Objectives
Encourage and facilitate education, training, certification, and professionalism in Free Software!!!
Provide a forum for discussion and examination of problems, solutions, applications and ideas related to Free Software and its use for everyone!
Promote interaction between volunteer and open source developer to create opportunities for knowledge sharing and mentoring.
Hold events for showcasing the successful free software applications used locally.
Why Work on License Free Tools?
Pakistanis love freedom! Unity in Diversity Global and Regional Community development: All the people of the world are members No hacking...No piracy...No blackmailing! WTO is here! Run for your lives!!! Evolving and maturing global standards Free Software Support highly in demand Highly sponsored and funded
Why Work on License Free Tools?
Pakistan Government Support PSEB Support PITB Support FOSSFP Support IOSN Free Training of LAMP (Linux, Apachi, MySQL, PHP)
PSEB Support
Customized Open Source Project Management Tool for Government Sector Organizations
Project initiate in 2006 by Project Management Institute (PMI), Lahore Chapter Principal Investigator: M. Naveed Akhar, Director PMI Lahore Chapter
The aim of this project is to conduct research and develop an open source project management tool customizability for the Government of Punjab.
Most Popular Free Applications and Services for End Users
Google Services Firefox Open Office (e.g. this presentation) Mobile Software and Java International Languages Tools Regionalized and Custom-built Software
STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF PERSONNEL IN COMPANIES WITH DOMESTIC / HYBRID BUSINESS
Regions
Lahore Karachi Islamabad
Some exceptional and extreme performances of organizations
Courtesy: Compensation Survey of IT and ITEnabled Service Industry, PSEB. Survey Conducted by Khalid Majid Rehman (Private) Limited, Management Consultants.
Maximum Salary Potential: IT
Entry Level Developers Senior Developers Team Leads Project Managers Operation Managers CEO / Directors
Maximum Potential Entry Level Developers 200000 Senior Developers
CEO/Directors
Average Maximum
0 Team Leads
Operations Managers
Project Managers
Maximum Salary Potential: Non-IT
Marketing Managers Administration Managers Human Resource Managers Business Managers Finance / Accounts Managers
Marketing Managers 100000
Administration Managers
Finance /Accounts Managers Average 0
Human Resource Managers Business Managers
Maximum
Next Steps of Action
Bridge the Gap between Open Source Trainers, Sponsors and Interested Community Let us: Invite IOSN for training Help government initiative in Free and Open Source development Propose and Get some sponsored projects Work for humanity, blinds, deaf, old, unread, orphans, and poor to earn the grace of God Market the idea to the common man through mass media