Atul Chitnis Explained

Atul Chitnis
Birth Date:1962 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Berlin, Germany
Nationality:German
Citizenship:Indian
Known For:FOSS.IN
Occupation:Consulting, writer, Public Speaker
Spouse:Shubha
Children:Geetanjali

Atul Chitnis (20 February 1962 – 3 June 2013) was an Indo-German consulting technologist. He was one of the organizers of FOSS.IN[1] (formerly Linux Bangalore), which was one of Asia's free and open source software (FOSS) conferences.

Career

In 1989, Chitnis set up a Bulletin Board System (BBS) called CiX[2] which provided an entry point for many users to online communities.[3] [4] He was the author of a PCQuest magazine column – COMversations. Chitnis gave talks on data communication in Indian industry, the Internet and intranets. As a Consulting Editor for PCQuest,[5] he worked on the PCQuest Linux Initiative.

Working as a volunteer in the FOSS community such as the Bangalore Linux User Group, and through seminars and articles, he encouraged use of FOSS technologies. Chitnis was one of the organizers of the Linux Bangalore series of FOSS community driven conferences. FOSS.IN is said to have been one of Asia's largest annual FOSS events.[6] [7] Atul also served as one of the members of the faculty committee at the National Resource Centre For Free/Open Source Software.[8] He often spoke at various fora on FOSS technology and adoption.

Death

Atul Chitnis was diagnosed with intestinal cancer in August 2012.[9] He died on 3 June 2013.[10] [11] [12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: More Join the Chorus for Free Software . Vasudha . Venugopal . 24 October 2010 . . Chennai.
  2. http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/library/COUNTRIES/BBSCULTURES/INDIA/ The BBS Documentary Library
  3. http://www.rediff.com/search/2002/aug/21net1.htm Rediff Guide to the Net: Features: The Way We Were
  4. http://pcquest.ciol.com/content/search/showarticle.asp?artid=101682 The Future of Media?
  5. News: Remembering Atul Chitnis. PCQuest. 3 June 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130619093309/http://www.dqindia.com/dataquest/news/189512/remembering-atul-chitnis. 19 June 2013. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Monsters and Critics . 10 October 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071106042301/http://news.monstersandcritics.com/india/article_1218648.php/Bangalore_readies_for_one_of_worlds_largest_FOSS_events . 6 November 2007 .
  7. Web site: CIOL: Free world event FOSS.IN/2005 opens in Bangalore . 10 October 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090202093242/http://www.ciol.com/content/news/2005/105112915.asp . 2 February 2009 .
  8. Web site: NRCFOSS Faculty Committee Meeting . 30 April 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070804052944/http://www.nrcfoss.org.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=2 . 4 August 2007 .
  9. News: Akansha . Pandey. Atul Chitnis's death moves people. DNA. 3 June 2013.
  10. News: R.I.P Atul Chitnis : The Man Who Changed the Open Source World. NextBigWhat.
  11. News: Shine on, You Crazy Diamond: Atul Chitnis (1962–2013). NDTV. 3 June 2013.
  12. News: Open Source guru Atul Chitnis, 51, no more. [CIOL]. 3 June 2013.

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