FOSS Contest To Encourage Students

Dear all,

During the Software Freedom Day discussion @ Delhi, there was a point that
how we can work towards further promoting/increasing penetration of Free
Software in India. There was a suggestion to start a Contest at student
level to encourage them to work on Free Software/ GNU/Linux systems.

Here are some points to start the discussion with as to how to achieve this.

* LINUX For You magazine will sponsor the contest.
* What level of students should be chosen?
* Mechanism for submission of projects?
* We can create a panel of select judges from the iLUG senior members. These
selected members will also work as mentors to the teams working on the
projects.
* Guideline for what kind of projects should students work on?
* How to engage colleges for this contest?
* Deadline for final draft of the proposed contest?

The LINUX For You magazine already organizes a FOSS India Award. In fact, a
few of the awards could be made exclusive for the students category.

Regards
Swapnil Bhartiya
iLUG-D
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