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Gnunify website is up and running Visit it at this link , Gnunify .

What it is?

GNUnify, an annual technical extravaganza is organized by the students of Symbiosis institute of computer studies and research (SICSR) GNUnify, the name symbolizes GNU / Linux, the philosophy behind Free/Open source, unifying and strengthening the free / open source movement, sharing and spreading knowledge with the help of IT. GNUnify initiated in the year 2003 is an international convergence of open minds who aspire to unfold their knowledge for the benefit of widespread I.T., providing a platform for students and IT professionals all over the world of free / open software. It is an effort to explore the abundant information of a domain, which believes in free/open source software and has no bounds. Techie-talk, GNU/Linux install fest, workshops, boot up and Q&A forum, this festival has it all.

When is it?

Gnunify is scheduled to be in Feb 2008

Where is it?

Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research,

7th Floor, Atur Centre, Gokhale Cross Road,

Model Colony, Pune -16.

About SICSR

Computer Science is at the intellectual forefront of the Digital Revolution that will define the 21st Century. That revolution is in its infancy but is visible all around us. New scientific, economic and social paradigms are arising from computing science and being felt across all sectors of the economy and society at large. The Symbiosis Institute of Computer Sciences (SICSR) is a recognized leader in the creation of Scientific Knowledge and Practical Technologies that are defining this historic transformation. Our mission is to facilitate ideas that will shape this new frontier. Innovation requires dedication to learning, in the classroom, in the research laboratory, and throughout one's professional career. At SICSR, we offer a unique educational opportunity for students to achieve excellence in both through rigorous classes and participation in cutting edge research.

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Some of the topics of the last year's Gnunify were as follows

Software Development:

Build Management

Configure and Change Management

Developer tools

Middleware and platforms

Quality Assurance/Testing tools

Web Frameworks

Languages/database

Kernel Development/Embedded Systems:

Writing application with KDE4

Porting the FreeBSD Kernel

ext4 Development

iSCSI

Puppet

Scalability

Pushing drivers to user-space

Workshops:

Rails

Sahi for web testing/ Selenium

Watir

Eclipse Plug-in Development, and the Eclipse eco-system

Sys Admin

Network security

Network monitoring

Load balancing

Storage / Back up

DHCP

DNS

MAIL

SAMBA

Please feel free to discuss on these topics at http://groups.google.com/group/gnuunify08. You can also add your own topic here