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Software freedom week celebrated at SMVDU 9/20/2016 11:28:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 20: The Software Freedom Day, observed on the 3rd Saturday of September every year globally was celebrated weeklong at the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at SMVD University Katra. According to press release, the Event was inaugurated on 12th of September 2016 by the Vice Chancellor of the University Prof Sanjeev Jain. He highlighted about the importance of using Free and open source solutions and stressed on to cut down costs and increase security and privacy. The Dean Faculty of Engineering conveyed the importance of Different applications available online and their usage in industry. The Convener of the function Dr. Ajay Koul emphasized on awareness and easy migration of various applications from closed source to open one. Around 150 open source enthusiasts participated in the workshops. The other hangout sessions were conducted by Christopher Clark, CEO, ChrisDev who shared his knowledge about Python and about how his organization works & Gulliame Catelli, an entrepreneur. He shared the episodes which led him to be an open source contributor. Gaurav Saini, developer at Apache and Gsoc Mentor built an enthusiastic atmosphere by his presence. He answered every query of the students related to the selection of organizations and projects for the Google summer of Code. He also shared his experience of being a student and mentor at Gsoc.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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