source initiatives<br>
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* To cultivate interest of students towards Software Development<br>
through Open Sourcing<br>
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* Inculcate and support the ethics and philosophy of Open Source.<br>
<br>
The magazine would be released under Creative Commons "Attribution,<br>
Share-alike". Share it, pass it, redistribute it and feel the real<br>
charm of Open Source.<br>
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The magazine may be treated as any other technical/non-technical<br>
magazine and the articles of this magazine may be cited in the same<br>
way. The magazine has no objection in presentation of summarized<br>
published work, or in the publication of extended versions of the<br>
submitted articles at any other place, as long as the other publisher<br>
has no objections.<br>
<br>
Fibonacci aims in providing a common platform from all sections of the<br>
society and become a means of collaboration for the end-to-end issues<br>
of FOSS. The magazine would showcase all sorts of people from students<br>
to professional developers. The magazine would be an instrumental tool<br>
for the spreading awareness about all aspects of the Global Movement<br>
and development of new models by their coexistence.<br>
<br>
Scope:<br>
People are requested to contribute their articles related to but not<br>
restricted to the following categories.<br>
<br>
Track I: FOSS Philosophy<br>
* Foss in the curriculum<br>
* Patent Issues in FOSS<br>
* Creative commons<br>
* Commercial use of FOSS<br>
* HR management in FOSS<br>
* Motivation in FOSS<br>
* Future of FOSS<br>
* FOSS as a social revolution<br>
* Etc.<br>
<br>
Track II: Software and Development<br>
* FOSS Migration<br>
* Software Development under FOSS<br>
* Open Source Technologies<br>
* Latest software<br>
* LINUX tweaks<br>
* Linux Distros<br>
* About Open Source<br>
* Linux Modules<br>
* Tricks and tips on Javascript injection<br>
* Hacking<br>
* Networking<br>
* Open Solaris<br>
* CMS (PHP Nuke/Drupal/Joomla)<br>
* Sqirrel Mail server/Zimbra<br>
* Etc.<br>
<br>
Track III: FOSS for Dummies<br>
* What is FOSS?<br>
* Advantages and Disadvantages of FOSS<br>
* Growth and Evolution of Open Source<br>
* Software Freedom<br>
* Open source Quiz<br>
* Crossword puzzle<br>
* Etc.<br>
<br>
For details please visit <a href="http://sf-foss.iiitm.ac.in/fibonacci/" target="_blank">http://sf-foss.iiitm.ac.in/fibonacci/</a><br>
<br>
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