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A Brief History of Free/Open Source Software Movement The Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) movement began in the "hacker" culture of U.S. computer science laboratories (Stanford, Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology)... |
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Using open source software does not mean that the software is not covered by a legal license. Open source is a very broad term. It is defined by a number of legal licenses, which dictate the privileges and restrictions which a licensor must follow. One... |
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OSRC to launch 9-day Red Hat Linux (RHCE) Training Program
As part of its new roster of initiatives, the OSRC intends to fulfill the IT industry's growing demand by launching a Red Hat Linux (RHCE) Training Program. Its objective is to convince companies, public/ private organizations, institutes and SMEs... |
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OSRC's Asterisk (Open Source PBX) Training
As part of OSRC’s new roster of initiatives, the OSRC intends to fulfill the IT industry's growing demand by launching a free-of-cost Asterisk (Open Source PBX) Training Program. The target audience includes the call center industry’s... |
OSRC's Vendors' Training Program
OSRC in collaboration with Pakistan Computer Association (PCA) conducted one seminar and two training workshops on Open Source Software under its vendor training program at Faisalabad 26 – 28 February 2008.... |
OSRC sponsored CIIT Abbottabad's National COMSATS Open Source Technologies Workshop
COMSATS Institute of Information Technologies held a "National COMSATS Open Source Technologies Workshop" (NoCOST 2008) on 25-26 February, 2008 at its Abbottabad campus. The OSRC sponsored the workshop. The workshop introduced participants... |
OSRC conducts 4-day Linux training at Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Islamabad
From 10-13 December 2007, the OSRC conducted a 4 day Linux training for the staff of Cyber Wing, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Islamabad.... |
OSRC conducts 2-day Linux training at Federal College For Women F-7/2, Islamabad
From 20-22 November 2007, the OSRC conducted a 2 day Linux training for the Computer Teachers of Federal College For Women F-7/2, Islamabad.... |
OSRC conducts 10-day training workshop at Bahauddin Zikriya University (BZU), Multan
From 03-12 September 2007, the OSRC conducted an 10 day open source software training workshop on Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP and Java for the IT & Management students of Bahauddin Zikriya University (BZU), Multan.... |
OSRC conducts 5-day training workshop at Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad
From 06-10 August 2007, the OSRC conducted an 5-day open source software training workshop on Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP for the IT students and faculty of Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad.The OSRC's presence at CIIT, Abbottabad... |
OSRC conducts 8-day training workshop at Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST)
From 18-25 June 2007, the OSRC conducted an 8-day open source software training workshop on Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP and Java for the IT students and faculty of Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST).The university has already declared Linux... |
Training workshops at Agriculture University, Faisalabad
Training workshops at Agriculture University, Faisalabad
Training Workshops at Agriculture University, Faisalabad
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Workshops & Migrations at University of Balochistan & IDSP
Workshops & Migrations at University of Balochistan & IDSP
Workshops & Migrations at University of Balochistan & IDSP
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An OSRC awareness-raising seminar at the University of Sargodha
The OSRC team conducted an open source awareness-raising seminar, which was organized by the faculty of Computer Science and IT at the University of Sargodha on Friday, 1st June 2007. Around 175 participants attended the orientation session, including... |
Open Source Awareness Seminar at Kohat University of Science & Technology
The open source awareness seminar started at 10 A.M. After recitation from the holy Qur'an, the Vice Chancellor, KUST, Professor Dr. Lutfullah Kakakhel delivered the opening speech. He thanked PSEB team for providing their institution an opportunity to... |
Software Piracy in Pakistan: Misery or Bliss
On Saturday, 21st April 2007, the main Karachi campus of Iqra University's Department of Business Administration organized a seminar on software piracy at its Executive Development Center. Mr. Sufyan Kakakhel from the OSRC and Mr. Farhan Junejo from Microsoft... |
Seminar stresses role of open source in intellectual property rights, education
The Open Source Resource Center conducted an awareness-raising seminar for 47 faculty members of federal colleges and schools at the Federal Government College for Women, F-7/2, Islamabad on Wednesday, 4th April 2007.
The participants were briefed... |
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Migration at IDSP, Quetta
Institute for Development Studies and Practices is an academic and research institution working in the field of community development for the last eight years. We have trained and developed more then 800 people across Pakistan.
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DOCUMENT FREEDOM DAY: Open up to the World, 29th March 2008, Dawn's Sci-tech World magazine
The Open Option, 21st May 2005, Dawn's Sci-Tech World magazine
The Soft Truth, June 2005, SPIDER magazine
Open Source Means Business, June... |
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