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Re: [SFD-discuss] Planning for SFD 2008 - Your ideas and input!

by Subir Pradhanang

Hi all, On 1/16/08, Pia Waugh <pia(a)softwarefreedomday.org> wrote: > > As we are going through initial planning and in particular new ideas and > brainstorming for 2008, I thought it would be great to invite responses from > you guys, the Software Freedom Day community :) What would you like to see > different in 2008? How could we better help you organise awesome events? How > can we help you with marketing and such? World Software Freedom Day! Adding World to our regular SFD term would automatically suggest that it is being celebrated worldwide like World Environment Day or something like that. This would make us easier in explaining to our potential local partners/supporters/sponsors that the event is taking place globally, which would in turn, attract more supporters and of course, the media support. Perhaps it could attract the support of UN agencies as well, which the SFI is looking for for the upcoming SFD. Please correct me if I'm mistaken. This especially held true for us when we approached the apex government body for IT in Nepal, HLCIT [1] to partner with us during the last SFD. Even in their annual newsletter [2], they've mentioned it as World Software Freedom Day. The actual newsletter can be found here [3]. [1] http://hlcit.gov.np/ [2] http://wiki.fossnepal.org/images/c/c3/Sfd07_on_hlcit_newsletter.jpg [3] http://www.hlcit.gov.np/pdf/newsletter2007.pdf Cheers, Subir --- Subir B. Pradhanang subirbp.livejournal.com

Jan. 21, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] Planning for SFD 2008 - Your ideas and input!

by Frederic Muller

Hi! This is the Beijing team here. Thank you guys for the prize and the congrats we received. I'm jumping in to say we can do the Simplified Chinese version. Fred Pia Waugh wrote: > Hi all, > > <quote who="Leo Arias F."> > > >> A multilingual website would be great. >> > > We would love to be able to achieve this, but of course will need help! > Could everyone who would be interested in helping achieve this please let us > know (on this list is fine, and state the language(s) you can help with so > people can see what is and isn't covered). Then we can create a > multi-lingual sub-committee for SFD that works with the board to ensure both > the website and other announcements/information is able to be made available > in something more than english! :) > > Cheers, > Pia > >

Jan. 20, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] FREE and OPEN SOURCEBULAWAYO exhibit at the 2008 ZITF

by Mr. R. Simango

Xolani, We would like to participate, please share your program of action with US. REgards, On 1/18/08, xolani Ndlovu <xolanimart(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > HIE everyone > > FREE AND OPEN SOURCE BULAWAYO(FOSB) is preparing for one of its major > events for 2008 before SFD2008 that is EXHIBITING AT THE ZIMBABWE > INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR AN ANNUAL EVENT HELD IN BULAWAYO THE HOME OF FOSB > > .FOSB WOULD TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY MAKE MASSIVE PUBLIC AWARENESS > CAMPAIGNS AND SELL THE FLOSS POLICY TO THE PEOPLE.WE WOULD APPRECIATE > ANY HELP/SUPPORT FROM ANYONE IN THE FLOSS SOCIETY THAT(ANY KIND OF > HELP/SUPPORT) . > > > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > -- Richard Simango Technical and Operations Manager Tonga Online P. O. Box 47 Binga Zimbabwe Tel +263-15-573 Mobile: +263-11-619322 www.mulonga.net

Jan. 18, 2008

FREE and OPEN SOURCEBULAWAYO exhibit at the 2008 ZITF

by xolani Ndlovu

HIE everyone FREE AND OPEN SOURCE BULAWAYO(FOSB) is preparing for one of its major events for 2008 before SFD2008 that is EXHIBITING AT THE ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR AN ANNUAL EVENT HELD IN BULAWAYO THE HOME OF FOSB .FOSB WOULD TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY MAKE MASSIVE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND SELL THE FLOSS POLICY TO THE PEOPLE.WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP/SUPPORT FROM ANYONE IN THE FLOSS SOCIETY THAT(ANY KIND OF HELP/SUPPORT) .

