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       Aspiration to promote the free software has met another milestone.The GLUG association,PESCE,Mandya,powered by FSMK proudly organised GLUG fest under the banner SWATAHA-13,SWAtantra TAntraamsha HAbba(free software fest) on April 13^th , 14^th , 15^th .

       It was 3 days of big event full activity,fun and technical fest.It was a symposium that aims to clarify the ideology behind free software and their importance.GLUG,PESCE under the guidance of FSMK,a vibrant group of free software aspirants worked hard and stepped forward to educate the people and introduce them to free software technologies through this GLUG fest.

       The fest lasted for three days with all three days having number of events,workshops and sessions.

       SWATAHA-13 provided a wonderful platform to show out hidden talents of students.students of many different colleges from all over the state joined there hands with us and actively participated in all the events.Enthusiasm among the participants and support from faculty made us to conduct events like quiz,html,c-coding,debate,paper presentation,lightening talk,many more successfully which were distributed for all 3 days.events also included spot games,which was the fun part of the fest.

       Workshops on Android app development,Drupal,Robotics and PCB designing were conducted by resourceful people for both s/w and h/w streams of students.Students were given with the workshop kits.It was a fantastic hit for SWATAHA-13. Attendees were provided with the participation certificate.Addition to this ,there was a hackathon workshop for students.

        Apart from workshops,fest also included with various sessions handled by industrial experts,students and academicians ,on latest technologies of Github,Python,Raspberry pi,LAMP structures,Drupal,how to flash your android device and many more.Adding to this,there was session taken up by Amigo,FSMK on how to run a community center and introduced basic free software technologies to the school teachers and students over Mandya.event also included academician sessions.

        Here comes another hit event of SWATAHA-13. Students took on the streets of Mandya on the first day, to bring awareness among the people about free software and promote the use of Free software for regular activities. Students walked around the city shouting slogans, holding placards, talking to the local folks and also helping DTP operators and internet cafe users switch to Free Software and got good response from public.

      Students of the many college with FSMK as guide came forward with us to cheer another milestone towards success.It was our pleasure working with all students,industrial experts,academicians,FSMK team and of course great experience for GLUG,PESCE with lot of enthusiasm,dedication and efforts to make this event successful.