September 2012 - SFD-discuss - lists.mailman3.com

Making SFD happen in Detroit

by Frederic Muller - DFI

On 09/06/2012 12:11 AM, mike bader wrote:> I'd like to get one going here, but not sure there is enough time left? > I think I have the manpower and maybe a location. > Too bad as there are none in Michigan. > > mike bader Hi! Sorry for not having fully followed up and great initiative to ping the list. The 3 events I was referring to in "your area" are all roughly from 210 to 300 miles from you (google map was unusable at the time of my email) which is still quite a distance. Considering you do have a LUG to assist you and are kind of confirming both some helpers and a location I would go ahead. Did you read the Start Guide which I pointed to you [1]? It's full of advice and tips to get off the ground. I can only give you a pale and shorten version here, but I'll still give it a shot: 1. Email your LUG (mailing list, forum?) and tell them the event is on and ask for: - speakers - help to reach out to people they know - volunteers and ideas 2. Asap make a meeting to get things off the ground, define tasks and assign roles. I'd say face to face meeting will be more efficient but if email is the same to you guys, then email is fine. 3. Tasks: just a few from the top off my head (the Start Guide [1] has a lot more) 3.1 - Find speakers or a theme - any hackerspace or other user groups in your area? contact them now! - non-profits could be a good target, see if they use FOSS and can come and talk how. If not, invite them to join, and make sure you'll have something that will interest them (productivity apps, web apps, cms, ask what they could need, civicrm?) 3.2 - Find an audience: - any free magazine, or free community website for the Detroit area? get a free listing in one of those - social networks, tweet, identic :P , G+, FB if you have to... but tell people you're doing something on the 15th. If you have a theme or a program beforehand that might help. 3.3 sponsors: that might be tough but arm yourself with your best smile and think of small IT shops, web development, they might have give aways for you or could help to produce a few CDs (think OpenCD or GNU/Linux distros). Think about your demographics, who you're trying to get to come to your event (usually young to middle age, geeks into technology but maybe you'll know better than me). Then try the delivery shop from around the corner or a bakery/coffee shop. they'll be interested to tap into your visitors and get them to come, ask them to provide free drinks/food maybe, and/or coupons to see what return they get. Be professional, make it sound interesting for them. 4. Get someone to update the wiki page or website you elect for the event as soon as you have updates (with that plan you should have plenty), propagate those updates through whatever means you're already using (mailing list, tweets, FB, G+, etc) to build up momentum. 5. Follow up with the 3 parties identified in 3 and you should be all set. Don't forget your own LUG members of course. You may have to use SMS to your phone address book too, and your friend's phone address books ;-), everything works. You have 8 days left, this is doable. If you think it's a bit too challenging delay, give yourself 1/2 more weeks and make the event happen on 22 or 29th, this is fine too. Just make sure people you contact know you're pick a different date ;-) And now you can also read the Start Guide, all is in it and much more. Good luck and go for it! It'll be a great experience I am sure. Thanks. Fred [1]: http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/StartGuide

Sept. 6, 2012

Re: [SFD-discuss] Software Freedom Day Philippines 2012: Going Green with the Free and Open Source Community

