Frederick Noronha

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| name = Frederick Noronha
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| caption = Noronha in 2017
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| birth_place = [[São Paulo]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]
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| occupation = Journalist
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| alma_mater = Dempo College of Commerce and Economics, [[University of Goa]], [[University of Mumbai|University of Bombay]]
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'''Frederick Noronha''' (born 23 December 1963 in [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]) is a [[journalist]] based in [[Saligão]] in the [[Bardez]] taluka of [[Goa]]. He is active in [[cyberspace]] and involved with e-ventures involving Goa, developmental concerns and [[free software]]. He writes mostly on free software / open source issues, technology, and computing issues in India. He is the co-founder of [[BytesForAll]]. He is the founder of the alternate publishing house, Goa 1556.<ref name="OpenSourceForU">
{{cite web
| url = https://opensourceforu.com/2018/11/it-wasnt-love-at-first-sight-with-foss-but-the-idea-was-most-appealing/
| title = It wasn't love at first sight with FOSS, but the idea was most appealing
| work = Open Source For You
| date = Nov 2, 2018
| first = Rahul
| last = Chopra
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181119173927/https://opensourceforu.com/2018/11/it-wasnt-love-at-first-sight-with-foss-but-the-idea-was-most-appealing/
| archive-date = 19 November 2018
| url-status = live
}}</ref>

==Education==
Frederick Noronha received a [[Bachelor of Commerce|B.Com.]] degree from Dempo College of Commerce and Economics, [[Panjim]], and [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] (English Literature) degrees from [[Goa University]] and [[University of Mumbai|University of Bombay]].<ref name="ngocongo_fn">{{cite web
|url = http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=pag&id=10284
|title = Frederick Noronha: Biographical statement
|publisher = The Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations
|accessdate = 2007-04-26
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928165556/http://www.ngocongo.org/index.php?what=pag&id=10284
|archive-date = 28 September 2007
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref> He is also an alumnus of the [[Internationales Institut für Journalismus]] (G57 course, 1990), He also received a scholarship from the Institute for Further Education of Journalists (Fojo), Sweden (1998) and was a Sarai Print Media Fellow (2001).
He was a Panos Fellow in 2001 (reproductive health and gender issues)..

(2021) Ph.D English (Focusing on Publishing in 20th Century Goa) via Goa University's Department of English (under Prof Andre Rafael Fernandes)

==Journalism==
He has been a full-time journalist since 1983. From November 1987 to December 1994, Noronha was staff correspondent for ''[[Deccan Herald]]''. From 1994 onwards, he turned a freelancer, and has written for India Abroad News Service (now [[Indo-Asian News Service]]), on news related to [[Goa]] and, more recently, [[Information Technology]]. He also worked as an editorial consultant with Herald (Goa) from October 2003 to April 2004.

He has written articles on [[Goa]], Goan books, [[mass media|media]], environment, development, and information technology. From 1996 to 2006, he has been part of the Admin Team of Goanet, a volunteer and not-for-profit network that links the Goan diaspora community. Publications that have featured Noronha's works include ''[[The Economic Times]]'', ''[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]'', [[Spider (internet magazine)|''Spider'' Internet Magazine (Pakistan)]], ''[[Associated Press]]'' (photographs), [[Dawn (newspaper)|''Dawn'']], the [[BBC Online|BBC website]] and ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]''.<ref name="ngocongo_fn"/><ref>{{cite magazine
|url = http://www.outlookindia.com/author.asp?name=Frederick+Noronha
|title = Authors/People Page: Frederick Noronha
|magazine = [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]
|accessdate = 2007-04-26
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061022102248/http://www.outlookindia.com/author.asp?name=Frederick+Noronha
|archive-date = 22 October 2006
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>

===Online ventures===
Together with [[Partha Pratim Sarkar]] of [[Bangladesh]], Noronha co-founded [[BytesForAll]]. He is a supporter of copyleft-based models for sharing digital information and resources, with some 6000+ photographs, mainly related to Goa, available on his Flickr page.<ref name="OpenSourceForU" />

==Involvement with FOSS movement==
Noronha is a supporter of free software, and is actively involved in chronicling its growth in India and other Asian countries. His articles on Free Software have been published in [[Linux Journal]] and [[Free Software Magazine]].<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/social_implications
| title = The social implications of free software
| publisher = [[Free Software Magazine]]
| accessdate = 2007-04-26
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181119174136/http://freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/social_implications/
| archive-date = 19 November 2018
| url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine
|url = http://www.linuxjournal.com/user/801079/track
|title = Frederick Noronha
|magazine = [[Linux Journal]]
|accessdate = 2007-04-26
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930180440/http://www.linuxjournal.com/user/801079/track
|archive-date = 30 September 2007
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>

He has also participated in a study on FLOSS in the 'developing' countries (2003–04) in [[Finland]].<ref>{{cite journal
|last = Rajani
|first = Niranjan
|title = Free as in Education: Significance of FLOSS for the Developing Countries
|page = 96
|publisher = Suomen OneWorld -portaaliyhdistys and KEPA
|location = Helsinki, Finland
|date = 2002–2003
|url = https://www.itu.int/net/wsis/docs/background/themes/access/free_as_in_education_niranjan.pdf
|access-date = November 17, 2018
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170612093918/http://www.itu.int/net/wsis/docs/background/themes/access/free_as_in_education_niranjan.pdf
|archive-date = 12 June 2017
|url-status = live
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref> He has been a member of the panel deciding on the [[FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software]] and The Manthan-AIF Award 2006.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.manthanaward.org/jurymem06.asp
|title=The Manthan-AIF Award 2006 Jury
|publisher=Digital Empowerment Foundation
|accessdate=2007-04-26
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070321121804/http://manthanaward.org/jurymem06.asp
|archivedate=21 March 2007
|url-status=dead
|df=dmy
}}</ref> He has also spoken at many FOSS conferences, including [[FOSS.IN]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Bangalore readies for "one of world's largest" FOSS events
|url=http://content1.msn.co.in/Technology/technologyIANS_061106_411.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121054/http://content1.msn.co.in/Technology/technologyIANS_061106_411.htm
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2007-09-29
|publisher=[[MSN]] Technology News
|date=Nov 6, 2006
|accessdate=Nov 17, 2018
}}</ref>

==Goa 1556==
On 20 June 2007, Noronha founded the alternate publishing house ''Goa 1556''. It has published over 100 books in print and ebook form. All authors of books published are Goan and the topics published range from Goan history to [[Goan cuisine]].<ref>
{{cite news
| url = https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/Goa1556-Binding-ideas-and-dreams/103937.html
| title = Goa,1556: Binding ideas and dreams
| work = Herald Goa
| date=Nov 2, 2018
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181119173756/https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/Goa1556-Binding-ideas-and-dreams/103937.html
| archive-date = 19 November 2018
| url-status = live
}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Frederick Noronha}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060615144851/http://fn.goa-india.org/ Frederick Noronha's site] Archived
* [http://www.goa1556.in/ Goa 1556 Official website]

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