FOSSEE project, IIT Bombay aims to increase the use of FOSS packages.
- FOSS: Free and open-source software
- FOSSEE: FOSS for Science and Engineering Education
- FOSSEE, the TTT (Talk to a Teacher), Spoken Tutorial, are all NMEICT projects under MHRD.
- We (FOSSEE project associates) do not teach proprietary packages: we are not their training companies!! IIT is govt-funded.
- We do not even USE proprietary packages: almost all features are possible within just FOSS packages.
This page contains more info about FOSS/proprietary packages.
- Please avoid use of proprietary packages when FOSS alternatives can achieve this.
- If you have to use a proprietary package, then please ensure you use a legal copy. Never use pirated versions, nor tolerate use of pirated versions by your co-workers.
- Under the Indian Copyright Act, a software pirate can be tried under both civil and criminal law. The minimum jail term for software copyright infringement is seven days, and the maximum jail term is three years. Statutory fines range from a minimum of 50,000 to a maximum of 200,000 rupees.
- Please use the table: http://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/~belur/foss/index.html for looking up closest alternative to your proprietary package, in case you are currently proprietary package.