[Upd-discuss] India Conference: "Free Software, Free Society", 28th -30th May, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

[Zapopan Martin Muela-Meza]

Free Software, Free Society
28th -30th May, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
http://www.hipatia.info/fsfs/

The Free Software, Free Society (FSFS) Conference, organized by Government
and civil society organizations from Brazil, Italy, Venezuela and India,
is scheduled for 28-30 May 2005 in the Southern Indian city of
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), the capital of the province of Kerala.
The Conference is primarily an attempt to initiate a South-South-North
dialogue on the use of Free Software as a useful paradigm for non-software
realms and its role as an instrument for development. In the process, the
countries involved will share their perspective and experiences in using
Free Software.

Vision

Over two-and-a-half decades, Free Software has inspired an alternative
approach to creation, use and redistribution of software. The values of
Free Software have been the inspiration for other kind of intellectual
content as well, as illustrated, for example, by the Creative Commons
initiative.

Located at the intersection of Free Software, Development and Society, the
FSFS Conference will examine the application of the Free Software model
for the purpose of evolving more equitable development and information
sharing models for humanity. In particular, the Conference will discuss
the use of Free Software for addressing issues of technology access and
the digital divide and also develop further the alternative paradigms for
sharing intellectual content.

Participation and Registration

Apart from government delegates of Brazil, Venezuela and Italy, about
40-50 delegates from various parts of India are also expected to attend
the programme. In addition, delegates from South Asia (Sri Lanka, Nepal,
Pakistan, Bangladesh) and from UN organizations are expected to attend the
programme.

Organized by:

SPACE
Society for Promotion of Alternate Computing and Employment
http://www.space-kerala.org/index.php

Hipatia
Free Knowledge in Action for the People of the World
http://www.hipatia.info/

Free Software Foundation - India
http://www.gnu.org.in/

&

Kerala State IT Mission
http://www.keralaitmission.org/

To learn more about Free Software you may freely download and read the
book Free Software, Free Society by Richard M. Stallman at:
http://notabug.com/2002/rms-essays.pdf
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ENG: "Corporations are not democratic institutions --their directors and managers owe no accountability to anyone but the shareholders that employ them."
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ESP: "Las corporaciones (empresas) no son instituciones democráticas: a sus directores y gerentes no se les puede fincar responsabilidades ante nadie excepto ante sus accionistas que les emplean."

-- Bakan, Joel. (2004). The Corporation. The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power : La corporación (empresa). La búsqueda patológica de ganancias y poder. London: Constable & Robinson, p. 151


		
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