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Free software in Kerala, the Glossary

Index Free software in Kerala

The state of Kerala, in India has had an active Free software community since early 1980s.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 30 relations: College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Firefox, Free and open-source software, Free software in India, Free software movement, Free Software Users Group, Thiruvananthapuram, GNOME, Government of Kerala, ICFOSS, India, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, KDE Software Compilation, Kerala, Kerala Legislative Assembly, Kerala Public Works Department, Kerala State Electricity Board, Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation, KITE Kerala, Kochi, L.B.S. College of Engineering, LibreOffice, MES College of Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, St. Joseph's College of Engineering and Technology, Palai, Swatantra 2014, Swathanthra Malayalam Computing, TeX, The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram, Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur.

  2. Free Software Foundation
  3. Free software movement
  4. Science and technology in Kerala
  5. Software industry in India

College of Engineering, Trivandrum

The College of Engineering, Trivandrum, commonly shortened to CET, is an engineering college in the Indian state of Kerala, situated in Thiruvananthapuram.

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Firefox

Mozilla Firefox, or simply Firefox, is a free and open source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation.

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Free and open-source software

Free and open-source software (FOSS) is software that is available under a license that grants the right to use, modify, and distribute the software, modified or not, to everyone free of charge.

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Free software in India

The history of Free Software in India can be seen from three different perspectives - the growth of Free Software usage, the growth of Free Software communities, the adoption of Free Software policies by the governments. Free software in Kerala and Free software in India are free Software Foundation, free software movement and software industry in India.

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Free software movement

The free software movement is a social movement with the goal of obtaining and guaranteeing certain freedoms for software users, namely the freedoms to run, study, modify, and share copies of software.

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Free Software Users Group, Thiruvananthapuram

The origins of the Free software community in Thiruvananthapuram can be traced back to the group of TeX users around the University of Kerala in early 1980s. Free software in Kerala and Free Software Users Group, Thiruvananthapuram are free Software Foundation and software industry in India.

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GNOME

GNOME, originally an acronym for GNU Network Object Model Environment, is a free and open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.

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Government of Kerala

The Government of Kerala (abbreviated as GoK), also known as the Kerala Government, is the administrative body responsible for governing Indian state of Kerala.

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ICFOSS

International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS) is an autonomous organization set up by the Government of Kerala, India and having the combined mandate of popularizing Free and Open Source Software for universal use; consolidating the early FOSS work done in Kerala; and networking with different nations, communities and governments to collaboratively promote FOSS.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) professional association for electronics engineering, electrical engineering, and other related disciplines.

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KDE Software Compilation

The KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC) was an umbrella term for the desktop environment plus a range of included applications produced by KDE.

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Kerala

Kerala (/), called Keralam in Malayalam, is a state on the Malabar Coast of India.

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Kerala Legislative Assembly

The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 28 states in India.

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Kerala Public Works Department

Kerala Public Works Department (KPWD) is a department under the government of the state of Kerala, India.

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Kerala State Electricity Board

Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is an Indian public sector undertaking under the Government of Kerala that generates, transmits and distributes electricity in the state under government monopoly.

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Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation

Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (KELTRON) is an electronic enterprise situated in Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

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KITE Kerala

Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) is a state owned special purpose company under Department of General Education of the Government of Kerala.

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Kochi

Kochi, also known by its former name Cochin, is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea.

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L.B.S. College of Engineering

L.B.S. College of Engineering (LBSCE), or in its full name Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Engineering, is a technical institution situated at Muliyar village near Cherkkala Junction in Kasaragod, Kerala, India.

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LibreOffice

LibreOffice is a free and open-source office productivity software suite, a project of The Document Foundation (TDF).

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MES College of Engineering

MES College of Engineering (MESCE) is a Kuttippuram, Malappuram-based private engineering college.

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National Institute of Technology Calicut

National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT Calicut or NITC), formerly Regional Engineering College Calicut, is a public technical university and an institute of national importance governed by the NIT Act passed by the Parliament of India.

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St. Joseph's College of Engineering and Technology, Palai

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Swatantra 2014

Swatantra 2014 (from the Indic word Swatantra meaning 'independent', or 'free' as in 'free will') was the fifth international free software conference organized by the International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS), an autonomous organization set up by the Government of Kerala, India for the propagation of FOSS. Free software in Kerala and Swatantra 2014 are software industry in India.

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Swathanthra Malayalam Computing

Swathanthra Malayalam Computing (SMC) is a free software community and non profit charitable society working on Malayalam and other Indic languages. Free software in Kerala and Swathanthra Malayalam Computing are free Software Foundation and software industry in India.

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TeX

TeX (see below), stylized within the system as, is a typesetting program which was designed and written by computer scientist and Stanford University professor Donald Knuth and first released in 1978.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram, commonly shortened to TVM or known by its former name Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala.

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Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur

Vidya Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) is a privately financed engineering college in Thrissur District in Kerala.

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See also

Free Software Foundation

Free software movement

Science and technology in Kerala

Software industry in India

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_in_Kerala