June 2007 - SFD-discuss - lists.mailman3.com

CDs to be dispatched to SFD teams

by Robert Schumann

The organisers of Software Freedom Day have been discussing making some changes to the supplies we will be making available to SFD teams this year. Last year we helped Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, send shipments of Ubuntu CDs to teams, and teams once again have the opportunity to request Ubuntu CDs when they register this year. We have also been intending this year to ship copies of The Open CD ( http://theopencd.org/) which was supplied to teams in 2005 - and when teams register this year, they are offered the opportunity to specify how many of The Open CD they would like to receive. However, for various reasons we would like to avoid shipping The Open CD this year. The major reason is cost: although the cost per team might only be US$10 or US$15, when you have hundreds of teams registered that becomes a lot of money. Software Freedom International (the organisation behind SFD) has very limited funds and we believe this is not an effective use of those funds. What we are proposing instead is to send teams 1. One CD or DVD containing open source documentaries, interviews, music and any other open resources we can get hold of 2. A single copy of The Open CD, which can be replicated by teams if they wish to distribute this software 3. ...as well as the usual T-shirts and a few other little items! Another part of the reason for this proposed change is to make available to teams (including teams in parts of the world where internet connectivity is not great) a set of resources that can be used to convey the message of software freedom (for example, interviews with some leaders in the FLOSS world). These resources could then also be used to put together your own documentary or shown at other software freedom events you may plan ( e.g. for a campus fair at your college, or an IT exhibition). Before making this change, we wanted to hear feedback from you, the team leaders and FLOSS enthusiasts from around the world. So please do get in touch with us to let us know what you think (about this change, and about our proposed team supplies) and ask any questions you may have. You can either chat with other SFD participants on the SFD-discuss mailing list (you need to be a member: join at http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss) or you can send your comments/questions direct to the SFI board at info(a)sf-day.org. We are specifically interested in 1. suggestions for resources to be put on the CD/DVD (which must be under an open license). 2. whether your team would have a problem using a DVD and you'd prefer a CD. Looking forward to hearing from you, Robert. PS - Three months left to go before SFD! How are your preparations going?

June 11, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] hello and t-shirt cost

by Robert Schumann

Hi Douglas, The sfd-announce list is generally pretty low-traffic, particularly when we're more than three months from SFD. Traffic will probably start to pick up soon, though.... Regarding T-shirts, we're aiming to have the sales website up within about two weeks. Speaking entirely non-authoritatively, so don't quote me, I believe the T-shirt price may be around US$12. The small profit we make on selling the shirts goes to help us send supplies to all the teams around the world. Anyway, it's great to have you signed up and we hope you organise some great SFD events in North Carolina. Feel free to stay in touch with us and with other teams from around the globe via this mailing list. Robert. On 10/06/07, Douglas A. Whitfield <whitdoug(a)email.unc.edu> wrote: > > All, > > I just signed up for this list today since no messages have come out of > the sfd-announce since I joined it about a month ago. My group's site > is http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/teams/northamerica/ChapelHill. We > are looking to purchase about $100 of the t-shirts if the price is > right. I know the page says the shirts are being worked on, but do we > have an estimated cost? > > This group is a new group begun this spring, so this obviously our first > SFD. None of us had actually even heard of SFD until May 8th! We hope > we can get similar events started at other local universities (Duke and > NC State) as well as some other places we have ties (NCSSM and > Gardner-Webb University). Any questions, comments or concerns are very > welcome! > > Thank you, > -- > Douglas A. Whitfield > > UNC SILS MSIS Class of '08 > Cell: 919-360-0306 > AIM: DouglasAWh > > Carolina Open Source Initiative Co-President > Carolina-opensource(a)listserv.unc.edu > http://www.softwarefreedomday.org > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >

