GNUnify is an annual gathering consisting of workshops, talks, seminars and BOFs (Birds of a feather) held by the Pune Linux User Group http://plug.org.in/ and the Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research

Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR)

Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research is an educational institute located in Pune, India. It offers postgraduate and undergraduate degrees in the fields of computer and information technology and is part of the Symbiosis Society. It was established in 1985...

 in Pune

Pune

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, India

India

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. It is an event held to help increase the awareness of FOSS

Foss

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 in India especially in Pune.Its a forum to unite open minds.

GNUnify (a play on the words GNU

GNU

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 and Unify) is generally held during the second week of February. GNUnify has featured eminent people like Richard Stallman

Richard Stallman

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, Brian Behlendorf

Brian Behlendorf

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, David Axmark

David Axmark

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 , Danese Cooper

Danese Cooper

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 , Robert Adkins

Robert Adkins

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, Alolita Sharma, Prof. Tony Wasserman, Prof. Louis Pott, Niyam Bhushan, Sankarshan, Zahira Bohrat and Anant Narayanan. This year Gnunify is going to be held in February on 11th and 12th with the name GNUnify'11.The meetings have already started and the students of SICSR are ready with their ideas.

GNUnify 2011 is scheduled on 11 & 12 February 2011.

GNUnify 2011

As stated above, GNUnify 2011 is scheduled to be held on the 11th and 12 of February, 2011.

Tracks

• Software Development
• System Administration
  • • This event gives chance to wanna be system admins to witness deployment of various new technologies and to learn by getting getting a hands-on deployment.

various speakers come and speakabout latest trends and tools of administering

• Embedded Systems
• FOSS in Education
• Install Fests
  • Install fest is about providing the essential know-how to the beginners about installing and configuring various flavors of Linux. A team of well versed volunteers will guide the participants through the installation and configuration. It will also have demonstration of using the common applications on Linux.
• BOFS
  • An informal meet without any pre-planned agenda, Birds of Feather is one of the most exciting events of GNUnify. People having similar interests meet in pre-allocated rooms, start from nothing and explore their way through everything.
• Others

Venue

Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research

Atur Centre,

Gokhale Cross Road,

Model Colony,

Pune-411016,

Maharashtra, INDIA

Tel : +91-20-25675601

External links

• GNUnify
• Team GNUnify Blog
• Symbiosis Institute Of Computer Studies & Research
• Pune GNU/Linux Users Group