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[Planning-en] Press Release: Software Freedom Day, Christchurch team

by Rik Tindall

"Celebrate software freedom", SFD team invites computer users. Local technologists hold Free Software education day. Press Release: Software Freedom Day, Team Christchurch. 11th September 2006. The third annual Software Freedom Day is this weekend. The international festival of Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) is celebrated around the world. "FOSS and SFD are especially popular in developing countries, where software license costs form a barrier to learning", says SFD Christchurch team leader, Rik Tindall. "Software Freedom Day is about diversity and skill range in computer education." "Few people realise that quality PC software is freely available, without breaching copyright licences. To remedy this, Software Freedom Day publicises Free and Open-Source Software", Tindall says. "Better known examples are Firefox web browser, OpenOffice.org office suite, and GNU/Linux operating system distributions like Ubuntu. All these will be demonstrated at our local event, this weekend." SFD Christchurch is spread over two afternoons, 16 and 17 September, Saturday and Sunday from 12pm to 4pm. Its venue is the well-resourced South Learning Centre, South Christchurch Library, 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham. A workshop will be run continuously, advising on internet security and FOSS installation technique. DVDs will be screened, and Ubuntu FOSS CDs given out. "Benefits of running legal free software include greater system security, more regular updates, and a supportive community that speeds both learning and software development", says Tindall. "Free and Open-Source systems are the way of the future, due to distributed development's efficiency and enthusiastic support. Most importantly, it's just great fun to get 'under the bonnet' of your PC software, and make a lot of new friends while doing so", Tindall says. "A cordial invite is extended to parents and teachers, large and small business operators - home and office - and technicians, to sample the clean and productive working environment, and the tidy educational tools, that FOSS makes available, this Software Freedom Day." Ends WHAT: Software Freedom Day - international Free and Open-Source Software festival. WHEN: 12pm to 4pm, Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 September 2006 WHERE: South Learning Centre, South Christchurch Library, 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham, Christchurch. CONTACT: Rik Tindall sfd(a)infohelp.co.nz Ph 03-332-1069 or 027-406-0077

Sept. 11, 2006

[Planning-en] Software Freedom Day Celebration in Peru

by Luis Gustavo Lira

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE Software Freedom Day Celebration in Peru Contact: Luis Gustavo Lira e-mail: lira.lg at pucp.edu.pe Organisation: FreeCulture.org - Peruvian Chapter Phone: 51-1-3515885 URL: http://www.freeculture.org/ Blog: http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/culturalibre RSS2.0: http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/xml-rss2.php?blogid=222 September 16th is Software Freedom Day, a worldwide celebration of Free Software. Over 150 teams around the globe will be holding events to promote and celebrate the achievements of the Free Software Movement. The celebration of Software Freedom Day will not only encourage grassroot efforts to promote alternative solutions presented by Free Software but more especially celebrate the freedom and innovation. As part of the celebration LinuxChix, Asterisk and FreeCulture.org are organising a seminar at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru in Lima. For more information: Software Freedom Day http://www.softwarefreedomday.org LinuxChix (Peruvian Chapter) LinuxChix is a community for women who like Linux, and for women and men who want to support women in computing. http://www.linuxchixperu.org/ Asterisk (Peruvian Users Group) Asterisk is a complete PBX in software. It runs on Linux, BSD and MacOSX and provides all of the features you would expect from a PBX and more. Asterisk does voice over IP in many protocols, and can interoperate with almost all standards-based telephony equipment using relatively inexpensive hardware. http://www.asterisk-peru.org FreeCulture.org (Peruvian Chapter) FreeCulture.org is a diverse, non-partisan group of students and young people who are working to get their peers involved in the free culture movement. http://www.freeculture.org About Peru: Today, Perus annual per capita income is declining; 52 percent of the population is underemployed and 8 percent are unemployed. Peru has a highly unequal income distribution and endemic poverty with about 55 percent of the population living below the poverty level and 24 percent living in extreme poverty. Free Software can be used to facilitate an inclusive and participatory process in drafting national poverty reduction strategies and in achieving their goals. __________________________________________________ Correo Yahoo! Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! Regístrate ya - http://correo.espanol.yahoo.com/

Sept. 11, 2006

[Planning-en] posters please

by Cat Scratch

we've got a small version here http://www.sfd06.org/melb if you want a larger version try this: http://www.catscratch.net/SFDposter842x1191.jpg done in inkscape... there's an SVG here http://www.catscratch.net/SFDposter_pathsA3.svg On Sat, 2006-09-09 at 10:30 +0300, Hayat wrote: > Hi all, > > We need different poster designs for SFD. Please send us as many as > you can (small as well as big.) Thanks. > > Hayat > Lucynix Facilitator > > On 09/09/06, Derguech Wassim <dfsa.derwas(a)gmail.com> wrote: > this is our poster for advertising the sfd event! ( it s in > frensh)!!! > > http://sfdtunisia.freehostia.com/affiche.html > -- > Derguech Wassim -DERWAS- > -- Donna Benjamin Conference Director linux.conf.au 2008 http://www.mel8ourne.org Board Member Open Source Industry Australia http://www.osia.net.au Executive Director Creative Contingencies http://www.cc.com.au