June 11, 2007

hello and t-shirt cost

by Douglas A. Whitfield

All, I just signed up for this list today since no messages have come out of the sfd-announce since I joined it about a month ago. My group's site is http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/teams/northamerica/ChapelHill. We are looking to purchase about $100 of the t-shirts if the price is right. I know the page says the shirts are being worked on, but do we have an estimated cost? This group is a new group begun this spring, so this obviously our first SFD. None of us had actually even heard of SFD until May 8th! We hope we can get similar events started at other local universities (Duke and NC State) as well as some other places we have ties (NCSSM and Gardner-Webb University). Any questions, comments or concerns are very welcome! Thank you, -- Douglas A. Whitfield UNC SILS MSIS Class of '08 Cell: 919-360-0306 AIM: DouglasAWh Carolina Open Source Initiative Co-President Carolina-opensource(a)listserv.unc.edu http://www.softwarefreedomday.org

June 10, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Pleading and grovelling

by Matthew Davidson

Hi, Sorry, should have followed up; persons who shall remain nameless in order to spare their inboxes contacted me within 24 hours of the original post. We should now have enough for the day. Thanks to all concerned! Matthew. Pia Waugh wrote: > Hi Matthew, > > <quote who="Matthew Davidson"> > >> When registering my team I foolishly declined to request any Ubuntu >> Feisty CDs as I had already ordered sufficient for SFD from Canonical. >> Of course my special request for a bulk quantity was declined by >> Canonical, and now I'm left with fewer CDs than I would expect to >> distribute in an average month, never mind SFD. >> >> I know it's dangerously late, but does anybody know at whose feet I >> should prostrate myself to get an emergency stock? > > How many do you need? We can update your team request to include these. > > Cheers, > Pia > -- Alma Technology - The future is free and open http://www.almatech.net.au ... (02) 6658 1607 ... 0419 242 316 -- http://computerclub.cex.com.au http://www.clublinux.org.au -- "He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me." - Thomas Jefferson http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/a1_8_8s12.html

June 8, 2007

Re: Pleading and grovelling

by Nathaniel Jayme

I hope our request will be granted as well. We also look forward for possible partners and sponsors to the event. http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/teams/asiaandmiddleeast/Philippines/Dabaw… More power to all. Sincerely, Nathaniel B. Jayme ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting

June 4, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Pleading and grovelling

by Pia Waugh

Hi Matthew, <quote who="Matthew Davidson"> > When registering my team I foolishly declined to request any Ubuntu > Feisty CDs as I had already ordered sufficient for SFD from Canonical. > Of course my special request for a bulk quantity was declined by > Canonical, and now I'm left with fewer CDs than I would expect to > distribute in an average month, never mind SFD. > > I know it's dangerously late, but does anybody know at whose feet I > should prostrate myself to get an emergency stock? How many do you need? We can update your team request to include these. Cheers, Pia -- Linux Australia http://linux.org.au/

June 3, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Pleading and grovelling

by Janet Hawtin

I am getting costings on cd replication just to find out.

June 1, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Pleading and grovelling

by Melissa Draper

Matthew Davidson wrote: > Hi, > > When registering my team I foolishly declined to request any Ubuntu > Feisty CDs as I had already ordered sufficient for SFD from Canonical. > Of course my special request for a bulk quantity was declined by > Canonical, and now I'm left with fewer CDs than I would expect to > distribute in an average month, never mind SFD. > > I know it's dangerously late, but does anybody know at whose feet I > should prostrate myself to get an emergency stock? > > Matthew Davidson > Coffs Harbour NSW Australia Team > Ok, lets troubleshoot the process before I point you to the contact. How many did you ask for? How did you describe the request? -- Sincerely Melissa Draper http://www.meldraweb.com Phone: 0404 595 395 (intl): +61 404 595 395 P.O Box 1412 Lavington, NSW 2641

June 1, 2007

Pleading and grovelling

by Matthew Davidson

Hi, When registering my team I foolishly declined to request any Ubuntu Feisty CDs as I had already ordered sufficient for SFD from Canonical. Of course my special request for a bulk quantity was declined by Canonical, and now I'm left with fewer CDs than I would expect to distribute in an average month, never mind SFD. I know it's dangerously late, but does anybody know at whose feet I should prostrate myself to get an emergency stock? Matthew Davidson Coffs Harbour NSW Australia Team -- Alma Technology - The future is free and open http://www.almatech.net.au ... (02) 6658 1607 ... 0419 242 316 -- http://computerclub.cex.com.au http://clublinux.almatech.net.au -- "He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me." - Thomas Jefferson http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/a1_8_8s12.html

June 1, 2007