Free Software Movement of India

We are a national coalition of various regional and sectoral free software movements operating in different parts of India.Some of the major aims of FSMI are :Take forward free software and its ideological implications to all corners of our nation from the developed domains to the underprivilegedCreating awareness among computer users in the use of free softwareWork towards usage of free software in all streams of sciences and researchTake forward implementation and usage of free software in school education, academics and higher educationWork towards e-literacy and bridging digital divide based on free software and mobilising the underprivilegedWork among developers on solutions catering to societal & national requirementsWork towards a policy change favoring free software in all walks of lifeStop any penetration of software patents and methods which restrict the development, usage and percolation of knowledge