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Re: [SFD-discuss] Packages not received yet

by Frederic Muller

Dear Norman, I only have one team who registered and click the 'receive schwags' checkbox from Nicaragua and it's not registered under your name. Goodies were only sent for the first 300 registered teams before mid-July. Hope that helps you better understand what happened. Fred Norman Garcia Aguilar wrote: > Here in Nicaragua nothing arrived yet :S > > -- > Norman Garcia Aguilar > http://normangaguilar.blogspot.com > Linux user # 444131 > Ubuntu user # 15806 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >

Sept. 16, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] [OT] Scarcity and copyright

by shirish

Just an addition to that . One could also have screenings of the big buck bunny (how could I have forgotten that) http://www.bigbuckbunny.org/index.php/download/ Also I know that OLPC had released lot of sound samples :- http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sound_samples Another interesting one would be ccmixter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CcMixter So as far as content is concerned, there is quite a bit which could be made use for awareness and re-mixing purposes. I really hope people do use these resources making SFD a whole richer experience for everyone concerned. -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17

Sept. 16, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] [OT] Scarcity and copyright

by shirish

Replies in-line :- On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 10:46 AM, Pia Waugh <greebo(a)pipka.org> wrote: > Hi Shirish, Hi Pia, <snipped> > Software Freedom Day certainly isn't just about Free Software :) So far as > I > am concerned it is also about open standards, open knowledge and as you > mention, open culture. True as well . <snipped> What do you propose we can do to better integrate the concepts of open > culture into Software Freedom Day? off-hand, it would be nice if SFD would be able to get the Nine-Inch Nails albums http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_inch_nails which are under CC . You could also get some poems and stories and put it either from archive.org or from gutenberg.net . There could also be a open/free culture hour where people can donate or put their art under either the Gnu FDL (reciprocity) or the slightly more complex CC licenses. There could also be a discussion by people in their events of what these licenses mean and which is good where and how. > > Also, would you like your blog to be included in the SFD planet? Pia, while I've no problems of the same, I do not know :- 1. The process that needs to be done 2. Would SFD gain anything from my blog appearing on the planet. 3. Silly but I haven't managed to get around to having a hackergochi . > Cheers, > Pia > > -- > OLPC Australia > http://olpc.org.au/ > Linux Australia > http://linux.org.au/ > Open Source Industry Australia > http://osia.net.au/ > Software Freedom Day > http://softwarefreedomday.org/ > > "Women hold up half the sky." - Mao Tse Tung > > That's about it from me for now :) -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17

Sept. 16, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] Packages not received yet

by Norman Garcia Aguilar

Here in Nicaragua nothing arrived yet :S -- Norman Garcia Aguilar http://normangaguilar.blogspot.com Linux user # 444131 Ubuntu user # 15806

Sept. 16, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] [OT] Scarcity and copyright

by Pia Waugh

Hi Shirish, <quote who="shirish"> > While its great that we are having a software freedom day, but I > believe that free software is just the beginning of the wakeup call . There > is so much more that needs to be done. There is also the whole of Free > Culture movement as well which has lots of similarities and dis-similarities > to what free software hopes to do. Software Freedom Day certainly isn't just about Free Software :) So far as I am concerned it is also about open standards, open knowledge and as you mention, open culture. > As an individual I believe the free software movement and the free culture > movement have much to gain and I'm sure there would be lot of loose > relationships which are there or may be forming as we speak. > > A recent international incident concerning copyrights irritated and > disturbed me quite a bit . Even after thinking about it for days it just > wouldn't go down, hence put up a blog post about the same . > http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/scarcity-and-copyright/ > > One thing though, I'm no expert in copyright. > > While it may not serve the interests of the free software movement directly > I do believe we get affected by it quite a bit. > > Hoping we can make our voices heard in as many places as we can. What do you propose we can do to better integrate the concepts of open culture into Software Freedom Day? Also, would you like your blog to be included in the SFD planet? Cheers, Pia -- OLPC Australia http://olpc.org.au/ Linux Australia http://linux.org.au/ Open Source Industry Australia http://osia.net.au/ Software Freedom Day http://softwarefreedomday.org/ "Women hold up half the sky." - Mao Tse Tung

