Organizations

Pakistani Free/Open Source Software organizations and community groups

FOSSFP: Free & Open Source Software Foundation of Pakistan® by fouadbajwa — last modified 2005-07-25 04:16 PM

FOSSFP is a registered non-profit, charitable ICT foundation based in Pakistan. FOSSFP is assisting the enhancement of the abilities and capacity of individuals, groups, institutions, organizations, societies, and government in Pakistan by using Free/Open Source Software Solutions (FOSS) for their sustained economic and social development. FOSSFP shapes its activities around Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) technologies and applications according to the vision set forth by the International Open Source Network an initiative of the UNDP. Contact: Dr. Anwar-ur-Rehman Pasha, Chairman FOSSFP, Principal Punjab University College of Information Technology, University of The Punjab, Allama Iqbal (Old) Campus, The Mall, Lahore-54000, Pakistan Tel: 92(042)111-923-923 E-mail: chairman@fossfp.org & bajwa@fossfp.org

Linux Task Force - Ministry of Science & Technology by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-08-19 11:43 PM

Linux Task Force, Ministry of Science & Technology. This Task Force is expected to pull together committed professionals (e.g. PLUC), Academicians, practicing software people to set up future directions for Pakistan.

Open Source Resource Centre by Tushar Abraham Mathew — last modified 2006-09-14 05:49 PM

Set up by the Pakistan Software Export board, the Resource Center will bring together wide range of expertise related to Open Source Technologies and Resources at one place. The IT companies can access, share, and contribute the knowledge particular to the development and transformation of IT products on Open Source Technologies.

Linux Pakistan by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-08-05 05:53 PM

Has more than 300 members on the list, and more than 1700+ registered website users. They have members in all of the major (and a lot of smaller) cities in Pakistan. The common goal is to learn about and teach Linux and Opensource software.

Computer Society of Pakistan's Free & Open Source Software (FOSS) Special Interest Group (SIG) by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2004-09-08 01:00 AM

Objectives of the group are to create awareness about Free & Open Source Software, provide online training material an organize seminars, symposiums and conferences

BSD Pakistan by Tushar Abraham Mathew — last modified 2006-09-27 07:09 PM

The purpose of BSD Pakistan is to promote and educate about the BSD Operating Systems; including FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and DragonFly BSD.

Community for Open Source Promotion by Tushar Abraham Mathew — last modified 2008-09-26 03:12 PM

COSP is a recently established community with the slogan of "Open Source - Opportunities Unlimited". COSP's purpose is to promote Open Source by all possible means. COSP conducts workshops, quizes, seminars, exhibitions and etc to promote the word and raise awareness.