They do not come across as your regular geeky computer guys who toil away endlessly to code and develop softwares for various business solutions, nor do they aim to overwhelm people about the work that they do, but for members of the Pune based organisation PLUG (acronym for Pune Linux User’s Group) spreading awareness, about the freedom that Linux as an operating system offers, is a cause that they have been promoting since the last 12 years.
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They do not come across as your regular geeky computer guys who toil away endlessly to code and develop softwares for various business solutions, nor do they aim to overwhelm people about the work that they do, but for members of the Pune based organisation PLUG (acronym for Pune Linux User’s Group) spreading awareness, about the freedom that Linux as an operating system offers, is a cause that they have been promoting since the last 12 years. “We started out in the year 1998,” says current chief coordinator of PLUG Sudhanva Joglekar. He adds, that the community, was originally formed by a colleague Gautam Godse, in 1998 and now it has swelled to over 1000 members. Speaking more about it he adds, “The community basically consists of members who are advocates of Free Open Source Software (FOSS). We aim to spread the usage of free operating systems (OS) that run on Linux, which are far better than other OS available in the market,” he adds. Ever since its inception in 1998, the community has a steady range of members that include programme developers, common citizens, and even software developing enthusiasts. Aditya Godbole, who runs his own company, which specialises in video restoration says, “I have been a member since 2002. The main advantage that one has from working on Open Source softwares is that one has the freedom to customise them according to the needs. So, for someone working on operating systems designed by companies such Microsoft or Apple, the choice of modifying the software according to their needs is not there, we can create use, modify, and most importantly share our softwares with other community members.” ... contd.The members of this community aim to popularise Linux and encourage people to ... - Indian Express