by rick

We'll update the PR. Rock on to all teams. :-) On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Frederic Muller - DFI < fred(a)softwarefreedomday.org> wrote: > Hi! > > I think it's a great thing to have a theme, FOSS is such a big area and > it helps the speakers (and the audience) to focus on something specific. > > You may want to update your PR as the organization selecting the Best > Event winners is either Software Freedom International or Digital > Freedom International (yes, we currently have two names but that should > change into a unique one soon or for 2013 at least). > > Good luck for this year event, but with all the experience you have Rick > I'm sure it's gonna rock again! ;-) > > Thanks. > > Fred > > > > On 09/06/2012 04:07 PM, rick wrote: > > FYI. > > > > The Computer Professionals' Union and the Software Freedom Network > > Philippines have this press release for the upcoming SFD celebration. > > > > It has been our practice to have a secondary theme every year. This > > year, we are having talks on the use of FOSS in protecting the > > environment. More than 15 local FOSS groups are taking time to help out. > > For the first time, we will have two venues in two main islands in Luzon > > and the Visayas (UP Diliman in Quezon City and University of San Carlos > > in Cebu City) to accommodate the growing FOSS community in the country. > > > > Cheers! > > > > Rick > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > *Software Freedom Day Philippines 2012: Going Green with the Free and > > Open Source Community* > > > > Press Release > > > > September 6, 2012 > > > > More than a thousand students, enthusiasts, advocates and members of the > > Free and Open Source Sofware (FOSS) community will converge in UP > > Diliman, Quezon City and University of San Carlos – Talamban Campus, > > Cebu City to celebrate software freedom and free and open source ideals > > on September 15, 2012 for the Philippine celebration of Software Freedom > > Day. > > > > Software Freedom Day (SFD) is an annual celebration of various FOSS > > communities worldwide to educate the public on the use, advantages and > > benefits of FOSS. Last year, Computer Professionals Union (CPU) and > > partners were one of the three winners in the 2011 Best Event > > Competition by the Document Freedom International for organizing a > > “marvelous” SFD celebration. > > > > FOSS are computer programs which give users freedom (1) to use the > > software for any purpose; (2) study the software through access to > > source codes; (3) redistribute the software to help other users; and (4) > > to improve the program and release such improvement to the public. > > Contrary to proprietary software where redistribution is a crime, FOSS > > encourages sharing. Mozilla Firefox web browser, Libre Office Suite, and > > the GNU/Linux operating system are among the most popular FOSS. > > > > “Since 2004, SFD has been an advocacy event to reach more computer users > > and encourage them to use FOSS,” said Mr. Rick Bahague, the National > > Coordinator of CPU. SFD 2012 will have a theme called Going Green with > > the Free and Open Source Community. FOSS helps reduce e-waste by > > extending the life of old computers and enables environmental groups > > maximize their advocacies with available FOSS tools. “Green ICT through > > community development of softwares, open hardware and other initiatives > > that empowers users to reuse old computers and create more energy > > efficient technology should be encouraged,” added Mr. Bahague. > > > > “SFD is now in Cebu. FOSS advocates and enthusiasts in the Visayas can > > now join the celebration,” announced Ms. Rachel Jaro. Ms. Jaro has been > > a regular participant of SFD and organizer of the annual DrupalCamp > > Manila. SFD Cebu is hosted by the University of San Carlos – Talamban > > Campus. “We hope that SFD Cebu will spark a more vibrant FOSS community > > in the Visayas,” added Ms. Jaro. > > > > SFD in UP Diliman is organized by the Computer Professionals' Union, > > Junior Computer Professionals' Union, AGHAM-Youth UP Diliman, UP Network > > for Educational Technology in cooperation with the Office of Rep. Teddy > > Casino and Kalikasan Green Party of the Philippines. D-Source Inc and > > PrometSource Inc are sponsoring the event with Globelabs and IT Pros > > Asia as supporters. > > > > SFD in Cebu is sponsored by Sulit.com.ph <http://Sulit.com.ph> and Globe > > Labs in partnership with University of San Carlos, Mozilla Firefox, > > devCon, Exist, and Tripsiders. > > > > More than 15 FOSS community groups and various school organizations have > > expressed their participation in the plenary and breakout sessions in > > both Cebu City and Quezon City SFD venues. > > > > > > References: > > > > Rick Bahague, 09328886278 > > > > National Coordinator / Computer Professionals' Union > > > > > > Ms. Rachel Jaro, 09062156043 > > > > SFD Cebu Coordinator / Computer Professionals' Union - Cebu > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SFD-discuss mailing list > > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- GPG Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xB57550EF Url: tek4dpipol.blogspot.com advocacy: www.cp-union.org Others: http://rbjrph.multiply.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nobody knows who will win this fight, because the outcome depends on you and the readers. Will you fight for freedom? Will you reject Windows and MacOS and other non-free software, and switch to GNU/Linux? Or will you be too lazy to resist? R. Stallman

Sept. 6, 2012

Updating some of the current resources

by Frederic Muller - DFI

hi! I've just updated the "Getting things done with FOSS" presentation which is available from http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/Resources Update contains more notes, typos and wording corrections, template upgrade (yes yes, that's an upgrade ;-) ) to the last brown SFD one, http links and applications checked (and sometimes removed). great slide to get your audience fell they're getting to know something not FOSS related (Getting Things Done) and implement it using FOSS, with some apps even GNU/Linux users may have never heard about. I'm also hoping to refresh 1/2 more if time permits. Comments welcome. Fred

