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[Planning-en] Media release: Software Freedom Day 4
by Rik Tindall Sept. 16, 2006

Sept. 16, 2006

"NZ takes global software project lead" Education innovation addresses IT skills shortage. Media release: Software Freedom Day 4, Team Christchurch. 17th September 2006. The fourth annual Software Freedom Day has arrived a year early, for one IT educator team. The global celebration of computing independence is growing steadily, with 180 teams from over 70 countries taking part in 2006. Australia has claimed the title for the most teams in one country, at 15, after a big contribution to the year-old Software Freedom International organisation. New Zealand had seven teams registered, but the Christchurch team, uniquely, is extending SFD 3 into its second day. The significance of the milestone was explained by the SFD Christchurch team leader, Rik Tindall. “Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) is the main component on which the Internet runs. As such it is hidden, along with its importance, from general public view. But a far deeper technical insight has great priority for every modern society - perhaps the greatest. For example, both Labour and National's websites are run on FOSS, and Green Party policy is very much tending to promote it. Nandor Tanczos reportedly joined the Auckland SFD event. It is now a matter of joining the dots for the rest of the country,” Tindall says. “The facilitation skill-set FOSS delivers is unique.” “We live in an addicted society, overburdened by health and policing costs as a result. The place to start breaking addiction is our own computer screens. FOSS multiplies information choice. The core difference from deploying FOSS is changing the concept of computers from consumer appliance to communications tool. By empowering the user, visual capture by commercial product is broken. Healing of mind, body, and spirit can thereafter begin. This isn't an abstract cause, because if politicians, educators, journalists, and the rest of society's leaders were wishing to retain what respect they have from the young generation, they would be acting upon this today. Christchurch SFD team has invited the general public and news media to participate in a live demonstration of computing liberation, at its fourth Software Freedom Day,” reports Tindall. FOSS will be used and explained for a further SFDay, at the South Learning Centre, South Christchurch Library, 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham, from 12pm to 4pm, Sunday 17 September 2006. Training centres on the Ubuntu GNU/Linux operating system distribution, and software running consistent with that. A secure, virus-free work environment is created, increasing productivity. From this stable platform is offered an alternate course, for how computer users' number one bane will be solved – that of spam junkmail. “At the moment we are locked into a treadmill by which our productive output is being eroded daily, through unsolicited advertising broadcasts to our Inboxes,” Tindall advises. “Computer monoculture is to blame. Expect in the near future to see proprietary software offering a filtering solution at the operating system level, that monitors every email communication and adds a small charge for each legitimate item to the user. Free and Open-Source Software is the better direction because it substitutes the spam platform itself, in infinite meaningful ways,” Tindall concludes. “The way forward is to show how each individual can grow with computing, once their minds – and their desktops - are set free from commercial servitude. The nature of work has been changed forever by the ICT revolution. But it is up to each of us to now ensure that this change becomes an improvement.” Ends WHAT: Software Freedom Day - international Free and Open-Source Software festival. WHEN: 12pm to 4pm, Sunday 17 September 2006 WHERE: South Learning Centre, South Christchurch Library, 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham, Christchurch. CONTACT: Rik Tindall sfd(a)infohelp.co.nz Ph 03-332-1069 or 027-406-0077 EVENT: http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/gallery/2006/Christchurch regards, -- Rik Tindall, InfoHelp Services <http://www.infohelp.co.nz> on virus-free Ubuntu GNU/Linux 6.06 freeOS, 2.6.15-26-686 kernel, GNOME 2.14.3 desktop OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 suite, Mozilla.org Firefox 1.5.0.5 web browser and Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 email, gEdit 2.14.4 web editor, gFTP 2.0.18 fileXfer

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[Planning-en] SFD concludes (for today) in Nashua, NH, USA
by Matt Oquist Sept. 16, 2006

Sept. 16, 2006

We had a steady stream of people coming through the Nashua Public Library, and we distributed ~40 Ubuntu CDs, along with informational flyers. We still have a couple more openings to pursue, at a local college and a local computer store; those events will happen in coming weeks. --matt -- --------------------------------------------------------- SoftwareFreedomDay.org : Celebrating Free and Open Source Software in Your Community info AT softwarefreedomday.org http://softwarefreedomday.org/ SFD Sponsors: http://canonical.com http://www.dkuug.dk http://ibm.com

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[Planning-en] Report from Dubbo
by Andrew Swinn Sept. 16, 2006

Sept. 16, 2006

Howdy all, Well I must say we had an excellent Software Freedom Day. Our day was spent at one of our local shoppings malls with a display that I had been organising during the week. It basically consisted of 4 computers setup with Kubuntu, Ubuntu, Xubuntu and Damn Small Linux, a projector hooked up to the Ubuntu machine running the Blender Siggraph Demoreels and the occasional other video we had. There was also a noticeboard that had various information leaflets for people to read. We had a little bit of press help promoting the event earlier in the week. One of our local free newspapers, the Dubbo Photo News, published a small article on Thursday. Our local prominent AM radio station, 2DU, did and interview with myself earlier in the week which had some good results as a number of people mentioned hearing it. The Dubbo Photo News photographer visited us on Saturday to take a heap of photos and get some information and they will be running it as a major article in next weeks paper. The day started with about 200 Ubuntu CDs, and I also had a heap of blank CDs which I was using to burn copies of the Open Source Free CD for people. I think we gave away around half the Ubuntu CDs and about 20 odd OSFCDs. There was lots of passing interest in our display and there were a large number of computer professionals that were very interested, a few system admins, an IT teacher/admin from a local high school, and others. Over the entire day there was not one negative comment regarding open source or Linux, everyone was most positive and there were certainly lots of average people quite interested as well. Our club (Dubbo and District Computer Club) got a good lot of promotion and we are expecting to get a few new faces at our next meeting which we have lined up as a workshop to do a bit of a Linux installfest and to teach the basics of the Linux CLI. I shall be putting together a page of photos at some stage tonight. I hope everyone else had a day as successful as ours was. Cheers, Andrew Swinn Dubbo Team

