Happy Birthday BdOSN!
Our last year:
- A Open Source Support Center at Karwan Bazar
- Release of Bangla Linux
- Bangla Wikipedia entries increased to 16,000+ from 300
- Widely used support mail: support@bdosn.org
- Five Open Source Camps
- Distribution of numerous open books and CDs
- Celebration of Software Freedom Day 2007
- First Joomla Workshop in the city
- Bangla Wiki Source project launched
Dear All,
We are excited to wish you on the occasion of anniversary of Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN). Today, we are celebrating the second anniversary of this organization. We would like to congratulate and thank you for your help and support throughout the journey so far.
We are trying to popularize the philosophy of Open Source throughout the country. Here at BdOSN, we are running a number of projects which convey the message of Open Philosophy. Take the case of Bangla Wikipedia project. Last year, when we involved us with Bangla Wikipedia project (popularly known as Bangla_wiki), we started with only 500 entries. We are delighted to inform you that as of today Bangla Wikipedia comprises of 16,000 entries and it is increasing everyday! The
Open Source Software (OSS) means freedom. This freedom refers to freedom to know how a software works when it is used by one, freedom to change if one own or buy a software, to redistribute to one's neighbors and community so that one can share its benefits to all, freedom to use it in one's own language and freedom to keep the software owner/user beyond vendor locking.
Bangladesh Open Source Network was born to carry and profess this spirit of freedom. During the last two years, we are trying to spread the Open Philosophy to all. Our regular activities include (but not limited to):
- Arranging nationwide localization camps in different universities throughout the country.
- Arranging nationwide boot camps.
- Celebrating Software Freedom Day on the third Saturday of September each year. This year Software Freedom Day included rallies in different universities, a day long training camp in Old Dhaka on OSS etc.
- We are now running an
- To develop the capacity of our young students, we have created our chapters at different universities.
- At our office we have set up a distribution system so that anyone can get a copy Open Source Software in CD if the license permits.
- We distribute books under different open license from our center.
Bangladesh Open Source Network is working towards different levels with different capacity so that the common people can be benefited from ICT in a more effective and affordable way. We know it is a long journey with obstacles. But we are committed that we won't give up! On this special day we would like to thank you all for your support and help. We promise that we shall try our best to present you another great year.
Bangladesh Open Source Network (www.bdosn.org)
BdOSN in brief:
Website: www.bdosn.org
Bangla Wikipedia: www.bn.wikipedia. org
Software Freedom Day '07: http://softwarefree domday.org/ teams/bangladesh /SFD_Bangladesh2 _Team
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Abu Mohammad Omar Shehab Uddin Ayub
Software Engineer
Nilavo Technologies
Banani, Dhaka
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Bangladesh Open Source Network, Dhaka
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