[IndiChix] Libre Labs for women
Vid A
vid at svaksha.com
Mon Aug 4 11:31:01 UTC 2008
Hi,
A few weeks ago I had asked : Is there any IT firm in India willing to
host Free Software Labs just for women ? [1]
Many people wrote and asked what it would entail and I suggested:
#1. Requirements :
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1.1 Libre computer labs equipped with machines and an Internet connection.
1.2 Centrally located within city limits.
#2. Goals :
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2.1 These labs ensure a static space so women dont have to travel far
or to lonely places for local meets.
2.2 It would enable local FSF/GNU volunteers to introduce and teach
them packaging, translation, bug-squashing, etc...
2.3 Increase contribution to upstream projects like Debian, Ubuntu,
Fedora, Gentoo, Suse, KDE, Gnome, etc...
#3. Do's and Dont's :
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3.1 Not meant to be used for personal use (downloading movies/songs,
chatting, etc...)
3.2 Currently restricted to women participants.
#4. Managing and growing the Idea :
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Managing and decision making (how many days a week, who will talk,
what talks, etc....) is left entirely to the women volunteers in the
city.
4.1 Mumbai : Although I had started out looking for space in
Bangalore, I have an interesting proposal from an MNC in Mumbai who
are willing to lend space, infrastructure etc). BUT at this point, I
would like to know if chix in Mumbai are willing to take this further.
I would not be able to do that from another city and neither am I
interested in micro-managing things. I would prefer if local chix too
initiative in this regard. So is anyone up to the challenge ?
4.2 Bangalore : Currently, machines are available but space is a
challenge. At Mukt.in a few alternatives were suggested so let me see
how things pan out.
4.3 Delhi : Not much except I found a committed volunteer (again at
mukt.in) who is willing to help out with this. Any Delhi-chix
interested ?
4.4 Other cities: Please reply to the list if you want a similar lab
in your city.
The whole idea is centered around sharing and learning together. With
a systematic effort we may reduce and hopefully eliminate the "how do
I start" which is the common question every newcomer has. That said,
this needs your co-operation and depends entirely on your interest
levels.
So I hope we pull this off as a team !!
Do add your thoughts /suggestions to improve it.
[1] http://www.svaksha.com/post/2008/linuxchix-india-in-the-news
Thanks,
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Vid
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