Jan. 18, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD 2008

by Lars Noodén

Georg Sluyterman wrote: > ... > It is important that we (on Youtube etc.) tell people where they can get > the video in an open format such as Ogg Theora.... +1 Freedom with the files gives freedom in the applications which gives freedom in the platforms. /Lars

Jan. 18, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] Planning for SFD 2008 - Your ideas and input!

by andress calderon

Hi, I'll travel to Sydney soon to study english, I love work on translations to spanish, you can count me!!! On Jan 16, 2008 4:03 PM, Pia Waugh <pia(a)softwarefreedomday.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > <quote who="Leo Arias F."> > > > A multilingual website would be great. > > We would love to be able to achieve this, but of course will need help! > Could everyone who would be interested in helping achieve this please let > us > know (on this list is fine, and state the language(s) you can help with so > people can see what is and isn't covered). Then we can create a > multi-lingual sub-committee for SFD that works with the board to ensure > both > the website and other announcements/information is able to be made > available > in something more than english! :) > > Cheers, > Pia > > -- > Software Freedom Day 2007 http://softwarefreedomday.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > -- ANDRES O. CALDERON R. kKoDDa Group / Estrategia PIC ParqueSoft Pasto "Free Software Lives - Free Software Rules"

Jan. 17, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD 2008

by Georg Sluyterman

Luis Gustavo Lira wrote: <---snip----> > Here some examples > > http://www.youtube.com/BelieveBeginBecome > http://www.youtube.com/MaartenBID > http://www.youtube.com/socialedge > <---snip---> It is important that we (on Youtube etc.) tell people where they can get the video in an open format such as Ogg Theora. Flash alone is a bad idea. Besides that, i think its a good idea. -- Regards Georg Sluyterman Aalborg, Denmark

Jan. 17, 2008

SFD 2008

by Luis Gustavo Lira

Could SFD help us to develop multilingual resources and promotional materials? Some ideas: - A viral campaingon youtube, teams could submit a short video clip. After editing and remixing, we could create a new promotional video for the SFD2008 Here some examples http://www.youtube.com/BelieveBeginBecome http://www.youtube.com/MaartenBID http://www.youtube.com/socialedge - Sharing our materials, tutorials, talks, courses, etc, under Creative Commonos Licences. Here a list of video tutorials in spanish from my lug group. http://tuxpuc.pucp.edu.pe/content/view/630/132/ Regards, http://www.culturalibre.info ____________________________________________________________________________________ ¡Capacidad ilimitada de almacenamiento en tu correo! No te preocupes más por el espacio de tu cuenta con Correo Yahoo!: http://correo.espanol.yahoo.com/

Jan. 17, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] Planning for SFD 2008 - Your ideas and input!

by Matthew Macdonald-Wallace

On Thu, 2008-01-17 at 10:12 +1000, draicone(a)gmail.com wrote: > What I'd love to see is a set of consistent materials for the talks at > events. > > Every year Microsoft gets all their MVPs together and works out the > messages they'll be sending out for the next twelve months. Every year > SFD event visitors are given inconsistent explanations of the concepts > behind SFD, FOSS, GNU/Linux etc. > > I'm not saying we need to formalise a propoganda machine, but the > success at which MS manages to get its message across should be a good > indication that a consistent message is a successful one. If we had, > say, a set of community developed slideshows to use during the event, > and we spoke based on the points on those slideshows, we'd probably > manage to educate the public much better. > > We've got some resources for SFD events as it is, we just don't > formally have one set of notes and discussion points we're going to > use for our events. > > Comments? The Open Source Consortium is trying to achieve a similar goal, with a specific aim to develop materials that can be used by our members to target the public/education sectors. I will approach the membership and see if the are willing for some of this work to be released into the public domain once it has been created. Regards, Matt. -- Matthew Macdonald-Wallace matthew(a)truthisfreedom.org.uk Please use ISO Approved file formats (.odt/.ods/.odp/.odg/.pdf) for attachments. If you wish to convert legacy Microsoft documents to these formats, please use Open Office (http://www.openoffice.org/)

Jan. 17, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] Multilingual website

by Subir Pradhanang

On Jan 17, 2008 1:09 PM, Eugene Fedin <eugfed(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >Could everyone who would be interested in helping achieve this please let > us > know (on this list is fine, and state the language(s) you can help with so > people can see what is and isn't covered). I can help with Nepali :) Cheers, Subir --- Subir B. Pradhanang subirbp.livejournal.com www.fossnepal.org

Jan. 17, 2008