Sept. 6, 2012

Re: [SFD-discuss] Software Freedom Day Philippines 2012: Going Green with the Free and Open Source Community

by Frederic Muller - DFI

Hi! I think it's a great thing to have a theme, FOSS is such a big area and it helps the speakers (and the audience) to focus on something specific. You may want to update your PR as the organization selecting the Best Event winners is either Software Freedom International or Digital Freedom International (yes, we currently have two names but that should change into a unique one soon or for 2013 at least). Good luck for this year event, but with all the experience you have Rick I'm sure it's gonna rock again! ;-) Thanks. Fred On 09/06/2012 04:07 PM, rick wrote: > FYI. > > The Computer Professionals' Union and the Software Freedom Network > Philippines have this press release for the upcoming SFD celebration. > > It has been our practice to have a secondary theme every year. This > year, we are having talks on the use of FOSS in protecting the > environment. More than 15 local FOSS groups are taking time to help out. > For the first time, we will have two venues in two main islands in Luzon > and the Visayas (UP Diliman in Quezon City and University of San Carlos > in Cebu City) to accommodate the growing FOSS community in the country. > > Cheers! > > Rick > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > *Software Freedom Day Philippines 2012: Going Green with the Free and > Open Source Community* > > Press Release > > September 6, 2012 > > More than a thousand students, enthusiasts, advocates and members of the > Free and Open Source Sofware (FOSS) community will converge in UP > Diliman, Quezon City and University of San Carlos – Talamban Campus, > Cebu City to celebrate software freedom and free and open source ideals > on September 15, 2012 for the Philippine celebration of Software Freedom > Day. > > Software Freedom Day (SFD) is an annual celebration of various FOSS > communities worldwide to educate the public on the use, advantages and > benefits of FOSS. Last year, Computer Professionals Union (CPU) and > partners were one of the three winners in the 2011 Best Event > Competition by the Document Freedom International for organizing a > “marvelous” SFD celebration. > > FOSS are computer programs which give users freedom (1) to use the > software for any purpose; (2) study the software through access to > source codes; (3) redistribute the software to help other users; and (4) > to improve the program and release such improvement to the public. > Contrary to proprietary software where redistribution is a crime, FOSS > encourages sharing. Mozilla Firefox web browser, Libre Office Suite, and > the GNU/Linux operating system are among the most popular FOSS. > > “Since 2004, SFD has been an advocacy event to reach more computer users > and encourage them to use FOSS,” said Mr. Rick Bahague, the National > Coordinator of CPU. SFD 2012 will have a theme called Going Green with > the Free and Open Source Community. FOSS helps reduce e-waste by > extending the life of old computers and enables environmental groups > maximize their advocacies with available FOSS tools. “Green ICT through > community development of softwares, open hardware and other initiatives > that empowers users to reuse old computers and create more energy > efficient technology should be encouraged,” added Mr. Bahague. > > “SFD is now in Cebu. FOSS advocates and enthusiasts in the Visayas can > now join the celebration,” announced Ms. Rachel Jaro. Ms. Jaro has been > a regular participant of SFD and organizer of the annual DrupalCamp > Manila. SFD Cebu is hosted by the University of San Carlos – Talamban > Campus. “We hope that SFD Cebu will spark a more vibrant FOSS community > in the Visayas,” added Ms. Jaro. > > SFD in UP Diliman is organized by the Computer Professionals' Union, > Junior Computer Professionals' Union, AGHAM-Youth UP Diliman, UP Network > for Educational Technology in cooperation with the Office of Rep. Teddy > Casino and Kalikasan Green Party of the Philippines. D-Source Inc and > PrometSource Inc are sponsoring the event with Globelabs and IT Pros > Asia as supporters. > > SFD in Cebu is sponsored by Sulit.com.ph <http://Sulit.com.ph> and Globe > Labs in partnership with University of San Carlos, Mozilla Firefox, > devCon, Exist, and Tripsiders. > > More than 15 FOSS community groups and various school organizations have > expressed their participation in the plenary and breakout sessions in > both Cebu City and Quezon City SFD venues. > > > References: > > Rick Bahague, 09328886278 > > National Coordinator / Computer Professionals' Union > > > Ms. Rachel Jaro, 09062156043 > > SFD Cebu Coordinator / Computer Professionals' Union - Cebu > > > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >

Sept. 6, 2012

Software Freedom Day Philippines 2012: Going Green with the Free and Open Source Community

by rick

FYI. The Computer Professionals' Union and the Software Freedom Network Philippines have this press release for the upcoming SFD celebration. It has been our practice to have a secondary theme every year. This year, we are having talks on the use of FOSS in protecting the environment. More than 15 local FOSS groups are taking time to help out. For the first time, we will have two venues in two main islands in Luzon and the Visayas (UP Diliman in Quezon City and University of San Carlos in Cebu City) to accommodate the growing FOSS community in the country. Cheers! Rick ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *Software Freedom Day Philippines 2012: Going Green with the Free and Open Source Community* Press Release September 6, 2012 More than a thousand students, enthusiasts, advocates and members of the Free and Open Source Sofware (FOSS) community will converge in UP Diliman, Quezon City and University of San Carlos – Talamban Campus, Cebu City to celebrate software freedom and free and open source ideals on September 15, 2012 for the Philippine celebration of Software Freedom Day. Software Freedom Day (SFD) is an annual celebration of various FOSS communities worldwide to educate the public on the use, advantages and benefits of FOSS. Last year, Computer Professionals Union (CPU) and partners were one of the three winners in the 2011 Best Event Competition by the Document Freedom International for organizing a “marvelous” SFD celebration. FOSS are computer programs which give users freedom (1) to use the software for any purpose; (2) study the software through access to source codes; (3) redistribute the software to help other users; and (4) to improve the program and release such improvement to the public. Contrary to proprietary software where redistribution is a crime, FOSS encourages sharing. Mozilla Firefox web browser, Libre Office Suite, and the GNU/Linux operating system are among the most popular FOSS. “Since 2004, SFD has been an advocacy event to reach more computer users and encourage them to use FOSS,” said Mr. Rick Bahague, the National Coordinator of CPU. SFD 2012 will have a theme called Going Green with the Free and Open Source Community. FOSS helps reduce e-waste by extending the life of old computers and enables environmental groups maximize their advocacies with available FOSS tools. “Green ICT through community development of softwares, open hardware and other initiatives that empowers users to reuse old computers and create more energy efficient technology should be encouraged,” added Mr. Bahague. “SFD is now in Cebu. FOSS advocates and enthusiasts in the Visayas can now join the celebration,” announced Ms. Rachel Jaro. Ms. Jaro has been a regular participant of SFD and organizer of the annual DrupalCamp Manila. SFD Cebu is hosted by the University of San Carlos – Talamban Campus. “We hope that SFD Cebu will spark a more vibrant FOSS community in the Visayas,” added Ms. Jaro. SFD in UP Diliman is organized by the Computer Professionals' Union, Junior Computer Professionals' Union, AGHAM-Youth UP Diliman, UP Network for Educational Technology in cooperation with the Office of Rep. Teddy Casino and Kalikasan Green Party of the Philippines. D-Source Inc and PrometSource Inc are sponsoring the event with Globelabs and IT Pros Asia as supporters. SFD in Cebu is sponsored by Sulit.com.ph and Globe Labs in partnership with University of San Carlos, Mozilla Firefox, devCon, Exist, and Tripsiders. More than 15 FOSS community groups and various school organizations have expressed their participation in the plenary and breakout sessions in both Cebu City and Quezon City SFD venues. References: Rick Bahague, 09328886278 National Coordinator / Computer Professionals' Union Ms. Rachel Jaro, 09062156043 SFD Cebu Coordinator / Computer Professionals' Union - Cebu

Sept. 6, 2012

Re: [SFD-discuss] Ubuntu CDs

by Frederic Muller - DFI

On 09/06/2012 09:32 AM, Jerrber Ferrer wrote: > Hello > > Im one of the organizer of software freedomday @ pup or ( TEAM DOMT.Cs) > from philippines > i just want to ask about our package. Our team leader didn't > receive the package yet. > > what's the easiest process? > > Hi! Well first you avoid sending the same email twice at the same time, it won't get you a faster response. Then second you should create your own thread rather than replying to an unrelated post on the mailing list. And finally you can go and read the reply I already gave you. Fred

Sept. 6, 2012

Re: [SFD-discuss] Ubuntu CDs

by Jerrber Ferrer

2012/9/5 A. Mani <a.mani.cms(a)gmail.com> > On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 7:26 AM, Frederic Muller - DFI > <fred(a)softwarefreedomday.org> wrote: > > I hope I have covered the topic so everybody knows where we stand. Any > > suggestion that we could implement to help providing CDs again is of > > course welcome. > > > > > Making CDs/DVDs locally should be easier and cheaper in most parts of > the world. So a ticketing system for reimbursements as is done at > Fedora may be a cheaper option. > > > > Best > > A. Mani > > > > -- > A. Mani > CU, ASL, CLC, AMS, CMS > http://www.logicamani.in > http://www.logicamani.co.cc > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > _______________________________________________ Hello Im one of the organizer of software freedomday @ pup or ( TEAM DOMT.Cs) from philippines i just want to ask about our package. Our team leader didn't receive the package yet. what's the easiest process? thank's Jerrber Ferrer Technical Staff Team Domt.Cs

