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Re: [SFD-discuss] IRC SFD event hang out and talks on the day of SFD

by Pockey Lam

On 09/16/2011 02:45 AM, Michael Dorrington wrote: > What about having a general hang out and even talks on IRC on the day of > SFD? > It would show attendees the worldwide nature of the event and Software > Freedom. And having IRC "talks"/workshops would be a great way to tap > into the Free Software expertise from around the world. I think it's an excellent idea! I will hang out in IRC for sure on 17th Sept! For languages, we can always prepare other languages SFD channels and start to promote the language channel in mailing list and sfd discuss mailing list of course e.g. sfd-"your language" e.g. #sfd-cn for chinese, #sfd-ru for Russian. What do others think? Cheers! Pockey > > Regards, > Mike. > > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss

Sept. 16, 2011

Re: [SFD-discuss] [Info] Doubts about non-free linux distributions flyer

by Frederic Muller - SFI

Hi! The notice is not mandatory, we are just asking teams to add it but they should run their event the way they deem appropriate. I think Michael wrote a very good post on where Debian stands. Mike post is here: http://mail.sf-day.org/pipermail/sfd-discuss/2011-September/002068.html Ubuntu falls in the same category (or similar) as Fedora or openSUSE. I really don't think those distributions should be "marked and isolated" but when you preach for software freedom it is important to let people know when you are giving them some hidden non-free bits, or software that will encourage them to install non-free bits. Users need to understand what is happening with the software they are using (and which you may be distributing). I hope this clarifies the issue. Do not hesitate to ask more question if you have any. Posting on sfd-discuss is encouraged. Fred ps: and the form is only half broken. :-/ On 09/16/2011 06:05 AM, Francisco Palm wrote: > Some people are saying in several social networks like identi.ca or > twitter that the notifice for non-free Linux distributions(*) is > mandatory. It is important a clarification in this regard. Starting > with the fact that is not explicitly stated which are those non-free > Linux distributions. > > I believe this leads to controversy and discomfort in an event that > should unite all those who promote free software. > > Ubuntu or Debian are non-free Linux Distributions? must be marked and isolated? > > (*) http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/Resources/CdNotice > > Pd: SFD contact form is broken > > Francisco Palm > > -- > -------------------------------------- > fpalm(a)mapologo.org.ve > francisco.palm(a)gmail.com > > cel: +58 +424 4228252 > tel: +58 +274 6352001 > > ---- > Debemos ser libres, no para hacer lo que nos plazca, sino libres para > comprender muy profundamente nuestros propios instintos e impulsos. K > > _______________________________________________ > Info mailing list > Info(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/info >

Sept. 16, 2011

Re: [SFD-discuss] translation issue

by Frederic Muller - SFI

On 09/16/2011 01:16 AM, Marcos Marado wrote: > Hi there, > > "Celebrate SFD 2011 on Saturday, September 17th" > > is still being translated to > > "Celebra o SFD 2011 no Sábado, 17 de Septembro" > > in Portuguese, instead of the correct > > "Celebra o SFD 2011 no Sábado, 17 de Setembro" > > ... > > Can someone fix it please? > > Thanks, Yeah, that someone would be me and it took me like 30 seconds to find the difference between the 2 sentences. I'd still like to confirm that it's only a 'p' to remove in Septembro? If so the change is done. Fred

Sept. 16, 2011

Re: [SFD-discuss] IRC SFD event hang out and talks on the day of SFD

by Tabitha Roder

Also need to consider the time, we see Saturday alot earlier than the other side of the world! Tabitha On Sep 16, 2011 7:05 AM, "Ivan Shmakov" <ivan(a)gray.siamics.net> wrote: >>>>>> Michael Dorrington <michael.dorrington(a)gmail.com> writes: > > > What about having a general hang out and even talks on IRC on the day > > of SFD? It would show attendees the worldwide nature of the event > > and Software Freedom. And having IRC "talks"/workshops would be a > > great way to tap into the Free Software expertise from around the > > world. > > I'd like to second, but I see a problem with that: the language. > > -- > FSF associate member #7257 1 day left to Software Freedom Day > http://sf-day.org/ Event at Altai State University: http://sfd.am-1.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss

