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'We Need to Proactively Ensure that People Can't File Patents Representative of the Creativity of a FOSS Community'
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by
Rohini Lakshané
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published
Aug 23, 2015
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last modified
Sep 27, 2015 11:51 AM
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filed under:
Open Source,
Access to Knowledge,
Open Innovation,
FOSS,
Patents
Rohini Lakshané attended “Open Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Our Digital Culture” in Bangalore on August 13, 2015. Major takeaways from the event are documented in this post.
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4 tips for DIY makers
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Nov 22, 2016
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Source,
Creative Commons,
Wikimedia
I started learning stencil printing and hand lettering this year, and became quite enthralled with it. These age old techniques really add something special to postcards, which I usually send to myself, my wife, and my friends while traveling.
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Openness
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Call for Survey Responses: Security Perceptions of Open Source Software Among Practitioners
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by
Divyansha Sehgal
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published
Nov 30, 2021
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last modified
Nov 30, 2021 05:14 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Source
Most software projects today contain open source components. Some industry estimates put the number at 500+ OSS components per app. Centre for Internet and Society is studying the security impact of the widespread use of these (often under-maintained) projects.
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Openness
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Comments on the Draft National Policy on Software Products
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by
Anubha Sinha, Rohini Lakshané, and Udbhav Tiwari
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published
Dec 11, 2016
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last modified
Dec 12, 2016 02:45 PM
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filed under:
Open Standards,
National Software Policy,
Open Source,
Open Data,
Internet Governance,
Openness
The Centre for Internet & Society submitted public comments to the Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), Ministry of Information & Communications Technology, Govt. of India on the National Policy of Software
Products on December 9, 2016.
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Blog
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Comments on the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly’s Overall Review of the Implementation of WSIS Outcomes (WSIS+10)
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Nov 18, 2015
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last modified
Nov 18, 2015 06:33 AM
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filed under:
ICT4D,
Call for Comments,
WSIS+10,
Access to Knowledge,
Accessibility,
Human Rights Online,
Internet Governance,
ICANN,
IANA Transition,
Open Source,
Open Access
Following the comment-period on the Zero Draft, the Draft Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly's Overall Review of implementation of WSIS Outcomes was released on 4 November 2015. Comments were sought on the Draft Outcome Document from diverse stakeholders. The Centre for Internet & Society's response to the call for comments is below.
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Blog
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DevFest'19
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by
Admin
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published
Oct 14, 2019
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Source
Bhuvana Meenakshi was a speaker at the event organised by Google Developers Groups at Coimbatore on September 14, 2019.
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Openness
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FOSS & a Free, Open Internet: Synergies for Development
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 16, 2015
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 05:57 PM
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filed under:
FOSS,
Open Source,
Internet Governance,
Internet Governance Forum
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 will be held at Jao Pessoa in Brazil from November 10 to 13, 2015. The theme of IGF 2015 is Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development. Civil Society is organizing a workshop on FOSS and a Free, Open Internet. The workshop will be held on November 13, 2015 from 2.00 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Sunil Abraham and Pranesh Prakash will be speaking at this event.
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Internet Governance
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News & Media
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Fuel Gilt Conference 2016
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Sep 25, 2016
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filed under:
Video,
Openness,
Open Source
Fuel Gilt Conference 2016 was organized by the Fuel Project is being held in New Delhi on September 24 and 25, 2016. This is the fourth conference in series. Subhashish Panigrahi made a presentation at this event.
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Openness
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News & Media
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Gurshabad Grover nominated to join advisory group on open source software for ISO/IEC JTC 1
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by
Admin
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published
Oct 30, 2019
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last modified
Nov 02, 2019 05:17 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Source
Gurshabad Grover has been nominated through the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to be a member of the Advisory Group AG) on Open Source Software for ISO/IEC JTC 1.
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News & Media
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Indian government includes open source in RFPs
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Jun 08, 2015
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 06:18 PM
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filed under:
Openness,
Open Source
The Government of India has implemented a remarkable new policy-level change for open source software (OSS) deployment.
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Openness
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Blog