The Setup

Narender Rao setting up the audio interface. Abhishek Sinha and Sandeep Kumbhar are seen in the background. Mr. Narender Rao setting up the audio video interface. A view of the hall with seating capacity of 150. Requested registrations were in excess of 250. Thanks to Mr. Rahul Chopra, Editor, Linux For You (LFY) magazine, we had about 24 issues of LFY for year 2007 which were won by the various members of the audience.

The Start

Members of the audience seen, while Open Source RoundUp 2007 would start shortly. Audience listens to the 'On Open Source' interview of Simon Phipps. Mr. Srinvas Kavuri, Senior Director, addresses the audience. Mr. Srinvas Kavuri speaks on Data Management. Amazing response of the Open Source community of Hyderabad.The Hall was full in no time. Next time, the event will be conducted at a much larger venue. Mr. Srinivas Kavuri, talking about Areas of Data Management. Mr. Srinivas Kavuri, towards the end of his talk on Data Management.

The Party

One of the two pineapple cakes. Call it 'dual core' if you will. Mr. Suren Poruri, Assistant Vice President (AVP) Polaris Labs, and Society Patron, cutting the first cake. Audience clapping as the cake is cut. Mr. V. C. Mohan is seen in front left. Ms. Namita Iyer, President TWINCLING Society is seen cutting the second cake. The audience of about 154 attendees. Thank you for the remarkable support. The year end party starts. A small group discussing at one end of the hall. Second from right is Mr. Umamaheshwararao Lankoti. Enthusiastic Hyderabadi IT professionals, from left to right, Mr. Shiva Golagani, Mr. Suren Poruri, Mr. Rajesh Sarangapani, Mr. Maruthi Sivakumar Vutla, Mr. Manish Pratap Singh and Mr. Verma. A long winding row towards the tasty snacks ordered from Gokul chat. Samosas, Cutlet, Cholas to keep the audience thrilled. Mr. Sumanth Krishna, helping himself with samosa and cutlet. Mr. Nishant Soin looks at the camera, as the photography team tries to capture the moments. The photography team tries to capture yet another moment. The audience enjoying the Samosa, cutlet and irani chai. The cake is finished. Another view of the audience. Mr. Naveen C. is seen near the coffee vending machine.

The Talk (CEO/CTO perspective on Open Source)

Mr. Maruthi Sivakumar Vutla, presenting 'CEO/CTO perspective on Open Source' Mr. Maruthi presented amazing insight in his 'not to be missed talk'. Mr. Maruthi presents a slide about 'Corporations are profit driven and required to do well for their shareholders.' A view of the audience. A view of the audience. Mr. Sumanth Krishna (pen in shirt pocket) and Mr. Rajesh Batta. Mr. Maruthi, talking about 'Open Source business models'. Mr. Maruthi emphasising a point. A view of the audience. From Left to right are, Mr. Naveen C, Mr. Naresh, Mr. Pawan Kumar (partially hidden) and Mr. Sandeep Kumbhar (DKTES, Ichalkaranji). Another view of the hall, where Open Source RoundUp 2007 was held. Audience is smiling and in fact clapping with the insightful point presented by Mr. Maruthi.

The Talk (Linux Kernel Modules engineering)

Linux kernel module design being discussed by Ms. Namita Iyer. Namita Iyer discussing about Linux in Mission critical systems. Namita Iyer, highlights the flexibility and power of kernel modules. The audience listening to the discussion on Linux kernel modules.

The Talk (Mr. Manish Pratap Singh)

Mr. Manish Pratap Singh from Tanla, discusses about telecom application development. Mr. Manish Pratap Singh, highlights a point about various Open Source Java components that make the solution. The audience intently pondering over the discussion. Member of the audience discussing a point with Mr. Manish. Mr.Manish addressing a query from the audience. Mr. Abhishek Sinha from Verizon, felicitating the speaker Mr. Manish Pratap Singh.

The Talk (Mr. Naveen C.)

Mr. Naveen C. from Nokia, discusses about network testing tools and appliance engineering. Mr. Naveen C. being felicitated by Ms. Namita Iyer.

The Talk (Mr. Pawan Kumar)

Mr. Pawan Kumar from Satyam, discussing about System administration and infrastructure support. The audience look on as the discussion progresses. Mr. Pawan Kumar, pondering over a query raised by Mr. Ananth, a music composer. Audience making notes of the points highlighted by Mr. Pawan A view of the audience. Mr. Pawan Kumar, addressing the audience. Mr. Pawan Kumar talks about the BigBro software. Mr. Pawan Kumar addressing a query. Mr. Ananth highlighting a point about the feature he wants in a backup software for his music composition. Ms. Namita Iyer, addressing a query related to backup software and versioning software. Ms. Namita Iyer, felicitating Mr. Pawan Kumar for the wonderful and informative talk.

