Celebrate the Spirit of FOSS with Open Source India 2012!
It’s that time of the year when we come together to celebrate the spirit of freedom and openness—when we come together to talk technology, and how to make it ‘free’. It’s time, once again, for Open Source India, a.k.a. OSI, Asia’s leading conference on op
Open Source India is the premier open source conference in Asia, targeted at nurturing and promoting the open source ecosystem in the sub-continent. Started as LinuxAsia in 2004, OSI has been at the forefront of bringing together the open source industry and the community over the last eight years. The 9th edition of OSI, which is to be held this year, aims to take this event a notch higher by focusing on the open sRXrFH HFRsysWHP Ln AsLD, DnG PRrH sSHFLfiFDOOy, Ln ,nGLD.
OSI 2012 will comprise various events that will run in parallel on all three days of the show. The aim is to focus on different user segments within the open source arena, and ensure that there is something for everyone.
An overview of OSI 2011
OSI 2011 was recognised as an event that celebrated the power of open source. Enthusiasts and industry professionals hailed the event as an ideal platform for interaction and the exchange of knowledge related to Linux and open source. Over 3,000 people attended the event last year, across the three days, which was a testimony to the fact that FOSS had strengthened its roots within the country.
The agenda was to bridge the gap between the industry and the community, and to promote the adoption and use of open source software among Indian businesses and developers. Over 70 talks were delivered by eminent national and international experts at OSI 2011.
The much-talked about event was not only a platform to hear renowned OS luminaries share their thoughts, but also provided the attendees with an excellent opportunity to get hands-on training with many open source tools. As many as 12 workshops were conducted during OSI 2011, which were a great attraction amongst the attendees.
The road ahead
OSI 2012 promises to be as big! Android is the newest and the most happening phenomenon in the open source world. Google’s open source operating system is gaining new heights not only in the global market but has caught on in a big way in the Indian market as well. Android will be one of the biggest attractions at OSI this year. While the speakers will touch upon topics like ‘Building Next Generation Applications for Android on Intel Architecture’, ‘Android Platform Customisation’, ‘Ruboto - Ruby on Android’ and ‘Mobile Application Testing’, experts will also conduct workshops on ‘App Development for Android’.
A special track on the kernel called ‘Kernel Days’ will be another attraction for developers. Topics like ‘Debugging the Linux Kernel’ and ‘Applications using Lauterbach’ will be covered by experts in this track. You can also acquire a fairly good knowledge on IT infrastructure, Web apps and the cloud. In fact, open source on the cloud will form a major part of the discussions at OSI. Talks on ‘OpenStack Cloud Services’, ‘The Future of the Cloud’, and ‘How to Choose the Best Cloud Solution’ will be helpful for CXOs to decide on the kind of technology they should opt for, depending upon their needs.
OSI 2012 holds a lot for those in academia and for students as well. Special tracks will be organised for them, LnIRrPLng WKHP RI WKH LPSRrWDnFH RI FHrWLfiFDWLRns DnG RI open source in the educational sector.
Sharing his insights on OSI 2012, Ramesh Chopra, vice chairman, EFY Enterprises Pvt Ltd, said, “OSI 2012 is likely to be bigger and better as compared to the previous editions. We want it to offer something for everyone, including software developers, IT managers and heads, CXOs, policy makers, systems administrators, project managers, delivery experts, as well as those in academia, the government and the open source community.”