[IndiChix] meetup @ blr

Tania Pérez Bustos tpbustos at yahoo.com
Tue Aug 26 02:56:16 UTC 2008


Hello everyone!

I had the opportunity to accompany Vid yesterday in the Blore meeting at DeepRoot and I have to say I believe it was a very interesting meeting. From what I saw Abhas is very much interested on supporting the LC-labs project. Great job Vid! 

Though I went to the meeting mainly as an observant, I wanted to share with the list what I found was an important input to the project: the idea of setting up labs not only as technical learning environments, but as project learning environments in which women (and men, Vid, please react/correct me if this was not a point agreed or discussed with Abhas) can contribute to the development of social projects which would be  enhanced by the use of free software. The advantage is that that contribution becomes itself a way of learning about FLOSS for those who are joining the labs. It is a two way process!!! It is a colaborative learning environment, set up not just for the sake to participate in the FLOSS community, but to doing it so, as a way to help others, to enhance community building around FLOSS, a community that goes beyond expert users. WOW! sorry, I really think is a great idea and I believe it completely fits into LC philosophy.

Besides DeepRoot has already a network of nonprofit organisations that would work as a starting point for this (http://www.deeproot.co.in/deepofix/users).

Unfortunately I could not stay till the end of the meeting, perhaps I could say something more if I would have ... but anyway, I hope in the other cities this labs are opening up great opportunities for you girls to develop new understandings and possibilities of what LC is about in India, just like I felt it started to happened yesterday at DeepRoot. 

I am looking forward to see these networks developing. 

Tania

p.s. Sorry in advance if you find many English mistakes ... as you know this is not my mother tongue


Vid_A <vid at svaksha.com> wrote: Hello Folks,

I was talking to Abhas of DeepRoot Linux about hosting the LC-labs for
us and he finds it an interesting concept. So how about a meet-up at
his office next week? This meet is to discuss our individual
interests, what options are available and how we can make the best use
of the facilities at hand.

Does 4pm on Monday, 25Aug sound good ? If the timing or day is not
suitable please suggest what is convenient to you. The Deeproot office
is located at : #93/4, First Floor, Nandidurga Road, Bangalore - 560
046 INDIA

See you there !
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Vid
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Tania Pérez Bustos
Estudiante Doctoral
Doctorado Interinstitucional en Educación
Universidad Pedagógica Nacional
       
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