Saturday, October 11, 2008

Here are some of the links you would like to visit to get a feel of the things we are into. Check out the links , explore the technologies that interest you, take up a project , work on it , get involved and become an open source developer !!!!
The likes of Richard Stallman beckon you to their elite community.
  • SUN : The mother site of Sun Microsystems.
  • OSUM : Sun's unprecedented initiative to bring the opens source community together . We have a dedicated group on it where in all the important activities related to Sun Club will be put up . Host of resources available on it . Make sure that you join OSUM and our group .
  • SAI Learning : This site has all the tutorials you need to hone your skills pertaining to Sun technologies like JAVA , Solaris and Netbeans . What's more it has all the materials required for the preparation of certification exams like SCJP , SCSAS etc.You can also avail discounts on these exams if you take these courses .You need to join the BIT OSUM page (link given above ) to gain access to this larning portal.
  • OpenSolaris : The OpenSolaris Operating system home page. You can order a free copy of the OpenSolaris Starter kit here (yes, absolutely free!).
  • Sun Developer Network (SDN) : This is where you can get all the developer related downloads you may need, like source code, tools, etc.
  • Sun India - Code For Freedom Contest : Check this out and be sure to register.
  • NetBeans Development Home: The most sophisticated Integrated Development Environment for Java and Java Mobile applications.
  • Java Development Home: New on the ongoing development of Java. You can contribute too!
  • Java User Groups : Select a Java project you want to work on and create a user group here. The formation of a Java User Group is in progress . Check out the club activity site for more details .
  • JAVA Learning: A great site for learning and effectively using Java . An indispensable resource for SCJP.
  • Project GlassFish : The home of GlassFish, a highly optimized open-source Application Server, implementing the latest features of Java Enterprise Edition.
  • MySQL : MySQL , and world's most popular open-source database.
  • OpenOffice :Check out the most complete office productivity suite .
Looking to see you on some of these links :)

Cheers ...

Friday, October 10, 2008

Sun Club and the Campus Ambassador Program

To set the ball rolling, let us begin with a little introduction of what we are, why we are and what we do.

The Sun Club is a club aimed at promoting and evangelizing open source technologies from Sun Microsystems.

The Sun Club and the Sun Campus Ambassador ( CA ) program is currently in its second year at BIT, Mesra.

Under this program, a student is selected to be the Sun Campus Ambassador. He/She will then undergo a series of training sessions that will bring him/her up to speed with the latest tools that Sun has to offer for Open Source Development. This knowledge will then be imparted to the students through technical demo sessions conducted by the Campus Ambassador.

The program is mainly geared towards popularisation of the OpenSolaris Platform, NetBeans Development IDE, MySql server , Java applications and other Sun technologies.

The Sun Club spearheaded by the CA conducts various activities to fulfill the goals of the club.

To get a more detailed "feel" of things, visit us at http://bitmesra.ac.in/SunClub

Cheers ...