Prasanna | பிரசன்னா ⁂

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FOSS Hacktivist & Digital Commons advocate who also happens to be a software developer.

Cofounded PuduvaiGLUG (2011) which started as an informal group to advocate and promote FOSS among college students in Puducherry got evolved into FSHM, a formal tech community in Puducherry.

I actively contribute to #OpenStreetMap, localizing to #Tamil, educate people about Digital #Privacy, self-hosting and help others to start their journey into #FreeSoftware.

Bloghttps://prasannavenkadesh.github.io/blog
LanguagesTamil & English
OrganizationsFSMI, FSFTN, FSHMP, FSMK
Openstreetmaphttps://openstreetmap.org/user/Prashere
Prasanna | பிரசன்னா ⁂17h ago
The concept of "The Rameshwaram Cafe experience center" opened at #Bommasandra recently is nothing but a manifestation of Brahamanical supremacy hiding in the name of Tradition & culture. By pricing high, they systematically also keep everyday people outside.
Prasanna | பிரசன்னா ⁂Feb 16

Abstraction is a powerful tool in the hands of people who understand what's lying underneath it, but it can be deceiving for those ignorant about it. This is true in any domain, be it programming; politics; philosophy; economy, etc. I have realized this in two instances.

1. While reading how computers work at low level &
2. While reading #Marxist works.

#RedBooksDay

Prasanna | பிரசன்னா ⁂Jan 16
It's FOSSJan 15

Very true 🐧

#linux #windows

Prasanna | பிரசன்னா ⁂Jan 13

Government of #Tamilnadu has started distributing govt. sponsored laptops to final year students graduating from Govt. colleges. The scheme is named as "Ulagam Ungal Kaiyil" which means the world in your hands.

Regarding the implementation of the scheme, @fsftn calls for an alternative approach that fosters #TechSovereignty. We have highlighted such sovereign initiatives from #Kerala and #Karnataka

You can read our statement here
https://blog.fsftn.org/tn-laptop-2026/

#SoveriegnTech #FOSS #OSHW #gnulinux

On TN Govt Laptop - Dear GoTN & C-DAC, Will You Listen?

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has rolled out a govt. sponsored laptop scheme named "Ulagam Ungal Kaiyil" targeted at students from government schools & colleges. Here is what we think about it. No, it's not about the labels & stickers.

Free Software Foundation Tamil Nadu (FSFTN)
Prasanna | பிரசன்னா ⁂Dec 17
Show thread:barend:Dec 14
(How it's going...)
Prasanna | பிரசன்னா ⁂Dec 17
FSMKNov 30
We successfully hosted an engaging session on “How FOSS Shapes Innovation & Ethics in Computing,” where participants explored the impact of Free and Open Source Software beyond just technology. The event witnessed active involvement from students, faculties and tech enthusiasts #FSMK #JainUniversity #FOSS #Commons
Prasanna | பிரசன்னா ⁂Dec 17
Show threadlib.reviewsOct 17

Our site is multilingual to the core: once a language is enabled, it can be used for any text you write anywhere on the site -- reviews, user bios, subject descriptions, you name it. Any text you write can have as many translations as you want.

Right now, you have to change the UI language to write text in a different language -- we'll decouple that soon.

Prasanna | பிரசன்னா ⁂Dec 17
lib.reviewsDec 4

Now might be a good time for another #introduction :). https://lib.reviews/ is a free and open source site to review anything (other than human beings), in any language, under a free license.

We've recently finished a round of code modernization and have started adding site features again. For starters, if you'd like to request an account to try the site, you can do so here:

https://lib.reviews/actions/request-account

We vet new account requests to grow the community carefully. Hope to see you on the site!

lib.reviews - Welcome!

Prasanna | பிரசன்னா ⁂Oct 29
YogthosOct 29

The U.S. quest to "kill" Huawei was a masterclass in self-sabotage. After all the "crippling" sanctions, Huawei's market share... went up. Meanwhile, US firms lost $33B, and Huawei, backed by China and 10+ years of prep, just launched its own OS to fight Android. A truly "hubristic" own-goal.

https://itif.org/publications/2025/10/27/backfire-export-controls-helped-huawei-and-hurt-us-firms/

#usa #china #technology #huawei

Backfire: Export Controls Helped Huawei and Hurt U.S. Firms

Huawei is a more innovative company today than it was before the U.S. government sought to choke its supply chain. This case should serve as a lesson: U.S. techno-economic power is weaker than most think, and sanctions often hurt U.S. competitiveness more than China’s.

Prasanna | பிரசன்னா ⁂Oct 27

Today, I spent sometime building a web prototype of the #Tamilchol classifier. If you remember, I shared my progress on building a Python library to process #Tamil words (https://mastodon.social/@prashere/114056949176728645), this is a web version utilizing it.

I will share the link to the web version once I complete the prototype. I also took this opportunity to explore #Hyperdiv in #Python