<s>
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
Tamil	I-Application
Nadu	I-Application
(	O
or	O
FSFTN	B-Application
in	O
short	O
)	O
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
not-for-profit	O
organisation	O
formed	O
in	O
2008	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Movement	O
of	O
India	O
(	O
FSMI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
organisation	O
is	O
a	O
social	O
movement	O
that	O
works	O
towards	O
enlightening	O
the	O
masses	O
with	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
and	O
to	O
liberate	O
knowledge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FSFTN	B-Application
organises	O
different	O
workshops	O
and	O
seminars	O
in	O
Tamil	O
Nadu	O
among	O
the	O
youth	O
to	O
spread	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
knowledge	O
liberation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presently	O
FSFTN	B-Application
is	O
active	O
in	O
campuses	O
like	O
Indian	O
Institute	O
of	O
Technology	O
Madras	O
,	O
Anna	O
University	O
,	O
and	O
Madras	O
Institute	O
of	O
Technology	O
in	O
and	O
around	O
Chennai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
Tamil	I-Application
Nadu	I-Application
is	O
the	O
body	O
working	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Movement	O
of	O
India	O
and	O
not	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
of	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
often	O
believed	O
that	O
FSFTN	B-Application
is	O
the	O
official	O
chapter	O
of	O
Free	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
or	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
of	I-Application
India	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recent	O
disclaimer	O
of	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
Tamil	I-Application
Nadu	I-Application
makes	O
clear	O
that	O
FSFTN	B-Application
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Movement	O
of	O
India	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
associated	O
with	O
either	O
Free	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
or	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
of	I-Application
India	I-Application
anyway	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
ideology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
per	O
the	O
FSFTN	B-Application
site	O
the	O
main	O
objectives	O
of	O
the	O
organisation	O
are	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
take	O
forward	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
and	O
its	O
ideological	O
implications	O
to	O
all	O
corners	O
of	O
our	O
country	O
from	O
the	O
developed	O
domains	O
to	O
the	O
underprivileged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
create	O
awareness	O
among	O
computer	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
work	O
towards	O
usage	O
of	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
in	O
all	O
stream	O
of	O
sciences	O
and	O
research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
take	O
forward	O
implementation	O
and	O
usage	O
of	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
in	O
school	O
education	O
,	O
academics	O
and	O
higher	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
work	O
towards	O
e-literacy	O
and	O
bridging	O
digital	O
divide	O
based	O
on	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
and	O
mobilising	O
the	O
underprivileged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
work	O
towards	O
a	O
policy	O
change	O
favoring	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
in	O
all	O
walks	O
of	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GNU/Linux	O
Users	O
Group	O
(	O
GLUG	O
)	O
are	O
the	O
essential	O
place	O
for	O
Knowledge	O
sharing	O
activities	O
for	O
Colleges	O
and	O
Regions	O
co-ordinated	O
by	O
FSFTN	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FSFTN	B-Application
has	O
both	O
Regional	O
and	O
College	O
GLUGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GLUGs	O
operate	O
at	O
various	O
levels	O
and	O
is	O
guided	O
by	O
the	O
Core	O
Committee	O
Members	O
of	O
FSFTN	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GLUG	O
members	O
will	O
represent	O
their	O
GLUG	O
in	O
the	O
Summer	O
Camp	O
organised	O
by	O
FSFTN	B-Application
every	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
Tamil	O
Nadu	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
forefront	O
of	O
the	O
protests	O
against	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
proprietary	B-Application
software	I-Application
in	O
the	O
free	O
laptop	O
scheme	O
by	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
Tamil	O
Nadu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
FSFTN	B-Application
organised	O
a	O
lecture	O
on	O
"	O
Freedom	O
,	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
and	O
Education	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
Free	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
-	O
Richard	O
Matthew	O
Stallman	O
at	O
IIT	O
Madras	O
in	O
Chennai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
localisation	O
seminar	O
was	O
organised	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
,	O
Tamil	O
Nadu	O
at	O
IIT	O
Madras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
FSFTN	B-Application
conducted	O
a	O
protest	O
against	O
Intermediaries	O
Guidelines	O
Rules	O
and	O
spread	O
awareness	O
about	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
a	O
free	O
Internet	O
through	O
posters	O
,	O
distribution	O
of	O
pamphlets	O
and	O
speeches	O
by	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
volunteers	O
at	O
Besant	O
Nagar	O
Beach	O
,	O
Chennai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
FSFTN	B-Application
conducted	O
5	O
days	O
workshop	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
ILUGC	O
at	O
IIT-Madras	O
on	O
various	O
technologies	O
and	O
discussed	O
about	O
social	O
issues	O
like	O
"	O
Internet	O
Democracy	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Gender	O
Biasing	O
"	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
