FOSS Speakers

This is a list of people who are interested in speaking about various topics related to FOSS. You are welcome to add yourselves, following the below format: Name, Topics of Interest (List), Availability and Contact Details


Baskar Selvaraj / CEO - LinuXpert Systems

Topics

  • Why Free / Open Source Softwares (FOSS) so important for Education ?
  • How to Replace Microsoft Windows/Proprietary Softwares with GNU/Linux & Free/Open Source Softwares in Computer Labs ?
  • How Free Softwares makes life easier
  • My 12 years of Journey with GNU/Linux and Free Softwares (from 1998 to 2010)
  • My experiences with LinuXpert Systems (A FOSS startup since August 2003) as an Entrepreneur
  • Unlimited Enterpreneurship Opportunities in FOSS

Availablity

Any Time / Any where in Tamilnadu , (only for educational institutions)

Contact Details:

S. Baskar Chief Executive LinuXpert Systems New No.1, Vembuliamman Koil Street, Pazhavanthangal, (Near Pazhavanthangal Railway Station Subway) Chennai - 600 114.

eMail: baskar@fssi.org.in

Mobile: Off: +91 44 43588282, Mobile: +91 98841-65649, +91 94898-55885 (Pl. sms me before making any calls)

Web http://linuxbaskar.googlepages.com has information about my current programs


Parthan

Topics

  • Introduction to FLOSS and GNU/Linux
  • Python - Beginners, CGI, PyQt?
  • Bash - Beginners
  • MySQL and PostgreSQL
  • PHP - Beginners
  • Apache - Beginners
  • SVN/Subversion
  • Contributing to Ubuntu Project
  • SQLAlchemy, Storm - Python based ORMs
  • Django - Beginners
  • Zope/Plone - Beginners
  • Deb Packaging with EPM

Availablity

Bangalore - Available during weekends, especially on Sundays. Chennai - Please inform me at least before a month. Depends upon availability. Others - Please inform me at least 1.5 months before. Depends upon availability.

Contact Details:

eMail: parth.technofreak@gmail.com

Mobile: [BLR] +91 9845446647, [MAA] +91 9840209424 (when am in Chennai)

Web htp://technofreak.in (Currently down)

Weblog http://blog.technofreak.in


Shakthi Kannan

Topics

  • Introduction to Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) .
  • GNU/Linux installation, FLOSS software etc.
  • Careers with FLOSS.
  • Danger of software patents.
  • Embedded/VLSI with FLOSS.

Availablity

Weekends only.

Contact Details:

eMail: shakthimaan@gmail.com

Web: http://www.shakthimaan.com


Bharathi Subramanian

Topics:

  • Introduction to Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) .
  • GNU/Linux installation, FLOSS software etc.
  • Careers with FLOSS.
  • Bash Shell Script - Beginners
  • CVS
  • C and C++ Programming in GNU/Linux
  • Network Programming in GNU/Linux
  • Networking Protocols and GNU/Linux Tools
  • GUI (XLib, Qt and GTK) Programming in GNU/Linux
  • Embedded Linux

Availablity

  • Anywhere in Tamilnadu
  • Weekends -- Inform before 15days
  • Weekdays -- Inform before 1month

Contact Details:

  • eMail: sbharathi--at--midasc0mm--c0m
  • Contact: +91-98408-79452

Aanjhan a.k.a Tuxmaniac

Topics

  • Introduction to Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) .
  • Free Software/Hardware projects for Students
  • Embedded Systems developments using FLOSS
  • VLSI/EDA tool developments

Availablity

Weekends only. Not available on: September 2, and 10, 2006.

Contact Details:

eMail: aanjhan@tuxmaniac.com

Mobile: (0)98804-97151

Web: http://www.tuxmaniac.com


A.S.Prakash

Topics

  • Introduction to Free/Open Source Software (FOSS)and NRCFOSS.
  • GNU/Linux installation, FLOSS software etc.
  • FOSS in Business.
  • Embedded systems in FOSS
  • RTOS - RTLinux
  • Embedded Linux

Availability

According to the work.