The Talk (Mr. Rajesh Sarangapani)

Mr. Rajesh Sarangapani from Accenture, discussing Open Source test architectures and platforms. Maruthi is seen sitting. The audience listening to the highly interesting talk of Rajesh Sarangapani. With a large turnout of professionals, there was a lot of interaction. Setting the context (Platforms, Methods and Testing) is critical to success in Test engineering. Mr. Rajesh Sarangapani illustrating the concept. Mr. Rajesh Sarangapani being felicitated by Mr. Narender Rao, Jt. Secretary.

The Talk (Project Management and Open Source)

Mr. Yaser Ansari from AppLabs, addressing the audience at the start of his talk on Project Management in Open Source. Mr. Yaser Ansari, explaining the structure and attributes of a project from a PM perspective. The audience listening to the Project Management talk. Another view of the audience. Mr. Yaser Ansari, addressing a audience query. The audience pondering over the points highlighted. Mr. Yaser Ansari, addressing a audience query. Another view of the audience. Mr. Yaser Ansari, discussing about Risk management approaches. Another view of the audience as another point is being discussed. A member of the audience discussing a query. A member of the audience discussing a query. A view of the audience. Another view of the audience. The audience look on as the discussion progresses. The audience enjoying themselves. Another view of the audience. Mr. Suren Poruri, Assistant Vice President (AVP), Polaris Labs, Hyderabad. Mr. Yaser Ansari being felicitated by Ms. Namita Iyer.

The Community Discussions

Mr. Sumanth Krishna, Senior Engineer at Aztecsoft, talks about the community perspective and Ruby on Rails. Mr. Sumanth Krishna, Senior Engineer at Aztecsoft, offers to take the Ruby on Rails workshop on 8th, March 2008. Yes sir, absolutely. The audience is all smiles. It was a evening well spent. Mr. Sumanth Krishna, Senior Engineer at Aztecsoft, speaks on Ruby on Rails. Audience participating in the discussion on Ruby, and Ruby on Rails. Another view of the audience. Another view of the audience. Seen are Mr. Sridhar Reddy (first from left) and Mr. Praveer (with specs). Mr. Abhishek Sinha from Verizon and Mr. Suman Krishna from AztecSoft, discuss about Spring framework and Ruby on Rails framework. A view of the hall as the discussion progresses. A view of the audience. Mr. Umamaheshwararao Lankoti from Azingo (first from left). A view of the audience. Mr. Manish from Computer Sciences corporation (CSC). A view of the audience. Mr. Rajesh Sarangapani from Accenture discusses a point. Mr. Sumit Upadhyay is seen standing behind him. Mr. Suren Poruri, AVP, Polaris Labs. Mr. Sumath Krishna speaks on Ruby on Rails framework, while Mr. Abhishek Sinha from Verizon looks on. A view of the audience. From left to right, Mr. Suren Poruri, Mr. B. Seenu from Yahoo R&D Bangalore, Mr. Verma (hidden), Mr. Shiva Golagani, from AppLabs. Mr. Saifi Khan, raising a question for the audience. A view of the audience. Mr. Saifi Khan, highlighting key aspects of Open Source projects like gcc-egcs-gcc, Apache, CVS-SVN and FreeBSD. A view of the LFY magazines, which were won by the audience in a quiz. Thanks Rahul, Molly, Aatanu, Swapnil from Linux For You, for the support. Mr. Rajesh Sarangapani and Mr. Maruthi Sivakumar Vutla. Mr. Ananth and Mr. Raghu. Mr. Saifi, mentioning about Open Source and innovation.

The Community - Interaction and Fun

Mr. Sumath Krishna speaks on Ruby on Rails framework, while Mr. Abhishek Sinha from Verizon looks on. A view of the audience. From left to right, Mr. Suren Poruri, Mr. B. Seenu from Yahoo R&D Bangalore, Mr. Verma (hidden), Mr. Shiva Golagani, from AppLabs. A view of the audience. A member of the audience proudly raises the LFY magazine that reads 'India'. The audience is all smiles. It was so much of fun to be part of Open Source RoundUp 2007. The audience is all smiles. It was so much of fun to be part of Open Source RoundUp 2007. The audience is all smiles. The audience is all smiles. The audience is all smiles. The audience is all smiles. Mr. B. Seenu is all smiles as he holds his copy of the Linux For You magazine. The audience is all smiles. The audience is all smiles. Boy, we had such fun at Open Source RoundUp 2007. It going to be even better next year. The audience is all smiles. The audience is all smiles. Another view of the audience. The audience is all smiles. Another view of the audience. Another view of the audience. The audience is all smiles. The audience is all smiles. The audience is all smiles. The audience is all smiles. The audience is all smiles. The audience is all smiles. The audience is all smiles. The audience is all smiles. The audience is all smiles. LFY magazines, being given to a winner of the quiz question. LFY magazines, being given to a winner of the quiz question. There goes up a hand that answered the question correctly. You won yourself a LFY magazine. LFY magazines, being given to a winner of the quiz question. The audience is all smiles. People getting up to collect their TWINCLING T-shirts. Sumit and Abhishek opening up the big bundles of T-shirts and giving out to people. Overall an amazing experience. See you at Open Source RoundUp 2008.