Mandriva Linux 2008 will be released soon! In order to celebrate this event and to bring Linux to new users and present the new features available in Mandriva Linux 2008, Mandriva would like to coordinate a worldwide Installfest on November 17th, 2007. (An Installfest is … “Mandriva Linux 2008 Installfest: November 17th, 2007”

Sri Lanka Celebrates Freedom of Software Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide event that is celebrated annually (http://softwarefreedomday.org/) on the third Saturday of each September. This year, it will be celebrated on the 15th of September. The goal of this celebration is “To educate … “Software Freedom Day 2007”

Vidya Jyothi Professor V.K. Samaranayake passed away on Wednesday, 06th June 2007 aged 68 in Stockholm, Sweden. Prof. Samaranayake served as the Chairman of the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka from 2004. He was also the Emeritus Professor of Computer Science of … “The Sri Lankan ICT Industry Mourns the Loss of its Most Valued Member”

Thank you all for participation in FOSS-ed on Windows Presentation slides by speakers are linked with respective items in the schedule While there is a trend in the industry moving towards GNU/Linux and Free and Open Source Software – FOSS – Microsoft Windows is still … “FOSS-ed for Windows”

During the 19 – 21 of April, Matthew Barker and Maria Bonnefon from Canonical of Ubuntu visited Sri Lanka. For video footage of an interview where they discuss various aspects of Ubuntu, please check: Streaming video Download video

An exceptionally well organised and successful event. The turnout included students from several universities and schools. Thanks go to the entire organising committee. We even got plaques! Many thanks to our main sponsor, Google, for making all of this possible. For photos of the event, … “FOSS-ed On Wheels Kandy”

Another successful FOSS-ED on Wheels filled with many memories. Many thanks to our main sponsor, Google, for making all of this possible. For photos of the event, please check: Anuradha R’s Photos Anuradha W’s Photos Suchetha’s Photos

A successful FOSS-ED on Wheels. Many thanks to our main sponsor, Google, for making all of this possible. For photos of the event, please check: Anuradha R’s Photos Suchetha’s Photos

FOSSSchool FOSSSchool is aimed at educating school children and university students on the benefits of Free and Open Source Software. It is a half day program for each group held on the 14th of August at the University of Moratuwa. There will be talks on … “FOSSSL 2006”

Software Freedom Day celebrations this year were held at Crescat in the morning and afternoon and at Excel World in the evening. The high end PCs were demoed at Crescat in the morning, including a server machine and some laptops donated by our friends at … “Software Freedom Day 2006”