Thursday, May 8, 2008

[noakhaliweb] Software Freedom and Open Content

Software Freedom and Open Content

Highlightes
  • Release of Language Movement Photos under Open Source License by Professor Dr Rafiqul Islam
  • Release of "Dipu Number 2" under Open Source License by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
  • Release of Open Source Softwares by Freedom Fighter
  • Open for all
  • Veune: Cafe of Liberation War Museum in Segun Bagicha
  • Time and Date: 12th, May 2008, Monday, 5.30 pm

BdOSN is organizing a programme titled "Software Freedom and Open Content" to mark the celebration of release of language movement photos and few books as free and open content through Wikipedia and Wikisource. Prominent Language Movement activists Professor Dr Rafiqul Islam released
all his Language Movement photos to Wikipedia for all.

He handed over those pictures to BdOSN and the Bangla_Wiki volunteers have uploaded all of the pictures to Wikimedia Commons. Prominent Writer and educationalist M Zafar Iqbal also wishes to release some of his books to Internet as open content. In the above-mentioned programme, this will happen officially. Both Dr. Rafiqul Islam's pictures and M Zafar Iqbal's book will be released. BdOSN will also mark the jubilation with distribution of recently released free and open source software, booklet etc. Other prominent writers, educationalists, ICT professionals and our beloved Freedom Fighters will also attend the programme.

The programme will be held at the Cafe of Liberation War Museum in Segun Bagicha, Dhaka on 12th, May 2008, Monday. The programme will start at 5.30 pm.

-- BPR

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Regards,
Abu Mohammad Omar Shehab Uddin Ayub
Software Engineer, Nilavo Technologies, Banani, Dhaka
Bangladesh Open Source Network, Dhaka
2000 batch, Dept. of CSE, SUST
www.nilavo.com
www.bdosn.org
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