Sept. 6, 2012

Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD team packs 2012 have been shipped

by mike bader

On 9/5/2012 10:48 AM, Nick Morrott wrote: > On 27 August 2012 10:09, Pockey Lam <pockey(a)softwarefreedomday.org> wrote: >> Dear all, >> >> As you may know that all the SFD team packs have been shipped. > Pockey, > > Just to let you know that our SFD team pack has arrived safely in Rugby, UK. > > Many thanks! > Nick > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > I'd like to get one going here, but not sure there is enough time left? I think I have the manpower and maybe a location. Too bad as there are none in Michigan. mike bader

Sept. 5, 2012

Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD-discuss Digest, Vol 64, Issue 6

by edgar telesphory

SFD Pack received in Dar Es salaam, Tanzania Thanks to DFI team Edgar --- On Tue, 9/4/12, sfd-discuss-request(a)sf-day.org <sfd-discuss-request(a)sf-day.org> wrote: From: sfd-discuss-request(a)sf-day.org <sfd-discuss-request(a)sf-day.org> Subject: SFD-discuss Digest, Vol 64, Issue 6 To: sfd-discuss(a)sf-day.org Date: Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 1:00 PM Send SFD-discuss mailing list submissions to sfd-discuss(a)sf-day.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to sfd-discuss-request(a)sf-day.org You can reach the person managing the list at sfd-discuss-owner(a)sf-day.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of SFD-discuss digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Editing event map (Frederic Muller - DFI) 2. Re: Editing event map (??????? ???? ????????) 3. Re: Editing event map (Frederic Muller - DFI) 4. Re: SFD team packs 2012 have been shipped (Grzegorz Adamowicz) 5. Re: SFD team packs 2012 have been shipped (Seun Ojedeji) 6. Re: SFD team packs 2012 have been shipped (Frederic Muller - DFI) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:14:12 +0800 From: Frederic Muller - DFI <fred(a)softwarefreedomday.org> Subject: Re: [SFD-discuss] Editing event map To: sfd-discuss(a)sf-day.org Message-ID: <50457204.5070502(a)softwarefreedomday.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hi! Yes I guess I read a bit quickly but I also think I already explained you what to do with those 'extra' event: Just register them through the normal channel which is by filling up the form at http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/cgi-bin/register.py . You'll just need another team leader/responsible person for those separate events. I'll revert the changes on the current FOSS Bangladesh team. Fred On 09/04/2012 02:10 AM, ??????? ???? ???????? wrote: > Dear Fred > > I think I made a mistake not to make you informed improperly. Actually > at my last mail to You, I want to say that we are organizing three > events in this SFD-2012 from FOSS Bangladesh. > > First one was registered by me on the 8th July. After that we planned to > organize two more event as to spread out the knowledge and to reach as > more people we could on the same day on the 15th of September 2012. > > Today we confirmed about the event in Rajshahi and made our City and > Team Pages onwards. Lastly I mailed you with the coordinates as to > register the second event with our same team and team leader in the > event map. > > But somehow I failed to make you dazzled and you have updated our first > event with the second event coordinates. > > Hope You could understood the situation and please take necessary steps > to get the event map corrected with the both events by FOSS Bangladesh. > > With regards > -- > ???/ring > +8801671411437 > > ???????/General Secretary > ????????? ?? ???? ????? ??????? ????????/Foundation for Open Source > Solutions Bangladesh > > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 11:28:40 +0600 From: ??????? ???? ???????? <toshazed(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [SFD-discuss] Editing event map To: Open discussions about SFD <sfd-discuss(a)sf-day.org> Message-ID: <CAK6e52qSTwjgGB8avkaR=_HjZMasaHkpbJ0i3gND30_XH4b4UA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dear Fred I'll revert the changes on the current FOSS Bangladesh team. > Thanks for the update. I have made another event registration with the same team using another account of my team member. One more event may register tomorrow. This year We are hoping to reach out to 500 people on SFD-2012. With Regards -- ???/ring +8801671411437 ???????/General Secretary ????????? ?? ???? ????? ??????? ????????/Foundation for Open Source Solutions Bangladesh

Sept. 5, 2012

Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD team packs 2012 have been shipped

by Nick Morrott

On 27 August 2012 10:09, Pockey Lam <pockey(a)softwarefreedomday.org> wrote: > Dear all, > > As you may know that all the SFD team packs have been shipped. Pockey, Just to let you know that our SFD team pack has arrived safely in Rugby, UK. Many thanks! Nick

Sept. 5, 2012