THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The International Centre for Free and Open Software (ICFOSS), under the IT Department, will organise ‘Swatantra’, the triennial conference to discuss the developments in free and open software segment, in Thiruvananthapuram on December 20 and 21.
The conference will discuss emerging technologies in Free and Open Software (FOSS), FOSS and development, FOSS experience in e-governance, free software for digital art and gender and free software. ‘Swatantra’ conference series is unique in bringing social and technological aspects together.
Karen Sandler, director of Software Freedom Conservancy, will deliver the keynote address. Various free software leaders from across the world will speak.
The workshops are designed to help improve the skills of participants in the FOSS domain. Sessions related to FOSS licensing will provide insights on how to use FOSS under proper legal framework. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the official logo and the website of ‘Swatantra 2017’ (www.swatantra.net.in).
Treasure Hunt
As part of the conference, an online ‘treasure hunt’ game has been launched. The game, based on various topics and personalities in free software, challenges participants on their knowledge of free software and informs participants of free software history and events. The game has been well received and currently there are more than 800 participants. More than 50,000 attempts were made to answer the questions. The game is available at hunt.icfoss.in.