Free Software Foundation of India

Short description: Foundation promoting Free Software movement

Free Software Foundation India

Abbreviation| FSFI
Formation| 20 July 2001 (24 years ago) (2001-07-20)
Type| Charitable organization
Headquarters| Kerala, India

Region served

| India
Affiliations| FSF* network[1][failed verification]
Website| fsf.org.in

The Free Software Foundation of India (FSFI) is the Indian sister organisation to the US-based Free Software Foundation. It was founded in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) (the capital of Kerala) in 2001[2] as a non-profit Company.[3] The FSFI advocates to promote the use and development of free software in India. This includes educating people about free software, including how it can help the economy of a developing country like India . FSF India regards non-free software as not a solution, but a problem to be solved. Free software is sometimes locally called swatantra software in India.

In 2003, after meeting with FSF founder Richard Stallman, the President of India Dr. Abdul Kalam[4][5] urged Indian computer scientists and professionals to use free and open-source software[6] in research and development.[7]

## Contents

* 1 Logo
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Logo

The left side of the FSF India logo resembles the famed Ashoka Chakra, that also appears on the Indian national flag, while its right half is a depiction of a compact disc. The combination of both symbols is intended to draw attention to the similarity between political freedom and free software, the latter of which the FSF promotes.

The Ashoka Chakra, in addition to being a long-standing Buddhist symbol depicting the wheel of time, also resembles Charkha of India's Freedom Struggle and thus in the current context, may symbolize the Indian independence movement which resulted in India's freedom from United Kingdom occupation.

## See also

* Free Software Foundation
* Free Software Foundation Europe
* Free Software Movement of India
* Free Software Movement

## References

1. ↑ "::[FSFLA]:: Constitution for FSF Latin America". https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/about/constitution.en.html.
2. ↑ FSF-I inaugurated in Thiruvananthapuram by Dr. Richard M. Stallman[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
3. ↑ The What, Why and When of Free Software in India
4. ↑ Stallman Goes to India
5. ↑ Kalam, Stallman discuss open source software
6. ↑ Indian President Advises Open Source Approach
7. ↑ Opt for open source codes for better software security: Kalam

## External links

* Free Software Foundation of India
* A LinuxJournal interview with FSF-India team members
* Slashdot and Hindu articles (dated 2002) regarding Stallman's visit to India.
* Slashdot and Hindu articles (dated 2002) regarding Dr. Kalam's endorsement of free software.
* A Blue-GNU interview: FSF India's Impact Far-Reaching

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People|

* Richard M. Stallman

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* Free Software Directory
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* FSF Europe
* FSF Latin America
* FSF India
* League for Programming Freedom

See also|

* Comparison of Linux distributions

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History|

* GNU Manifesto
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* GNU/Linux naming controversy
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