<s>
The	O
origins	O
of	O
the	O
Free	O
software	O
community	O
in	O
Thiruvananthapuram	O
can	O
be	O
traced	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
group	O
of	O
TeX	B-Application
users	O
around	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Kerala	O
in	O
early	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
community	O
then	O
later	O
named	O
themselves	O
Thiruvananthapuram	O
LUG	O
(	O
Indian	O
Linux	O
Users	O
Group	O
)	O
,	O
GNU/Linux	O
Users	O
Group	O
,	O
Thiruvananthapuram	O
and	O
then	O
ultimately	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Users	I-Application
Group	I-Application
,	I-Application
Thiruvananthapuram	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
has	O
also	O
worked	O
with	O
SMC	B-Application
in	O
organizing	O
developer	O
camps	O
in	O
Thiruvananthapuram	O
and	O
outside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
developer	O
camps	O
developers	O
are	O
given	O
hands-on	O
experience	O
in	O
working	O
with	O
Free	O
software	O
tools	O
and	O
primarily	O
around	O
localization	O
initiatives	O
which	O
SMC	B-Application
is	O
involved	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
community	O
worked	O
together	O
with	O
Zyxware	O
Technologies	O
to	O
create	O
India	O
's	O
first	O
Freedom	B-Application
Toaster	I-Application
which	O
is	O
a	O
kiosk	O
which	O
can	O
vend	O
Free	O
software	O
CDs	O
and	O
DVDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Freedom	I-Application
toaster	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
at	O
Technopark	O
and	O
at	O
different	O
engineering	O
colleges	O
to	O
make	O
available	O
its	O
services	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Users	I-Application
Group	I-Application
,	I-Application
Thiruvananthapuram	I-Application
along	O
with	O
Free	O
software	O
communities	O
across	O
Kerala	O
and	O
Zyxware	O
Technologies	O
organized	O
a	O
44-day	O
peace	O
walk	O
called	O
Freedom	O
Walk	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
