Open Standards
4 tips for DIY makers
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Nov 22, 2016 02:36 AMI 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.
Open source in everyday life: How we celebrated the Software Freedom Day in Bengaluru
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Oct 27, 2016 01:07 AMThe free and open source software (FOSS) enthusiasts just celebrated the Software Freedom Day (SFD) on September 17 all across the world. This year, a small group of six of us gathered to celebrate SFD in the Indian city of Bengaluru. The group consisted of open source contributors from communities such as Mozilla, Wikimedia, Mediawiki, Open Street Map, and users of FOSS solutions.
(Lack of) Representation of Non-Western World in Process of Creation of Web Standards
— by Harsh Gupta — last modified Oct 20, 2016 01:44 AMWorld Wide Consortium (W3C) as a standard setting organization for the World Wide Web plays a very important role in shaping the web. We focus on the ongoing controversy related to Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) and found that there was a serious lack of participation from people from non-western countries. We also found serious lack of gender diversity in the EME debate.
How we celebrated Software Freedom Day
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Oct 07, 2016 02:02 AMA small group of 6 FOSS contributors from communities such as Mozilla, Wikimedia, Mediawiki, Open Street Map and users of FOSS solutions gathered in Bengaluru to celebrate Software Freedom Day. Subhashish Panigrahi who was a part of the event, reports the developments.
Indian language localization community meets in New Delhi
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Oct 03, 2016 01:26 PMLocalization is one of the less glamorous aspects of computing. Despite the fact that less than 6% of the world speaks English, a majority of projects don't feel inclined to accommodate the rest of the population. One of the primary reasons for sticking to English is the steep learning curve and the lack of standardization in various aspects of the localization process.
Fuel Gilt Conference 2016
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Sep 25, 2016 03:27 AMFuel 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.
Software Freedom Day: The Importance of Free and Open Source Software
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Sep 18, 2016 03:46 AMSoftware Freedom Day (SFD) on September 17 celebrates the liberty that free and open software and the philosophy of freedom brings into people’s lives. When SFD was started in 2004, only 12 teams from different places joined. It grew to a whooping 1000 by 2010 across the world. Explaining the aim of the celebration, SFD’s official website says,
ସଫ୍ଟଓଏର ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା ଦିବସ: ଆମ ହାତେ ଆମ କୋଡ଼ ଲେଖିବା
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Sep 18, 2016 03:33 AMSoftware Freedom Day (SFD), which celebrates the use of free and open software, was celebrated in many cities today. The piece sheds light on the philosophy of software freedom, and how free and open source software is making a significant social change. I have also shared how anyone can contribute to the FOSS movement in different ways and celebrate SFD.
It's September, and That Means It's Time for Software Freedom Day
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Sep 17, 2016 03:42 PMSoftware Freedom Day (SFD), which celebrates the use of free and open software, is just around the corner on September 17. When the day first started in 2004, only 12 teams from different places joined, but it has since grown to include hundreds registered events around the world, depending on the year.
Open source effort gives indigenous language an official typeface
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Aug 03, 2016 02:00 AMSantali, an aboriginal South Asian language, has a brand new freely licensed font and set of cross-platform open source input tools on the way.
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