i , ▁which ▁rec ount s ▁his ▁voyage ▁to ▁China ▁to ▁give ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Emperor . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sul u ▁Category : 1 4 1 7 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 5 th - century ▁monarch s ▁in ▁Asia ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Society ▁for ▁Prom otion ▁of ▁Altern ative ▁Comput ing ▁and ▁Emp loyment ▁( SP ACE ) ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁T riv and rum , ▁Ker ala , ▁India . ▁ ▁Object ive ▁SP ACE ▁is ▁a ▁registered ▁society ▁that ▁has ▁members ▁from ▁academ ia , ▁the ▁IT ▁industry , ▁professional ▁soci eties ▁such ▁as ▁IE EE ▁and ▁Computer ▁Society ▁of ▁India , ▁and ▁the ▁IT ▁Administration ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Ker ala . ▁The ▁vision ▁of ▁SP ACE ▁is ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Free ▁and ▁Open ▁Source ▁Software ▁( FO SS ) ▁in ▁academ ics , ▁govern ance , ▁corpor ate ▁and ▁individual ▁use , ▁and ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁use ▁FO SS ▁for ▁employ ment ▁generation ▁in ▁Ker ala . ▁The ▁V ME ▁model ▁promoted ▁by ▁SP ACE ▁en vis ages ▁a ▁decent ral ized ▁and ▁distributed ▁mode ▁of ▁IT ▁development ▁where ▁local ▁employ ment , ▁particularly ▁using ▁FO SS , ▁is ▁promoted ▁and ▁facil itated . ▁SP ACE ▁int ends ▁to ▁promote ▁more ▁V ME s ▁that ▁can ▁take ▁up ▁different ▁services ▁in ▁Ker ala , ▁especially ▁in ▁smaller ▁towns ▁and ▁rural ▁areas . ▁ ▁Inter vention ▁The ▁primary ▁thrust ▁of ▁the ▁inter vention