Contact Details:

Email: asprakash83@gmail.com and asprakash@au-kbc.org

Vijairaj

Topics

  • Embedded linux - Developing a product from scratch
  • Python/Jython Programming
  • Developer tools - vim, ctags, cscope, subversion, Makefile, ...
  • OpenSSL

Availablity

  • Weekends

Contact Details:

eMail: Vijairaj.R_AT_gmail.com

Web: http://Vijairaj.R.googlepages.com/

Mobile: 9444784703


Rajagopal N

Topics

  • Introduction to Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS)
  • Ruby Programming
  • GNU/Linux installation, FLOSS software etc
  • FLOSS for Bioinformatists/Computation Biologists

' Availablity

Some Weekdays, Saturday evenings and Sundays only.

Contact Details:

eMail: rajagopal [dot] n [at] gmail [dot] com

Phone: (044)2364 1068

Web: http://rajagopal.tk


Senthil Kumaran S

Topics

  • Introduction to Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) .
  • GNU/Linux installation, FLOSS software etc.
  • Python Programming
  • Web development using Python
  • Introduction and advanced use of Emacs
  • Introduction to Versioning system (subversion)

Availablity

Weekends only.

Contact Details:

eMail: stylesen@gmail.com

Mobile: (0)9962299758

Web: http://www.stylesen.org


Anant Narayanan

Topics

  • PHP In depth
  • GUI development with Gtk+/GNOME
  • Web development, AJAX, Web services
  • Basic Linux System Administration
  • Contributing to FOSS

Availablity

Weekends Only, In and around Jaipur/Delhi

Contact Details:

eMail: anant [at] kix [dot] in

Mobile: 9214699633

Web: http://www.kix.in/


Ramkumar Lakshminarayanan

Topics

  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Web development, AJAX, Web services
  • Basic Linux System
  • Contributing to FOSS

Availablity

Weekends Only.

Contact Details:

eMail: ramkumar [at] rajaramsystems [dot] com

Mobile: 9443133750

Web: http://www.rajaramsystems.com/


Deepan Chakravarthy N

Topics

Availablity

We can discuss over Email or Phone.

Contact Details:

eMail: codeshepherd at yahoo dot com

Mobile: +65 96770940

Web: http://www.codeshepherd.com


Shantanu Oak

Topics

  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Web development

Availablity In and around Mumbai/ Pune

Contact Details: eMail: shantanu dot oak [at] gmail [dot] com


Roshan

Topics

  • Introduction to FOSS;
  • Installation of Linux distribution
  • Migration Assistance to native Windows users
  • Open Office 2
  • Core Java on Linux distributions

Availablity

  • Weekends (Saturdays doubtful at times)

Location

  • Mumbai City

Contact Details:

eMail: d_rosh2001 at yahoo dot co dot in (preferable and best)

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Prashant Shah

Topics

  • Ruby
  • Ruby on Rails
  • PHP
  • QT 4

Availablity

  • Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)

Location

  • Mumbai City

Contact Details:

eMail: pshah.mumbai AT gmail.com

Web: http://www.freewebs.com/elitemumbai/index.htm


Venkat Mangudi

Topics

Availablity

Available during weekends in Bangalore , especially on Sundays.

Contact Details:

eMail: venkatmangudi@gmail.com

Mobile: +91 99001 80761

Web http://www.venkatmangudi.com


Shirish Agarwal

Topics

  • Introduction to FLOSS
  • Installation of Linux distribution
  • Migration Assistance to native Windows users
  • Open Office 2
  • Event-Blogging
  • Bug-Reporting
  • Can contribute to licensing options talks

Availablity

Available during weekends in Pune , especially on Sundays. Others - Please inform me at least 1 month before. Depends upon availability.

