GNU/Linux Adoption Policy

Speaker: Arianit Dobroshi

Language:

Track: Community, diversity, local outreach and social context

Type: BoF (45 minutes)

Room: Lumbardhi

Time: Jul 22 (Fri): 15:00

Duration: 0:45

This BoF will discuss lessons learned and share experiences about GNU/Linux adoption worldwide.

It will discuss:

  • Government policy
  • Adoption in the education system
  • Experiences around the world
  • Transitioning to GNU/Linux

Moderation by: Raju Devidas

Some references/studies:

  1. Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in Education – IT@School Project, Kerala, Region of India https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dora-Marinova-2/publication/279694736_Free_and_Open_Source_Software_FOSS_in_Education_-_ITSchool_Project_Kerala_Region_of_India/links/564288af08aeacfd89383c29/Free-and-Open-Source-Software-FOSS-in-Education-ITSchool-Project-Kerala-Region-of-India.pdf?origin=publication_detail
  2. The story of IT@School’s migration to free software https://www.space-kerala.org/files/Story%20of%20SPACE%20and%20IT%40School.pdf
  3. Challenges of Implementing Free and Open Source Software (FOSS): Evidence from the Indian Educational Setting https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1155790.pdf
  4. Kerala State IT Policy https://invest.kerala.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kerala-IT-Policy-2017-1.pdf

URLs