<s>
Free	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Movement	I-Operating_System
Karnataka	I-Operating_System
(	O
FSMK	B-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
working	O
for	O
spreading	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
and	O
its	O
ideals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FSMK	B-Operating_System
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
member	O
organizations	O
of	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Movement	O
of	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
organising	O
team	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
FSMK	B-Operating_System
's	O
formation	O
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
via	O
several	O
mailing	O
lists	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Movement-Karnataka	O
has	O
a	O
sizable	O
number	O
of	O
followers	O
in	O
Bangalore	O
and	O
South	O
Canara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FSMK	B-Operating_System
has	O
presence	O
in	O
six	O
different	O
districts	O
across	O
Karnataka	O
,	O
namely	O
Bangalore	O
,	O
Mandya	O
,	O
Mysore	O
,	O
Hassan	O
,	O
Mangalore	O
and	O
Tumkur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
mass	O
movement	O
for	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
FSMK	B-Operating_System
organizes	O
GNU/Linux	O
User	O
Groups(GLUG )	O
in	O
engineering	O
colleges	O
around	O
Karnataka	O
and	O
currently	O
has	O
around	O
two	O
dozen	O
under	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FSMK	B-Operating_System
hosted	O
the	O
3rd	O
National	O
Conference	O
on	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
in	O
Bangalore	O
in	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
March	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FSMI	O
,	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Movement	O
of	O
India	O
,	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
all	O
such	O
state	O
level	O
organizations	O
was	O
formed	O
in	O
that	O
National	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FSMK	B-Operating_System
has	O
conducted	O
four	O
major	O
activities	O
after	O
the	O
2010	O
National	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Movement-Karnataka	O
and	O
Reva	O
Institute	O
of	O
Technology	O
conducted	O
a	O
State	O
Level	O
Convention	O
for	O
Academicians	O
on	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
in	O
Research	O
and	O
Teaching	O
in	O
Bangalore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
motto	O
to	O
spread	O
awareness	O
on	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
and	O
its	O
philosophy	O
,	O
Free	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Movement	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Karnataka	I-Operating_System
(	O
FSMK	B-Operating_System
)	O
along	O
with	O
Jnana	O
Vikas	O
Institute	O
of	O
Technology	O
,	O
Bidadi	O
,	O
organized	O
a	O
9-days	O
workshop(Summer Camp )	O
between	O
July	O
20	O
and	O
28	O
at	O
the	O
Institute	O
campus	O
near	O
Bidadi	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
real	O
freedom	O
to	O
compute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akashavaani	O
conducted	O
a	O
discussion	O
on	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
through	O
its	O
"	O
Yuvavani	O
"	O
program	O
in	O
"	O
Kannada	O
"	O
Language	O
with	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
FSMK	B-Operating_System
Unit	O
from	O
Government	O
Engineering	O
College	O
,	O
Hassan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FSMK	B-Operating_System
conducted	O
protests	O
against	O
internet	O
censorship	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FSMK	B-Operating_System
is	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
UIDAI	O
project	O
on	O
the	O
grounds	O
that	O
it	O
uses	O
proprietary	O
software	O
and	O
is	O
run	O
by	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
conform	O
to	O
privacy	O
laws	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Students	O
from	O
the	O
FSMK	B-Operating_System
supported	O
Community	O
Center	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
Second	O
National	O
Conference	O
on	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
held	O
in	O
Kochi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Efforts	O
are	O
on	O
to	O
localise	O
GNU	B-Language
Health	I-Language
to	O
Kannada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FSMK	B-Operating_System
is	O
trying	O
to	O
help	O
these	O
small	O
scale	O
enterprises	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
alternatives	O
like	O
GIMP	B-Application
,	O
Inkscape	B-Application
,	O
Scribus	B-Application
,	O
Blender	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
FSMK	B-Operating_System
conducted	O
a	O
street	O
level	O
activity	O
to	O
register	O
its	O
protest	O
against	O
the	O
Internet	O
Censorship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protest	O
was	O
organised	O
by	O
the	O
Free	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Movement	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Karnataka	I-Operating_System
(	O
FSMK	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
Software	O
Freedom	O
Law	O
Centre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
popularize	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
internet	O
in	O
democratic	O
opinion	O
and	O
information	O
sharing	O
,	O
Free	B-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Movement	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Karnataka	I-Operating_System
(	O
FSMK	B-Operating_System
)	O
has	O
done	O
an	O
online	O
campaign	O
that	O
would	O
explain	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
the	O
underlying	O
technology	O
and	O
process	O
behind	O
Wikileaks	O
and	O
the	O
reason	O
to	O
oppose	O
the	O
government	O
’s	O
attempt	O
to	O
regulate	O
information	O
and	O
views	O
shared	O
on	O
internet	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
FSMK	B-Operating_System
conducted	O
a	O
protest	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
Bangalore	O
Town	O
Hall	O
against	O
the	O
section	O
66A	O
of	O
Indian	O
IT	O
Act	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
FSMK	B-Operating_System
conducted	O
session	O
on	O
awareness	O
about	O
electronic	O
surveillance	O
and	O
importance	O
of	O
internet	O
privacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Movement	O
of	O
India	O
's	O
call	O
for	O
campaign	O
in	O
support	O
of	O
NetNeutrality	O
,	O
FSMK	B-Operating_System
organized	O
a	O
walkathon	O
from	O
National	O
Games	O
Village	O
to	O
Forum	O
Mall	O
in	O
Bangalore	O
.	O
</s>
