BRAC University Computer Club - Linux
66 Mohakhali, C/A. Dhaka 1212. Bangladesh. www.bracuniversity.ac.bd
About Us
BUCCLinux is formed by BRAC University (BRACU in short) Linux user students. We prefer and encourage people to use open source software. We believe, "why to pay them while we have all the softwares for free?". We have a good number of dedicated Linux users and few open source developers, who want to contribute to the open source society. We have a collection of open source softwares including OS ISO's on our BUCC ftp/http server. Our club members are ready to support any open source software seeker.
Contacts
Mohibuzzaman Zico - mailzico@gmail.com - +8801915166152
Raihan Hasnain - raihanhasnain@gmail.com - +8801711731009
Annajiat Alim Rasel - annajiat@gmail.com - +8801711935759
Open Source Repo
http://student.bu.ac.bd/~u04101013/Software/
Software Freedom Day Plans
To match with university schedule, we have planned to observe Software Freedom Day a bit later, that is on Wed, Sep 19th. However receiving request to write DVDs has already started to come.
Agenda
1. Know each attendees past in and future plan about contribution to FOSS
2. Take a year long plan to spread FOSS
3. Show unlimited functionalities, choices or installation of any FOSS, may be an OS
4. Plan on how to attract people to FOSS
5. During the SFD week, given blank medias we plan to write any open source software from our collection using volunteers' CD/DVD writers to anybody who contacts us.
6. We have downloaded and made TheOpenCD SFD2007 Edition Mk2 available to our campus. Promotion includes local mirror and writing medias for interested people regardless of profession and organization.
Our Past Activities
1. Participation and volunteering as trainer in RanksTel Open Source Camp under BdOSN (Sylhet, 2007).The camp introduced FOSS to university students of SUST (Shahjalal University of Science and Technology).
2. Participating in Localization Boot Camp (United International University) under BdOSN
3. Organizing Localization Boot Camp for Open Source Software at BRAC University (Event Page)
Thanks to BdOSN, Open Office Bangladesh, Ankur Group.
4. Organizing Workshop on Linux and Linux based software at BRAC University (Picture)
5. Launch of Open Office 2.0 and discussion on FOSS
Thanks to BdOSN, Open Office Bangladesh, Ankur Group. (Picture 1 , Picture 2)
Report on how we observed Software Freedom Day (SFD) 2007 at BRAC University (BRACU), Bangladesh
From BRAC University Computer Club (BUCC), we have successfully observed the Software Freedom Day (SFD) 2007 on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. We are registered athttp://softwarefreedomday.org/bucclinux. We are also enlisted in Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN)’s SFD website, http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/bangladesh/SFD_Bangladesh2_Team. Significant amount of credit goes with thanks to Mohibuzzaman Zico, Raihan Hasnain, Md. Intekhabul Hafiz and Annajiat Alim Rasel.
We managed to start SFD observation almost on time at 4pm, keeping 30 minutes distance from BRACU's end of office hours / classes to allow students to freshen themselves. There was a fair enough turnout of participants. There were about 20 participants. It included one guest, Sheikh Imtiaz Rahi and two of our faculties Abu Md. Hammad Ali and Sarwar Alam who encouraged participants greatly. It may noted that Sheikh Imtiaz Rahi is one of three Fedora Ambassadors for Bangladesh and one of two Fedora Free Media Program Contributor for Bangladesh.
The SFD observation was designed by taking small parts from many places of the FOSS world. There were Iftar for guests, participants and volunteers who worked for the event. Alhamdulillah, not only we could contribute to FOSS, also by providing Iftar (refreshments after fasting in Islam) in this religious month of Ramadan, we got further benefits. Iftar was served regardless of the religion of the participants.
Time Distribution:
3:30-->4 pm : Setup of venue by Md. Intekhabul Hafiz, I. M. Tanjin Ahsan, Nur-Ul-Arafat Shomik, Khandaker Wasim Reza Tonmoy and Annajiat Alim Rasel.
4-->5:30 pm : Discussion on FOSS by Mohibuzzaman Zico and Annajiat Alim Rasel. Followed by sharing development & outsourcing experience in FOSS by Abdur Rahman Adnan and Annajiat Alim Rasel.
5:30-->6 pm : An address by Mr. Imtiaz Rahi covering FOSS and his experience both as an user and a developer.
6-->6:30 pm : Iftar, relaxed discussion on FOSS and break for saying prayers.
6:30-->7:40 pm : Discussion & demonstration on some FOSS by Abdur Rahman Adnan, Mahtab Uddin, Annajiat Alim Rasel, Muttakinur Rahman Choudhury Souro.
7:40-->8:20 pm : The Codebreakers, a video show on Breaking Barriers using FOSS (it was awesome! commented by all participants). It was 40 minute version of two-part programme first shown on BBC World. Thanks to A A Munir Hasan, National Project Coordinator, Strengthening the ICT Capacity of Prime Minister's Office.
8:20-->8:30 pm : Drawing of "SFD 07" with art on white board competed by and Photo Session in front of that, volunteered by Sunjib Kumer Singha, Zahid Choudhury, Md. Intekhabul Hafiz, Muttakinur Rahman Choudhury Souro and Khandaker Wasim Reza Tonmoy.
Our discussions & demonstrations included following topics:
Volunteering for BdOSN activities ( http://bdosn.org )
- Contribution to FOSS support for users.
Templatized FOSS development to deliver cheaper & faster (efficient) solution in less time.
Red Hat scholarship & other grants that requires working with FOSS i.e. Natural Language Processing Winter School 2008, India, PAN Localization etc.
- BUCC Software Repository having many FOSS media stored and Mumit Khan's declaration for reward to package auto-maintained Fedora.
- Distribution of rest of the received donation of Fedora Free Media (Core 7) by Sheikh Imtiaz Rahi.
Sharing development experience using FOSS by Imtiaz Rahi, Abdur Rahman Adnan, Annajiat Alim Rasel and discussion on Firefox 2.0.0.7 (along with Sage, FireFTP, WML, AdBlockPlus, Tweaking memory leak), FileZilla , WinSCP, Mono, Apache, PHP, MySQL, and Servlet. Participants were shown how to access BRACU's student server running Fedora remotely, how put files, permissions and setup their webpages.
Upcoming workshops, call for Trainer, Volunteer, Project Development and workers. According to participants' interest, topics two workshops have been decided, they cover development using (a) MySQL & XML and (b) Java 2 EE Servlets.
Mailing list for FOSS: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bucclinux
Event pictures have been uploaded to http://picasaweb.google.com/annajiat/sfd07. This event will be discussed in BRACU Bulletin for October 2007 to further advertise and promote FOSS & SFD among general students and faculties at BRAC University.