IOSN Projects

Asia Source 2005

Asia Source is a seven day hands-on workshop aimed at building the technical skills of those working with NGOs in South and South East Asia. It will took place on the outskirts of Bangalore during the end of January/beginning of February 2005.

Linux Training of Trainers

Linux training and certification of trainers and proctors in HoChiMinh City, Vietnam in conjuction with Linux Professional Institute (LPI), Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology (Vietnamese Management Board on Open Source Software), IT Projects HoChiMinh City and Pronet - Vietnam National University.

Localization How To and Toolkit

A how-to guide and compilation of tools for encouraging larger scale localisation of free and open source software across the world.

FOSS General Introduction Primer

This primer introduces Free/Open Source Software (FOSS), its philosophy, history and benefits/disadvantages of FOSS, including developing-country specific issues. It also contains a brief survey of FOSS initiatives in various governments around the world, legislative or otherwise. Other topics such as localization, licensing and Linux are briefly covered. It is meant as a basic introductory document that can be handed to a person when asked, "what is Free/Open Source?"

FOSS Education Primer

This primer covers the use of FOSS from schools to universities. It provides a brief overview of how it can help in setting up the IT infrastructure and administration of educational institutions and considers software (mainly proprietary) which is now used as the basis for IT curricula and alternative FOSS which is available.

FOSS Government and Policy Primer

This particular primer surveys the motivations of other countries in implementing FOSS, summarizes the steps involved in formulating a policy, lists some possible strategies to use in implementing the policy and finally touches on cross-sectoral issues unique to FOSS policies. Its target audience are the policy-makers who set national policies and their advisers.

Free And Open Source Software Licensing Primer

This primer is an introductory summary of licensing issues involved with using the different FOSS licenses, primarily the GNU GPL license. It offers several scenarios, and proposes a framework for licensing of government sponsored software. The primer also addresses common questions and misconceptions regarding copyright and licensing issues.

FOSS: Network Infrastructure and Security

FOSS server applications are considered more reliable and perform better than their proprietary equivalents and their use is growing in setting up network infrastructure. This primer will include reasons for this growth, sample software used and case studies of FOSS implementations for network infrastructure.

FOSS Seminars - Impact of the Free Software Movement on the Public Sector and Education by Richard M. Stallman

Public Talk on the Impact of the Free Software Movement on the Public Sector and Education by Richard M. Stallman on 20th Oct 2004, Kuala Lumpur.

FOSS Seminars - Richard M. Stallman on the Free Software Movement and Patents

Public Talk on the Free Software Movement and Patents by Richard M. Stallman on 1st November 2004, Singapore

USP - IOSN Microgrant Program Awarded Projects in First Round

Develop a Point of Sale (POS) System suitable for use in a retail environment in the Pacific Islands (in particular small enterprises looking for a computer-based sales system), by Avon-Solutions, Vanuatu. Development of TikiMaps inside TikiWiki.org Content Management System, by SOPAC. An adaptive mass conservative streamline tracking software for two-dimensional flows, by I. Hussein and Z. Li, USP and Fijian Spell Checker for OpenOffice, by W. Blanke and P. Geraghty, USP

Linux End User Training Materials

The User Guide to Using the Linux Desktop, written by Nah Soo Hoe and Colin Charles, is a 50 page self-help guide designed for users with little or no computer experience. Available in soft copy for printing, interactive multimedia and bundled as a Live-CD.

Free/Open Source Software Asia-Pacific 2004

The consultation is designed to provide an effective policy-level platform for the exchange of information and experiences in the use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) for development. Many countries, especially in the Asia-Pacific, have questions and uncertainties on the use of FOSS for development. There is a growing need for awareness raising on the benefits of FOSS, assistance with formulation of national policies, and case studies of FOSS implementation. The consultation is designed to assist policy makers with these different issues.