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Survey
by Peter Ruwoldt 02 Sep '07

02 Sep '07

Hi I would like information about the use of surveys on SFD. Have people surveyed people who attend a SFD event? Was it useful? What questions were used? etc Peter -- Free and Open education for all Peter Ruwoldt Grant High School Hosking Avenue MOUNT GAMBIER SA 5290 P. 08 87263107 (Do not leave voice mail) F. 08 87250173 ruwoldtp(a)granths.sa.edu.au http://www.watiwara.com/

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Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD in Devon, UK
by getty musiiwa 01 Aug '07

01 Aug '07

Hi Rob, I am so glad to learn that there will a SFD event in the UK and hopefully one that I can attend considering that I am in the country. Last year I was the team manager for the SFD 2006 with a woman's organisation called Linux Chix Zimbabwe. If you remember we won the 1st prize world wide. I would like to help with you in organising your event because of my previous experience. Send me an email and give more detail on what you plan the event to be like. Getty ----- Original Message ---- From: Rob Beard <rob(a)esdelle.co.uk> To: Open discussions about SFD <sfd-discuss(a)sf-day.org> Sent: Monday, 30 July, 2007 6:43:39 PM Subject: [SFD-discuss] SFD in Devon, UK Hi folks, I'm not sure if this is the right mailing list to announce our SFD event on or not so apologies if I should have announced it on the other list. Anyway, I'd like to announce a SFD event in Devon. Actually we're looking at running two events, one in the Exeter area of Devon (East Devon) and the other in Plymouth (West area of Devon). We are hoping to hold these events at the respective Universities in Plymouth and Exeter (although this is yet to be confirmed), otherwise we're looking at booking a hotel conference room for the day. This is the first SFD event I have been involved with. I was a bit late last year to get involved although I did run an install day with the proceeds going to charity which was fairly successful considering the short notice I had to set it up. At the event we are holding we're hoping to provide facilities for members of the public to come along and have a play with some Free Software, and if they bring their computers along to have the software installed. I was wondering if it was okay to maybe charge a small fee for installing things such as Linux on their computers with the profits all going to local charities? Anyway, if there is anyone in the Devon area who would like to help, feel free to drop me an e-mail on/off list, or you can find me on the Devon & Cornwall LUG list at http://www.dclug.org.uk Ta, Rob _______________________________________________ SFD-discuss mailing list SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/

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Registrations for SFD goodies closed
by Pia Waugh 31 Jul '07

31 Jul '07

Hi all, We have had an unprecendented response from new SFD teams all around the world this year. Almost double the amount of teams have registered in time to receive the free team goodies including shirts, stickers and CDs, and unfortunately we have already hit our capacity. We are aware that we originally said all registrations up until the 31st would be getting the team goodies, however as we have now hit out absolute limits, no new registrations will be receiving the SFD goodies pack. Teams are absolutely still welcome to be counted as part of the official global celebrations, however as of now, no new teams will be receiving goods. Teams are able to purchase shirts only from the SFD online store for only two more days at: http://sfd.zac-ware.com/ For $15 per shirt. There are only a few left to sell so get in quick. All proceeds go towards supporting the teams around the world. Thank you all for your enthusiasm and for taking Software Freedom to your communities and countries! It is a truly global event and one that will hopefully help all people discover Software Freedom! Cheers, Pia -- Software Freedom Day 2007 http://softwarefreedomday.org/ "There is no darkness but ignorance." - William Shakespeare

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hello
by kamerun＠immerda.ch 30 Jul '07

30 Jul '07

hello, i have friends in cameroon bamenda. they want to take part of the sfd. they try to make the registration and they cannot do it: when submit it comes an error. hee a copy of thier mail Hello Michel I have not succeeded to register our group. There is a problem with the DEDICATED MEMBER NUMBER when I enter the number it will refuse to submit. I am very worried because tomorrow is the last day. What can I do? I will be sending report of saturday meetin we plan to participate on SFD. we have a very good plan. David can you help them. i was in cameroon but now i am back in switzerland and i don't know what to do and the time is short. i would be very happy if they can take part, you can direct take contact with lugbamenda(a)immerda.ch or chidavidafu(a)yahoo.co.uk michel

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SFD in Devon, UK
by Rob Beard 30 Jul '07

30 Jul '07

Hi folks, I'm not sure if this is the right mailing list to announce our SFD event on or not so apologies if I should have announced it on the other list. Anyway, I'd like to announce a SFD event in Devon. Actually we're looking at running two events, one in the Exeter area of Devon (East Devon) and the other in Plymouth (West area of Devon). We are hoping to hold these events at the respective Universities in Plymouth and Exeter (although this is yet to be confirmed), otherwise we're looking at booking a hotel conference room for the day. This is the first SFD event I have been involved with. I was a bit late last year to get involved although I did run an install day with the proceeds going to charity which was fairly successful considering the short notice I had to set it up. At the event we are holding we're hoping to provide facilities for members of the public to come along and have a play with some Free Software, and if they bring their computers along to have the software installed. I was wondering if it was okay to maybe charge a small fee for installing things such as Linux on their computers with the profits all going to local charities? Anyway, if there is anyone in the Devon area who would like to help, feel free to drop me an e-mail on/off list, or you can find me on the Devon & Cornwall LUG list at http://www.dclug.org.uk Ta, Rob

