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#12 Concept paper on "Software Freedom" to Microsoft Corporation on behalf of Kathmandu University

SOFTWARE FREEDOM
1.BACKGROUND

It is a fact that Microsoft Cooperation is one of the best company in the field of information and technology. From the day of establishment, Microsoft Cooperation is wining hearts of many people.
The products such as Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 10 are among the best and are still used world-wide. Only such big and best company can design the powerful and effective programming language, C#. The fact that Microsoft Cooperation is conducting research in different fields of data processing and Artificial Intelligence(AI) overlaps the fact about Kathmandu University. Kathmandu University, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (DoCSE) has started a program on Data Processing and AI which has attracted all the data science enthusiast and AI researchers.
Kathmandu University has felt the need for Software Freedom form a long time to facilitate students and researchers.

2.PURPOSE

The students and faculty of the schools in Kathmandu University deals with software and technology on daily basis. Kathmandu university is software dependent to run its various research and administration. Kathmandu University offers various program to the students which involves high computational skills and use of softwares. These program uses deep data analysis and data manipulation with Artificial Intelligence. Kathmandu University aspires to deliver world-class education to the students and to become world-class institution. The softwares which are used for the data processing and analyzing using AI are mostly commercial and not affordable. Software Freedom is the initiation to make every kind of software free and accessible to each and every kind of organisation or people. This paper aims to achieve software freedom drawing attention to the issue making sure that no student or researcher lacks the resources.

3.PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Softwares which are mostly used for data processing and web hosting , like Microsoft Azure are still not ensured for all students and researchers in Kathmandu University. This paper is written in hope that Microsoft Cooperation will help us to resolve the issue ensuring all the students and researchers by making related software open-source to all in Kathmandu University without violating the company and consumer policy.

This is planned in the sequential manner as following:
  1. Analysis of different commercial softwares in the field of Data Processing and Machine Learning.
  2. Following legal processes form making these software open-source.
  3. Contributing in the feedback and testing of these softwares, making it more effective and user friendly.
  4. Creating a forum to ensure that all the problems faced by its users is addressed and solved.
This software freedom will not only help researchers and students but also in the betterment of the software. The more feedbacks are addressed, more the software will be better.

4.SUPPORT REQUIRED

The program anticipates the following from Microsoft Cooperation.
  1. A list of all the softwares which the organisation thinks to be helpful in data processing and using it for implementing AI.
  2. A list of all opensource softwares which are used for the same.
  3. Negotiation on these softwares which can make these softwares free of cost and opensource.
  4. Help to achieve assurance of software freedom and its achievement.
5.CONTACT INFORMATION

    Department of Computer Science and Engineering
    Kathmandu University
    Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal

    Contact no.: +977-011-415100, +977-011-415200, +977-9801210035
    Fax +977-011-415011
    E-mail: docse@ku.edu.np, info@ku.edu.np

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