Contact Details:

eMail: shirishag75@gmail.com

Mobile: +91 97633 30874

Web http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com


Ravi Jaya

Topics

  • Introduction to Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) .
  • GNU/Linux installation, FOSS software etc.
  • Careers with FOSS.
  • Migration Assistance to native Windows users
  • Open Office Suite
  • Apache - httpd
  • Python
  • PERL
  • PHP
  • Symfony framework
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Web development - LAMP
  • Web application secuirty
  • SVN/Subversion
  • Java Development on Linux
  • C and C++ Programming in GNU/Linux

Availablity

we could discuss it over phone or e-mail

Contact Details:

e-Mail: ravi.goglobium@gmail.com Mobile: +91 97909 16181


Arun Khan

Topics

  • Advocacy/Introduction to Free/Open Source Software.
  • Enterprise IT Infrastructure using Open Source platform.
  • Enterprise application on Open Source platform.
  • Open Office Suite.
  • Desktop migration to Open Source platform.
  • Train the trainer.

Availablity

Depends on the schedule of the activity and my availability on those days.

Contact Details:

eMail: knura >at< yahoo >dot< com


Tarun Dua

Topics

  • Web 2.0 and Open Source
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Subversion/CVS+Trac Installation and Usage
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL

Availablity

Normally NCR and North India. Depends on schedule

Contact Details:

eMail: ' tarundua@tarundua.net


Raman.P

Topics

  • FOSS Introduction
  • Linux installation, system admin, shell scripting
  • perl
  • LTSP
  • MySQL & PostgreSQL

Availablity

Depends on schedule and my work

Contact Details:

eMail: raamanp at gmail dot com


Sudhanwa Jogalekar

Topics

Availability

Depends on schedule and my work

Contact Details:

eMail: sudhanwa.com at gmail.com


Anurag

Topics

  • System administration
  • Ruby On Rails

Availability

Get in touch me

Contact Details:

Email: anurag [at_the_rate_symbol] gnuer.org


Gaurav Pant (aka Dexter)

Topics

  • FOSS overview
  • Web Development with LAMP
  • Shell Scripting (BASH)
  • Linux Basics
  • GIMP
  • CMS, Wordpress

Availability

Depends on schedule.

Contact Details:

Email: gaurav at gauravpant dot com


Gowthaman

Topics

  • Linux Installation/Configuration (Desktop & servers)
  • Development: C/C++, PHP, MySQL, Postgres, Drupal, Shell Scripting
  • Tools: eclipse, vim, gdb, make
  • Working in a FOSS environment

Availability

  • Weekends, Bangalore, if anywhere else need some buffer

Contact

  • Phone: +919844816712
  • EMail: techie2go@gmail.com

Ponnusamy A

Topics

  • FOSS Introduction
  • Linux installation
  • Python
  • Django - Beginners
  • Zope - Beginners
  • Postgresql - Beginners
  • Apache - Beginners

Availablity

Weekends only.

Contact Details:

eMail: agoldgod at gmail dot com

Mobile: +919731760878


Atul Kumar Jha

Topics

  • Linux Installation/Configuration (Desktop & servers)
  • Development:Drupal, Shell Scripting,python.
  • Working in a FOSS environment

Availability

  • Weekends

Contact

  • Phone: +919891562522
  • EMail: koolhead17@gmail.com

Yogesh G

Topics

  • Free Software and FLOSS philosophy [general].
  • Linux installation and configuration.
  • Migrating from proprietary to free software.
  • Apache/PHP/MySQL introduction.
  • Gnu C compiler.
  • Virtualization.
  • Cloud Computing using Free Software.
  • Large scale deployments of Linux.
  • Centralized remote configuration management of large number of Linux systems.
  • Contributing to FOSS.
  • Open Office / Wordpress / GIMP.

Availability

  • Anywhere within Tamil Nadu. [ Best around Cuddalore, Pondicherry, Villupuram, Erode, Namakkal and Chennai ]
  • Any day. Best on weekends. [ With prior notice ]

Contact

  • Call: +91.99949.23969
  • Mail: yogeshg1987[at]gmail

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