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[Planning-en] Re: Planning-en Digest, Vol 4, Issue 13
by Girish Shukla Sept. 16, 2006

Sept. 16, 2006

On 9/15/06, Rik Tindall <ask(a)infohelp.co.nz> wrote: > Day is dawning.. > > Hello / kia ora, from Aotearoa / New Zealand. > > Home of the Hoiho - the Little Blue Penguin :-) > > enjoy, folks - yay! > > -- > Rik Hello from Indore, India. Have a great software freedom day. Best Wishes, ~ GiRiSh __________________________ *Free Software-Free World* **Open Source-Open Minds** -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ _____________________________________________________________ ======================= Get an Email id now and be proud of your very apna Jabalpur where-ever you are.

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Re: [Planning-en] good morning Software Freedom!
by Morris, Simon Sept. 16, 2006

Sept. 16, 2006

Goooooood morning (From Milan although I'm supposed to be in London :-) ) ~sm -----Original Message----- From: planning-en-bounces(a)sf-day.org <planning-en-bounces(a)sf-day.org> To: Discussions about planning for SFD (english) <planning-en(a)sf-day.org> Sent: Fri Sep 15 23:54:53 2006 Subject: Re: [Planning-en] good morning Software Freedom! ... and what a wonderful day it is too! On 9/15/06, Rik Tindall <ask(a)infohelp.co.nz> wrote: > Day is dawning.. > > Hello / kia ora, from Aotearoa / New Zealand. > > Home of the Hoiho - the Little Blue Penguin :-) > > enjoy, folks - yay! > > -- > Rik > > _______________________________________________ > Planning-en mailing list > Planning-en(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/planning-en > _______________________________________________ Planning-en mailing list Planning-en(a)sf-day.org http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/planning-en

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[Planning-en] good morning Software Freedom!
by Rik Tindall Sept. 15, 2006

Sept. 15, 2006

Day is dawning.. Hello / kia ora, from Aotearoa / New Zealand. Home of the Hoiho - the Little Blue Penguin :-) enjoy, folks - yay! -- Rik

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[Planning-en] Cape Town
by Warren Windvogel Sept. 15, 2006

Sept. 15, 2006

Can anyone inform me about any events happening in and around Cape Town, South Africa Thanks Warren All Email originating from UWC is covered by disclaimer http://www.uwc.ac.za/portal/uwc2006/content/mail_disclaimer/index.htm

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[Planning-en] Canberra SFD Event BringList
by David Symons Sept. 15, 2006

Sept. 15, 2006

Hi all, This is the list of items we took to our SFD event which was held last Saturday. Thought it might be useful as a cross-check for your own event. http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/oceania/au/canberra/2006/BringList All the best! Cheers, Dave. -- David Symons Canberra, Australia http://www.liberatedcomputing.net/

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[Planning-en] SFD Celebration - Rajaram Computers, Mahadanapuram, India.
by ramkumar＠rajaramsystems.com Sept. 13, 2006

Sept. 13, 2006

SFD Celebration - Rajaram Computers, Mahadanapuram, India. Our Training Programme is successfully going in the following schools. 1. Government High School, Mettu Mahadanapuram. 2. Government High School, Thithampalayam. 3. Sri. M.V. Muthukrishna Iyer Industrial Training Institute, Mahadanapuram. 4. Government Higher Seconday School, Krishnaroyapuram. We have printer around 2000 Pamphlet and started distributing in near railway station, bus stand, colleges and schools. We have planned to distribute certificate to the students who have participated in the Computer Awarness Camp on September 16. The Staffs of Rajaram Computers & Sri. M.V. Muthukrishna Iyer ITI are working on SFD Celebration. Regds, L.Ramkumar.

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[Planning-en] Preparations in London
by Simon Morris Sept. 12, 2006

Sept. 12, 2006

Hello all, Just to let you all know how things are going in London... http://gllug.org.uk/index.php?/archives/23-Software-Freedom-Day.html http://lists.gllug.org.uk/pipermail/gllug/2006-September/062468.html The plan is: * Meeting in Regents Park at midday * Walking from Regents Park to Westminster University along one of the major shopping streets (Tottenham Court Road). Along the way we are going to spread love, hugs and the good word about Free Software (as well as leaflets and Ubuntu CDs) * A technical meeting at Westminster University with 4 speakers. We are lucky enough to have one speaker from Canonical, one from Red Hat and 2 volunteers from the LUG itself * We have a function room booked in a nearby pub for celebrations afterwards. It's going to be awesome - I'm really looking forward to it. ~sm

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