Sept. 16, 2008

[OT] Scarcity and copyright

by shirish

Hi all, While its great that we are having a software freedom day, but I believe that free software is just the beginning of the wakeup call . There is so much more that needs to be done. There is also the whole of Free Culture movement as well which has lots of similarities and dis-similarities to what free software hopes to do. As an individual I believe the free software movement and the free culture movement have much to gain and I'm sure there would be lot of loose relationships which are there or may be forming as we speak. A recent international incident concerning copyrights irritated and disturbed me quite a bit . Even after thinking about it for days it just wouldn't go down, hence put up a blog post about the same . http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/scarcity-and-copyright/ One thing though, I'm no expert in copyright. While it may not serve the interests of the free software movement directly I do believe we get affected by it quite a bit. Hoping we can make our voices heard in as many places as we can. -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17

Sept. 16, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] Packages not received yet

by Frederic Muller

hi! With the little information provided it seems your tracking number is EB057231386CN and your package has been delivered on August 29th. You can check by yourself at http://www.ems.com.cn/english-main.jsp If this is not the case I will need your full name and address to verify. Thanks Fred Zé Ricardo wrote: > The same here in Brazil. > > On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Alexjan Carraturo <axjslack(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> 2008/9/15 KING Farrel <kingofpc001(a)yahoo.co.uk>: >> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> We at Sierra eRiders in Sierra Leone have not yet received out SFD packages. >>> I wonder whether they are still on their way and I hope we have not been >>> forgotten. >>> >>> Farrel >>> >>> ---------------------- >>> Sierra eRiders >>> Freetown, Sierra Leone >>> www.sierraeriders.org >>> >>> >>> >> Italy.... nothing arrived yet, and I don't think will arrive before 20 sept. >> >> Strange but it's true. >> >> >> -- >> #################################### >> Alexjan Carraturo >> admin of >> Free Software Users Group Italia >> http://www.fsugitalia.org >> #################################### >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SFD-discuss mailing list >> SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org >> http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >> >> > > > >

Sept. 16, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] Packages not received yet

by Frederic Muller

Dear Alexjan, Your package was handed over to customs on September 5th, so I guess they should have contacted you already. Trakcing number is EB057232470CN and you can check at http://www.ems.com.cn/english-main.jsp Good luck! Fred Alexjan Carraturo wrote: > > > > Italy.... nothing arrived yet, and I don't think will arrive before 20 sept. > > Strange but it's true. > > >

Sept. 16, 2008

Re: [SFD-discuss] Packages not received yet

by Frederic Muller

Dear Farrel, We didn't send any package to Sierra Leone so I believe that either you didn't register on time or you didn't click on the checkbox asking for schwags. All the best. Fred KING Farrel wrote: > Hello All, > > We at Sierra eRiders in Sierra Leone have not yet received out SFD > packages. I wonder whether they are still on their way and I hope we > have not been forgotten. > > Farrel > > ---------------------- > Sierra eRiders > Freetown, Sierra Leone > www.sierraeriders.org > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >

Sept. 16, 2008

Sun promotes SFD

by Przemysław Kulczycki

I don't know if you guys have seen it, but Sun promotes SFD a lot: http://www.sun.com/events/softwarefreedomday/index.jsp Sun is pushing SFD very much. Here in Kraków, Poland, a local Sun ambassador contacted me and offered free OpenSolaris cds, t-shirts, poster printing, and even free pizza on our event! I know it's a bit late to inform you about it, but if you have any time then you can try contact Sun for additional resources for your SFD events. -- ## Przemysław Kulczycki <<>> Azrael Nightwalker ## # jabber: azrael[na]jabster.pl | tlen: azrael29a # ### www: http://reksio.ftj.agh.edu.pl/~azrael/ ###

Sept. 15, 2008