WORKSHOP
How to Liberate Hardware with Free/libre/open source software (FLOSS) in 2024
1st Feb - 2024 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Venue: Workshop Hall C, KTPO, Whitefield, Bengaluru, India
FEE: ₹2999 (Limited seats available)
> Special Price for Standard Pass holders: ₹2699
> Special price for Pro Pass holders: ₹299 only
Abhas Abhinav
hacker-in-charge, Mostly Harmless & DeepRoot GNU/Linux
- awareness of various methods of liberating hardware to run free/open source firmware
- exposure to the functionality of such "liberated hardware"
- building a life around free/libre/open source software and liberated hardware
- an interest in experimenting with hardware - so that it can do more than it was designed to do
- a desire to seek greater privacy and security in their digital lives
- a wish to venture out of our comfort zones and build skills needed to have greater control on the technology controlling our lives
- some experience with / exposure to free/libre/open source software (FLOSS)
- students & teachers
- hardware & software developers
- software-freedom / hardware-freedom activists / advocates
- decision-makers seeking to employ more effective software & hardware solutions
- IoT product developers
- policy makers / bureaucrats / govt. & defence officials
- I will have live demos with the actual off-the-shelf hardware. I don't expect the participants to follow the steps on their side.
About Speakers
Abhas is a hacker, entrepreneur and free software activist. He leads a “Mostly Harmless”, where he experiments with and builds Libre + Liberated Hardware. Mostly Harmless operates the LibreTech.Shop – India’s first store for hackable and ethical products that offer convenience.