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'''Atul Chitnis''' (born 1962) is the founder of [[FOSS.IN]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article845424.ece |title=More Join the Chorus for Free Software |first=Vasudha |last=Venugopal |date=24 October 2010 |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai}}</ref> |
'''Atul Chitnis''' (born 1962) is a [[FOSS]] Advocate <ref>link http://www.bpb.de/themen/81TOFT,3,0,The_Fox_of_Innovations.html</ref> and the founder of [[FOSS.IN]] <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article845424.ece |title=More Join the Chorus for Free Software |first=Vasudha |last=Venugopal |date=24 October 2010 |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai}}</ref> , which was one of Asia's largest <ref> http://web.archive.org/web/20090202093242/http://www.ciol.com/content/news/2005/105112915.asp</ref> FOSS conferences. |
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Atul has also served as Faculty Committee member of [[NRCFOSS]] <ref> http://web.archive.org/web/20070804052944/http://www.nrcfoss.org.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=2 </ref> |
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== Bulletin Board SysOp == |
== Bulletin Board SysOp == |
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Atul Chitnis set up what was apparently India's first online service, a [[Bulletin Board System]] (BBS) called CiX, which was based on his product, ''CyberNet''.<ref>[http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/library/COUNTRIES/BBSCULTURES/INDIA/ The BBS Documentary Library]</ref> <ref>[http://pcquest.ciol.com/content/search/showarticle.asp?artid=101682 The Future of Media?]</ref> |
Atul Chitnis set up what was apparently India's first online service, a [[Bulletin Board System]] (BBS) called CiX, which was based on his product, ''CyberNet''.<ref>[http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/library/COUNTRIES/BBSCULTURES/INDIA/ The BBS Documentary Library]</ref> <ref>[http://pcquest.ciol.com/content/search/showarticle.asp?artid=101682 The Future of Media?]</ref> <ref>http://www.rediff.com/search/2002/aug/21net1.htm</ref> |
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== Columnist and Event Organiser == |
== Columnist and Event Organiser == |
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Atul Chitnis | |
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| Born | February 20, 1962 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Technology Mentor, Writer, Public Speaker |
| Known for | FOSS.IN, FOSS & mobile computing promotion, technology writing, product development |
| Website | atulchitnis |
Atul Chitnis (born 1962) is a FOSS Advocate [1] and the founder of FOSS.IN [2] , which was one of Asia's largest [3] FOSS conferences. Atul has also served as Faculty Committee member of NRCFOSS [4]
Bulletin Board SysOp
Atul Chitnis set up what was apparently India's first online service, a Bulletin Board System (BBS) called CiX, which was based on his product, CyberNet.[5] [6] [7]
Columnist and Event Organiser
As a columnist for PCQuest, he was a part of for the PCQuest Linux Initiative, an effort by the magazine to introduce Linux to its subscribers.[citation needed] He has conducted seminars and written articles and also encouraged people to try out and use FOSS and Open Standards.[citation needed]
From 2001, Chitnis, along with a group of like-minded friends, started organising the FOSS.in series of FOSS Conferences in Bangalore, India.
References
- ^ link http://www.bpb.de/themen/81TOFT,3,0,The_Fox_of_Innovations.html
- ^ Venugopal, Vasudha (24 October 2010). "More Join the Chorus for Free Software". Chennai: The Hindu.
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20090202093242/http://www.ciol.com/content/news/2005/105112915.asp
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20070804052944/http://www.nrcfoss.org.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=2
- ^ The BBS Documentary Library
- ^ The Future of Media?
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/search/2002/aug/21net1.htm
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