Current projects at Blue Light

Things to know before you consider volunteering in Auroville and Blue Light

To get to know you better, please take the time and reflect a bit on the questions below. This will help you to get clearer what you want and help us to see whether your involvement is in the right place in Blue Light. We might find that your skills fit or if not, try to see where else your involvement can be helpful in Auroville.

• What makes you want to come and stay with us in Auroville?
• Why is the Blue Light project of special interest to you?
• What are your skills you want to offer during your stay?

Please send us a photo of you when applying for volunteering. You find our photo here.

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Some practical considerations

What is your intended time frame for staying in Auroville? How many months? Which time of the year?
Granted you like Blue Light do you envision to work the full time with us?
Can you support yourself financially during your stay in Auroville? We recommend for volunteers between 8000 and 10 000 INR (Indian Rupees) which equivalents to 120 - 150 Euros or 190 - 230 US$ per month (Exchange rate 68 Rs per Euro or 43 Rs per US$). This amount can vary depending on your life style. You will need this money for accommodation, transport, food etc.

Our Projects

We are looking for computer savvy people - geeks, geeks-in-the-making, open source enthusiasts or other computer literate beings. Blue Light provides you with an office environment and if you don't come with your laptop with a computer. We have quite a mixed bunch of people around so that we learn from each other. Depending on the project a 3 to 6 months commitment is expected.

Part of the job is to get into contact with Aurovilians. This is a great way to dive deeper into Auroville, how it works, how daily life looks like ...
We are using as much Open Source software as possible. This means researching Open Source projects, installing software on test computers, getting in contact with the developers or the community if needed and finally introduce it into working environments (offices) and train users.
We require proper documentation of what you do here since you are not staying with us forever (... who knows .

We are also looking for programmers to create software that helps Auroville to function better.

• OpenERP
• Project Coordination Group software
• We are looking for a Drupal expert
• Development of training material for Open Source applications
• Linux server security
• Playground for Linux geeks
• Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) and thin client setups for AV schools and services
• We need a LDAP geek !
• Backup (Amanda) (Manu)
• Domain Name server
• Access Control Lists
• Tally on Ubuntu

For more information get into contact with us.