It was great to know the initiative of Anna University
http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/29/stories/2008032959100200.htm
There are a few college in chennai which is active in FOSS.I wish colleges realise the importance of FOSS in computer science education and research & development through FOSS.
I wish Velammal Engineering College emerges too in the prestigious list through its VECFOSS initiative.
FOSS is the right way for educating computer science. Computer science education lacks the analogy of dissecting the frog and learning biology, concept ! With a blackbox nothing can be learnt ! Thats true for software, user interface is useless to a computer student. He should be give code and ask to study modify and contribute to community.
March 29, 2008
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It was really great for the first monthly meet to be successful to this extent.
Minutes of meeting
1.Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora demo
2.Desktop Environment - KDE/GNOME
3.Language support features in Fedora
CDs, Stickers & diaries distributed as compliments !
Frishbee & cool water too 
March 2, 2008
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VECFOSS’s first monthly meet is set to kick off on 1 March 2008, 3 PM,
Marina Beach near Gandhi Statue.
I dont have to tell this to Velammalians, anyways “DONT BE LATE !”.
My clock is synchronised with the IST
Meeting will kick off exactly at 3 pm on the day.
Topics to be Discussed
1.Ubuntu Installation (Demo)
2.Interactions on GNU/LINUX
All the talks / Discussions will be entry level so you need not get
worried that you might get bogged down by technical intricacies.
vecfoss.pbwiki.com
February 26, 2008
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I was there in my college to give a intro talk on FOSS to my juniors 3rd yr IT A&B.
Collected a fund to burn cds to distribute the Linux to them.
Wanted them to contribute atleast 1 rs per head and collections were good.
January 23, 2008
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