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Over 200 teams!
by Pia Waugh 29 Jul '07

29 Jul '07

Hi all, Just letting you all know we now have over 200 teams already registered for SFD 2007! Excellent work everyone! If anyone else needs to register, please do so in the coming 2 days as registrations close the 31st July for teams to receive schwag. After the 31st, teams can still register to be counted as part of the event, but they will not receive goodies to help their event be successful. Also, we are going through and consolidating all the address changes sent to us. Thank you all for your promptness! Cheers, Pia President Software Freedom International -- Software Freedom Day 2007 http://softwarefreedomday.org/ "We are the facilitators of our own creative evolution." - Bill Hicks

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sfd on linux.com
by Melissa Draper 28 Jul '07

28 Jul '07

For those who have not yet seen it: http://www.linux.com/feature/118245 :) -- Sincerely Melissa Draper http://www.meldraweb.com Phone: 0404 595 395 (intl): +61 404 595 395 P.O Box 1412 Lavington, NSW 2641

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Question for last year's teams
by Melissa Draper 26 Jul '07

26 Jul '07

Greetings, I'm currently writing an article to promote this year's sfd. However, I'd like to be able to include positive impacts that previous events have brought about. So, does anyone have any examples of these positive impacts? Please include your name and the name of the team. Thanks. -- Sincerely Melissa Draper http://www.meldraweb.com Phone: 0404 595 395 (intl): +61 404 595 395 P.O Box 1412 Lavington, NSW 2641

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Re: [SFD-discuss] Spanish speakers mail list
by Peter Eisinger 26 Jul '07

26 Jul '07

Pia, Robert, do excuses for my English, understand me? Because they consult me that it lists do we use? This justified one the existence of the Hispanic list and their permanency year after year. If you agree we will diffuse it so that the SFD grows. Not alone in latam, also in Europe and USA there are many Spanish-speaking. Observations: The list http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/planning-is it remains hidden, and there is not connection at the 2007. In http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/europe The Spanish team is not: http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/Catalonia Waiting prompt answer, I say goodbye affectionately, Peter Eisinger

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Re: [SFD-discuss] Spanish speakers mail list
by Peter Eisinger 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

Pia, thank you for your kind response. Robert, I completly agree, this is the most logical and natural way to do it. I will be pleased to administering it. I believe that it is very important to have the list. There are many countries of Hispanic speech and although each country already have a channel of national communication, this list will be good to share ideas and experiences with the growth of the event as our goal. Because as of today, it is frankly incipient the participation of the community Hispanic speaker. If we work hard this year, the next one will be better. Since 2005 the FLISoL is carried out in Latin america (Latin American Festival of Free Sofware), participating hundreds of cities in more than twenty countries. It would be interesting to have two annual events (one in April and another in September) of massive diffusion and international integration. PreguntasLinux.Org has provided successfully support post installfest to the FLISoL, and we are willing to collaborate in the same way with the SFD. Regards Peter Eisinger http://preguntaslinux.org/ Community of Free Software. Forum GNU/Linux/*NIX. Support Installfest. El Sáb 21 Jul 2007 13:00, sfd-discuss-request(a)sf-day.org escribió: > Message: 7 > Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 09:04:51 +0400 > From: "Robert Schumann" <robert(a)softwarefreedomday.org> > Subject: Re: [SFD-discuss] Spanish speakers mail list > To: "Open discussions about SFD" <sfd-discuss(a)sf-day.org> > Message-ID: > <d58237a20707202204r4b911393v1b94327ecf5fc7d3(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > In fact, there is already a Spanish-speakers mailing list operating on the > SFD server: > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/planning-es > > It was established during last year's SFD campaign, but had very low > traffic. When we reorganised mailing lists earlier this year to create > SFD-announce and SFD-discuss, this list was hidden but not deleted (the > previous lists were called team-contacts, planning-en and planning-es). > > One of our projects for the SFD "off season" - after 15 September this year > - was to improve our multilingual capability by examining how which > languages are most in demand among our participants. > > Feel free to continue using the planning-es list, and if you are interested > I would be happy to make you a list administrator. > > Robert. > > On 7/21/07, Pia Waugh <greebo(a)pipka.org> wrote: > > Hi Peter, > > > > <quote who="Peter Eisinger"> > > > > > Whith the intention that the Software Feedom day expands in the > > > > community of > > > > > Spanish speakers the mail list was created. [1] > > > > Fantastic! Please try to remember to cross post anything from either list > > which would be broadly helpful :):) > > > > > It was already talked with some of you, we think that a more fluent > > > comunication will be reached on this way. > > > > We strongly encourage it. Would you like a mailing list set up on the SFD > > website instead so that all the archives are together? Just an option for > > your decision :):) > > > > Cheers, > > Pia > > > > -- > > Linux Australia > > http://linux.org.au/ > > > > > > "What are we doing today brain?" > > "We're taking over the world like we always do." > > - Pinky and the Brain > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SFD-discuss mailing list > > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss

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