[Announce] Talks on FOSS - Friday, July 10th, 2009 @ 2.30 pm

Hello,

This is to announce the following talks that will be webcast from CDEEP 
at IIT Bombay, as part of the National mission on education through ICT.

More information is available at: http://www.cdeep.iitb.ac.in/events.html.

At the time of the event, a live webcast will be available at 
http://www.cdeep.iitb.ac.in/webcast/.  The participants at all EDUSAT 
remote centres will have two way audio/video connectivity as well.

You are welcome to attend in person or view this online.

Regards,
Prabhu

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Date: Friday, July 10th, 2009
Time: 2.30 pm
Venue: 3rd floor seminar hall, Kanwal Rekhi Building
Duration: Each talk will last for about 40 minutes

Talk 1: 10 things a FOSS developer should know

Abstract: FOSS development is easy. A simple set of rules and protocols
would get anyone started on FOSS development. In this talk, the 10
essential things are discussed in a form that is easy to remember and,
easy to tell others. Mostly interactive and example-driven, the talk
builds
on the fundamental principles of Software Development and provides 
relevance within the FOSS model of doing things.

Speaker: Ramakrishna Reddy is a Sr Software Engineer at Red Hat. A
self-confessed Python fan, Ramakrishna is currently involved in
authoring a book teaching non-programmers the fundamentals of computing.
He is a regular on various Python forums along side NLP related forums.
Ramakrishna maintains various eclectic packages in Fedora and, is also
active in the Debian community.

Talk 2: How to use infrastructure for FOSS Projects

Abstract: Infrastructure is an important part of a FOSS project's
lifecycle. In this talk, Prasad talks about how to set up a development
environment for a developer and, how best to set up a 
development/project infrastructure. Touching upon the essential 
infrastructure aspects, Prasad takes an example of his own project to 
demonstrate how important infrastructure is for projects.

Speaker: Prasad J Pandit is a Software Engineer at Red Hat. A developer
who  professes a love for Perl and C, Prasad maintains packages in Fedora.
He  also provides guidance to new participants in FOSS development showing
them how to get their feet wet.

Talk 3: Communication in a FOSS Project

Abstact: Any project is based on communication. Clear, precise and
accurate information at the right time helps to build communities around
projects. Rahul delves into his experience as a Fedora Community
Wrangler to talk about the ways and means to maintain a dialogue with an 
evolving community as well as how best to build up communication skills.

Speaker: Rahul Sundaram has been working within the Fedora community for
close  to 5 years now. He works as a Software Engineer at Red Hat and,
provides  inputs and guidance in various aspects of The Fedora Project
ensuring  that concept of collaboration is well established. He also
writes in  various publications and online journals. His profile is
available at<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RahulSundaram>


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