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'''Swatantra 2014''' (from the Indic word ''Swatantra'' meaning 'independent', or 'free' as in 'free will') was the fifth international [[free software]] conference organized by the [[International Centre for Free and Open Source Software]] (ICFOSS), an autonomous organization set up by the Government of Kerala, India for the propagation of [[FOSS]]. It was held in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]] during 18–20 December 2014. Among supporting organizations of the conference were the [[Free Software Foundation of India]], [[Centre for Internet and Society (India)|Centre for Internet and Society]] (India), [[Software Freedom Law Center]] (India) and Swathantra Malayalam Computing.<ref name="Business Line Free Software">{{cite news |title=Free software activists launch Code Free for India initiative |url=http://indiaitnews.com/icfoss-organizes-fifth-international-foss-conference-swatantra-2014-during-18-20-december-2014/| accessdate=22 December 2014 |publisher=India IT News}}</ref><ref name="Street cams pry on privacy: Richard Stallman">{{cite news |title=Street cams pry on privacy: Richard Stallman |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141219/nation-current-affairs/article/street-cams-pry-privacy-richard-stallman |accessdate=22 December 2014 |work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref name="FOSS meet from Thursday">{{cite news |title=FOSS meet from Thursday |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/foss-meet-from-thursday/article6699648.ece |work=The Hindu |date=17 December 2014}}</ref>

==Objective==
[[File:Richard M Stallman Swathanthra 2014 kerala.jpg|thumb|[[Richard M Stallman]] at Swathantra 2014]]
According to [[Satish Babu]], Director, ICFOSS, free software is capable of offering a freedom-enhancing, robust and reliable alternative, with additional economic advantages, compared to proprietary software, and therefore that free software could find application in the public and private sector organizations in the field of, ''inter alia'', [[education]], [[arts]], and [[culture]].<ref name="Business Line Free Software"/>

== Event ==
[[File:Nina Paley and Smári McCarthy during the "Free Culture" talks at Swatantra 2014.JPG|thumb|240px|[[Nina Paley]] (left) and [[Smári McCarthy]] during a session in the event]]
The theme of the event was "Free Software for a Free World".<ref name="Street cams pry on privacy: Richard Stallman"/> Over 200 delegates attended the conference.<ref name="Huge savings from free software highlighted">{{cite news|title=Huge savings from free software highlighted|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/huge-savings-from-free-software-highlighted/article6710522.ece|accessdate=22 December 2014|work=The Hindu|date=20 December 2014}}</ref> The inaugural speech was delivered by [[Richard Stallman]], founder of the [[free software movement]] who was of the view that this software should enable access without compromising the security of one's identity. He also told that cameras installed on streets was a threat to the privacy of the public.<ref name="Street cams pry on privacy: Richard Stallman" /><ref name="Richard Stallman to address ICFOSS meet">{{cite news|title=Richard Stallman to address ICFOSS meet|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/richard-stallman-to-address-icfoss-meet/article6657249.ece|accessdate=22 December 2014|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

Other than Stallman, notable personalities like [[Smári McCarthy]] and [[Nina Paley]] attended the event.<ref name="ICFOSS Conference from Dec 18">{{cite news|title=ICFOSS Conference from Dec 18|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/ICFOSS-Conference-from-Dec-18/2014/12/03/article2551986.ece|accessdate=24 December 2014|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

Prof. Rahul De of IIM Bangalore, a speaker at the event, reported during his presentation that over {{INRConvert|8000|c}} could be saved in India, if free software was used for ICT in Education in the 320,000 schools across the country.<ref name="Using free software in education can save Rs.8,000 crore">{{cite news|title=Using free software in education can save Rs.8,000 crore|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/using-free-software-in-education-can-save-rs-8-000-crore-114121901102_1.html|accessdate=22 December 2014|work=Business Standard}}</ref>

=== Sessions ===
The following parallel sessions were held:<ref name="Swatantra 2014 sessions">{{cite web|title=Swatantra 2014 sessions|url=http://icfoss.in/fs2014/|publisher=ICFOSS|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref>
* Indian Language Computing
* [[Wikipedia]]/[[Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia]] activities
* Computational Biology & Sciences
* Free Culture
* Freedom on the Cloud
* Free Mobile Platforms
* Education & Spoken Tutorials
* Surveillance, security and privacy & Internet Governance
* Mapping & OpenStreetMaps
* Computing for the Differently-abled
* Free Software in e-Governance
* Open Hardware & IoT

=== Supporting organizations ===
The following are the organizations that supported the event:<ref name="Swatantra 2014 Supporters">{{cite web|title=Swatantra 2014 Supporters|url=http://icfoss.in/fs2014/|publisher=ICFOSS|accessdate=30 December 2014}}</ref>

* [[Centre for Internet and Society (India)|Centre for Internet and Society]]
* SFLC.IN, Delhi
* Swathanthra Malayalam Computing
* FOSSEE, IIT-Bombay
* SPACE, Thiruvananthapuram
* Department of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram
* Spoken Tutorials, IIT-Bombay
* IEEE Kerala Section

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://icfoss.in/fs2014/}}

{{Scientific Research in Kerala |state=collapsed}}
[[Category:2014 in India]]
[[Category:Free software culture and documents]]
[[Category:Software industry in India]]
[[Category:Science and technology in Thiruvananthapuram]]

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