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This letter is from Members of the CSI-NSIT Students' Branch (Computer Society of India) and we are back with our famous newsletter "Bits n Bytes" Vol. 4. After three successful volumes, we are currently working on fourth volume. About 'BITS N BYTES' Bits n Bytes is the quarterly newsletter published by CSI-NSIT containing articles related to technologies from various fields, apart from reports of the major events organized by CSI-NSIT. All the articles are brought to you by NSIT students under valuable guidance of seniors and alumni. It is available absolutely FREE at CSI NSIT web portal. The newsletter is for everybody even for someone who is just learning about technologies. All the news and information in the newsletter are those that related to you only, directly or indirectly. This makes it a must read newsletter for everybody. Topics discussed in past Volumes The first volume was about creating awareness of Open Source among all people. After so many years of global domination by licensed software (which cost much more than their open source counter parts), we tried to make people aware of open source software and their important features like modifying and free to distribute under GPL(General Public License). In sync, the second volume also focused on open source tools, which can replace your paid licensed versions. Also included in the magazine: of Manusheel Gupta, alumnus of NSIT, reports of the major events organized by CSI-NSIT. experiences While the third volume diversified the focused area as we delved into topics like Web Development, Hardware. Included interesting topics like: Hot New Technologies, IRC Prelude. Also included are the experiences of Tarun Tandon, as a member and the current Vice-Chairperson of CSI-NSIT. Open Source did feature in the form of Open Source alternatives for the most popular proprietary software and much more. Some of the articles of universal interest which will highlight the next edition of Bits n Bytes are : 3G, Digital Security, Hardware, etc. Why this mail is sent to you As a reader, you must be having some expectations from the forthcoming volumes. So we decided to reach out and hear from you, about your interests and suggestions related to the newsletter. Your feedback on previous issue will help us in a great way for improving the newsletter. So be a part of the newsletter and share what you feel. In near future we will be having regular interaction and discussions on published topics with you through our forum. In our attempt to make BnB better and more informative with every edition we would like to know what you'd prefer to read. So why sit idle when 'YOU' are invited to be a part of CSI NSIT newsletter 'BITS N BYTES'. If you haven't read our previous volumes please visit: http://societies.nsitonline.in/csi/index.php?option=com_docman&task=c... <http://societies.nsitonline.in/csi/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat\ _view&gid=32&&Itemid=85> For more information regarding CSI-NSIT please visit: http://www.nsitonline.in/students/societies/csi.html <http://www.nsitonline.in/students/societies/csi.html> To join CSI-NSIT forum please visit: http://societies.nsitonline.in/csi/forum/ <http://societies.nsitonline.in/csi/forum/> Dipankar Patro, Executive Member -- CSI NSIT Students Branch | http://societies.nsitonline.in/csi <http://societies.nsitonline.in/csi>
