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## Minutes of FSUG TVM Meeting December 17, 2018
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## Time : ```
@ 2 :30 pm to 5 pm 17 Dec 2017 Venue : Near Zoo, Museum, Thiruvananthapuram
Time : 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM
### Members who attended ```
- `Mr. Aji Ahmed ,System Admin `, `Ideas and Innovation Pvt Ltd` ## Participants
- Mr. Aji Ahmed, System Admin, Ideas and Innovation Pvt Ltd
- `Mr. Tanzeem M B, Programmer`, `C-DIT (Govt of Kerala)` - Mr. Tanzeem M B, Programmer, C-DIT (Govt of Kerala)
### Venue: Zoo, Museum
## Discussions
#### Details of Discussion
### Open Hardware
- Discussion focussed on the usage of - The usage of *open hardware*
`open hardware`, free firmware and how we - Free firmware
can develop and sell `RYF` certified devices - How we can develop and sell *RYF* certified devices
here , its prospectives like how we can - Its prospectives like:
implement it by ourselves , how we can - How we can implement it by ourselves
harness the available resources within FSUG - How we can harness the available resources within FSUG
- We also discussed about using `GNUKhata` ### GNUKhata
for the accounting of FSUG's activities. - Usage of **GNUKhata** for the accounting of FSUG's activities
We both who don't have an accounting background - We both who don't have an accounting background decided to learn from the
decided to learn from the Plus Two Text book Plus Two Text book of Kerala Syllabus
of Kerala Syllabus.
### Future Activities
- For moving FSUG's RYF activities ahead For moving FSUG's RYF activities ahead, we have planned to try for collaboration
we have planned to try for collaborating with `CDIT` with CDIT, which is where Mr Tanzeem works. Also it was planned to talk to
which is where Mr Tanzeem works. Also it was planned to talk to some of his some of his contacts in the IT field (which includes CTO's in Technopark/
`contacts in the IT field (which includes CTO's in Technopark/ Thiruvananthapuram based companies)` who have interest in FOSS Thiruvananthapuram based companies), who have interest in FOSS promotional
promotional activities and have already given their willingness to invlove, in a discussion with Mr. Tanzeem earlier. activities and have already given their willingness to invlove, in a discussion
with Mr. Tanzeem earlier.
- Since this meeting prior to `Swathanthra.in` scheduled to be held on 20th and 21st Dec 2017
by `ICFOSS` has significance and the FOSS ### Purism, Free Firmware
community is awaiting many talks by noted personnels, of which the talk by the CEO , Since this meeting prior to Swathanthra.in scheduled to be held on 20th and 21st
`purism` is of utmost significant and FSUG is eagerly awaiting the inevitable Dec 2017 by ICFOSS has significance and the FOSS community is awaiting many talk
change to the use of fully free hardware not by noted personnels, of which the talk by the CEO, Purism is of utmost
compromising a computer user's freedom significance. FSUG is eagerly awaiting the inevitable change to the use of fully
so that when he boots he uses `libreboot` free hardware not compromising a computer user's freedom, so that when he boots,
or `coreboot` and when he uses his computer OS he uses **libreboot** or **coreboot** and when he uses his computer OS he uses
he uses only free firmwares and he can be only free firmwares and he can be sure that all software he use is free software.
sure that all software he use is free software. In addition, he can also be sure that the hardware accessories he uses are also
In addition he can also be sure that the *non-tracking* and uses free firmwares.
hardware accessories he uses are also
`non-tracking` and uses free firmwares. ## Thanks to
### Thanking - H-node.org
- FSF
`H-node.org`,`FSF`, `GNU` , - GNU
`DFF` , `EFF`. - DFF
- EFF
### Conclusion
## Conclusion
Let's take this as an opportunity to move
ahead to provide hardware to the public that Let's take this as an opportunity to move ahead to provide hardware to the
respects user freedom. public that respects user freedom.
>Free as in free air free as in freedom >Free as in free air free as in freedom
>free software, free hardware. >free software, free hardware.
_Let the Almighty fulfill our good intentions Let the Almighty fulfill our good intentions and bring us success.
and bring us success. _
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