Linux-Manipur

Linux-Manipur is a Linux User Group, and is the Manipur Chapter of the India Linux User Group community (ILUG). Primary aim is to make awareness of Linux or Free and Open Source Software in Manipur and the North East India, help and guide the students and computer users, share knowledge, discuss technical problems etc.

Linux-Manipur regularly organises meetings to discuss Free and Open Source Software. Meetings are usually organized once a month regionwise and announced on the Linux-Manipur mailing-list. [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-manipur/]

Linux-Manipur has conducted events such as the workshop on GNU/Linux, free workshops, demos and IT Talent search for popularisation of FOSS. The participants included members from BSNL, DST, CIC, Bio Resource, ITCTC, AITECT etc. The workshop was totally practical and people oriented. The workshop mainly covered partitioning the hard disk for installation, ext3 filesystem, SUSE Linux installation, Using Open Office, CD writing using K3b, GPRS setting, Multimedia like Mplayer, Detecting mobile phones, Remote login, Router and Server settings, Brief introduction on Samba setting etc.

From 2008 onwards, Linux-Manipur has been planning to organize FOSS 2008 [cite web
url=http://www.linux-manipur.org/events/schedule2008.htm
title=2008 schedule] and so on every year to popularize FOSS tools and philosophy and the first ever event is taking place on the 31st and 1st of March and April 2008 at Manipur University. This event will bring together all FOSS talent in various parts of the country specially India’s North East regions and forcast it, to inspire Educational Institutions, Governmental Organizations and NGO to adopt Free and Open Source Software Solutions.

External links

*http://www.linux-manipur.org/
*http://www.linux-manipur.org/events/schedule2008.htm/
*http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-manipur/
*http://linux-manipur.blogspot.com/

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