The National Conference on Free Software which holds the motto of Free Software, Free Knowledge and Free Humanity was held on Cochin University of Science And Technology (CUSAT). The main organisers of the event were CUSAT, Open Software Solutions Industrial Co-Operative Society (OSSICS), Appropriate Technology Promotion Society (ATPS) and Kerala State IT@School Project. In addition to the above mentioned organizations, Free Software Communities such as Swathanthra Malayalam Computing(SMC) and ILUG-Cochin were also invited to organise the event. The prime sponsors of the event were Keltron, C-DIT and Linux For You Magazine. A number of NGO's and private organisations also participated in the four day exhibition and two day seminars. All of the sponsors and the participating members were listed in the website of NCFS(http://nfm2008.atps.in). However, one such organization was missing from the sponsor list, which is the notorious Novell Corporation.