Sept. 9, 2006

Re: [Planning-en] Re: [Info] press pics

by Rik Tindall

Hello all, SFD Gallery now has our newspaper ad, published from today in The Press: http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/gallery/2006/Christchurch Made from: http://www.infohelp.co.nz/docs/sfd3ad.html Hayat wrote: > Hi all, > > We need different poster designs for SFD. Please send us as many as you > can (small as well as big.) Thanks. > > Hayat > Lucynix Facilitator hth & regards, Rik pp Team Christchurch NZ

Sept. 9, 2006

Re: [Planning-en] Re: [Info] press pics

by Paul Schulz

Hayat, See the following link for the posters and brochures that we are using for our events.. http://sfs.mawsonlakes.org/promotion.php Please let me know if you require the SVG (inkscape) files. Cheers, Paul On 9/9/06, Hayat <hayaty(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > We need different poster designs for SFD. Please send us as many as you can > (small as well as big.) Thanks. > > Hayat > Lucynix Facilitator > > > On 09/09/06, Derguech Wassim <dfsa.derwas(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > this is our poster for advertising the sfd event! ( it s in frensh)!!! > > http://sfdtunisia.freehostia.com/affiche.html > -- > Derguech Wassim -DERWAS- > ENSI > sfdtunisia.freehostia.com > www.dfsa.org.tn > dfsa.freehostia.com > dfsa.dynamicforum.net > > MSN: dfsa_derwas(a)hotmail.com > Yahoo: dfsa_derwas(a)yahoo.fr > GSM: (+216) 22 719 390 > _______________________________________________ > Planning-en mailing list > Planning-en(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/planning-en > > > > > > -- > Hayat > _______________________________________________ > Planning-en mailing list > Planning-en(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/planning-en > > >

Sept. 9, 2006

Re: [Planning-en] Re: [Info] press pics

by Hayat

Hi all, We need different poster designs for SFD. Please send us as many as you can (small as well as big.) Thanks. Hayat Lucynix Facilitator On 09/09/06, Derguech Wassim <dfsa.derwas(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > this is our poster for advertising the sfd event! ( it s in frensh)!!! > > http://sfdtunisia.freehostia.com/affiche.html > -- > Derguech Wassim -DERWAS- > ENSI > sfdtunisia.freehostia.com > www.dfsa.org.tn > dfsa.freehostia.com > dfsa.dynamicforum.net > > MSN: dfsa_derwas(a)hotmail.com > Yahoo: dfsa_derwas(a)yahoo.fr > GSM: (+216) 22 719 390 > > _______________________________________________ > Planning-en mailing list > Planning-en(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/planning-en > > > -- Hayat

Sept. 9, 2006

[Planning-en] T-shirts, Ubuntu, arrived! Peru

by Luis Gustavo Lira

Thanks Guys, everything is ok, __________________________________________________ Correo Yahoo! Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! Regístrate ya - http://correo.espanol.yahoo.com/

Sept. 9, 2006

Re: [Planning-en] Re: [Info] press pics

by Derguech Wassim

this is our poster for advertising the sfd event! ( it s in frensh)!!! http://sfdtunisia.freehostia.com/affiche.html -- Derguech Wassim -DERWAS- ENSI sfdtunisia.freehostia.com www.dfsa.org.tn dfsa.freehostia.com dfsa.dynamicforum.net MSN: dfsa_derwas(a)hotmail.com Yahoo: dfsa_derwas(a)yahoo.fr GSM: (+216) 22 719 390

Sept. 8, 2006

[Planning-en] Re: [Info] press pics

by Matt Oquist

Does anybody have any pictures that could help Ulla out? (Sorry for the delay in responding, Ulla.) Thanks, Matt Ulla wrote: [Wed Aug 30 2006, 05:43:14PM EDT] > Hia, > > I am at the moment trying to get some coverage about Software Freedom Day > and wondered if you have some high resolution (300 dpi) pictures of > Software Freedom Day. I have looked in the Gallery, but most are > compressed for web. > > We would be particularly interested in some pictures of Software Freedom > Day celebrated in countries in India. Africa, Nepal or the Phillipines or > South America. > > Could you please send some? > Thank you > Ulla > > -- > -- > > _______________________________________________ > Info mailing list > Info(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/info -- --------------------------------------------------------- SoftwareFreedomDay.org : Celebrating Free and Open Source Software in Your Community info AT softwarefreedomday.org http://softwarefreedomday.org/ SFD Sponsors: http://canonical.com http://www.dkuug.dk http://ibm.com

Sept. 8, 2006

Re: [Planning-en] Update on SFD On The Air Idea

by James Purser

On Wed, 2006-09-06 at 16:02 +0300, Judy Okite wrote: > Thnx James, > > How do we linkup on skype? your address? and the time. > > Kind Regards, Hi Judy, Timewise its up to you, let me know when a good time for you is and we'll organise it :) My skype name is purserj1977 -- James Purser Producer/Presenter - Open Source On The Air A LocalFOSS Production http://www.localfoss.org irc: #localfoss on irc.freenode.net

Sept. 7, 2006