Sept. 15, 2011

Re: [SFD-discuss] IRC SFD event hang out and talks on the day of SFD

by Ivan Shmakov

>>>>> Michael Dorrington <michael.dorrington(a)gmail.com> writes: > What about having a general hang out and even talks on IRC on the day > of SFD? It would show attendees the worldwide nature of the event > and Software Freedom. And having IRC "talks"/workshops would be a > great way to tap into the Free Software expertise from around the > world. I'd like to second, but I see a problem with that: the language. -- FSF associate member #7257 1 day left to Software Freedom Day http://sf-day.org/ Event at Altai State University: http://sfd.am-1.org/

Sept. 15, 2011

IRC SFD event hang out and talks on the day of SFD

by Michael Dorrington

What about having a general hang out and even talks on IRC on the day of SFD? It would show attendees the worldwide nature of the event and Software Freedom. And having IRC "talks"/workshops would be a great way to tap into the Free Software expertise from around the world. Regards, Mike.

Sept. 15, 2011

Re: [SFD-discuss] [Planning-es] GNU operating system for old machines

by Michael Dorrington

On 15/09/11 18:32, Quiliro Ordóñez wrote: <snip> > Distribute free (as in freedom) software > <https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html> There are other fully Free Software distributions, such as Debian, that are not listed there because the list is for those following Free *System* Distribution Guidelines not the Free *Software* Distribution Guidelines. A system can be fully free software but not comply with the "Free System Distribution Guidelines". http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html Further, distributions that follow the "Free System Distribution Guidelines" can include non-free documentation, such as GFDL with non-modifiable non-licence parts. > and caution > <http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/Resources/CdNotice> others about > software that is non-free. I have joint authorship with RMS on that. :) Be Free, Mike.

Sept. 15, 2011

[Planning-es] GNU operating system for old machines

by Quiliro Ordóñez

An extremely light distribution that is being tested to be approved as the tenth free software GNU distro by the Free Software Foundation <https://www.fsf.org/about/> which is recommended for machines with 64MB RAM or more is Connochaetos <http://www.connochaetos.org/wiki/>. It comes in its version for 486 CPUs or better <http://sourceforge.net/projects/connochaetos/files/connos-0.9.0.iso/download>. It can be valuable to demonstrate that it is possible to have a modern GNU operating system with with nothing but free (as in freedom) software. If you are a little more knowledgeable on the subject, you can install Parabola <https://parabolagnulinux.org/>. It is a distro of the GNU operating system which is totally configurable because it installs nothing that you have not commanded to be installed. (Not even the graphic user interface.) It is a distro that comes with packages almost as new as if you were to compile them yourself from the developers' latest source code. So, if you like to hack, use it and advocate it for its philosophical as well as technical freedom! If you are going to install it on SFD, practice beforehand so you do not have probles on Saturday. If you want a free distro that works with at least 512MB on RAM and has an interface similar to Windowz, use Trisquel <http://devel.trisquel.info/dagda/iso/>. It comes for 64 bits <http://devel.trisquel.info/dagda/iso/trisquel_5.0_amd64.iso> and 32 bits <http://devel.trisquel.info/dagda/iso/trisquel_5.0_i686.iso>. Try Triskel for 32 bits <http://devel.trisquel.info/dagda/iso/old/triskel_5.0-20110911_i686.iso> or for 64 bits <http://devel.trisquel.info/dagda/iso/old/triskel_5.0-20110911_amd64.iso> if you want a really nice interface (KDE). Distribute free (as in freedom) software <https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html> and caution <http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/Resources/CdNotice> others about software that is non-free. ¡Be free! <http://fsfla.org/svnwiki/selibre/index.en.html> and you will notice that the future of society will be better when you start on your own stuff. Software Freedom Day is about freedom. So make your best to help people know that it is the freedom that matters by using only free software. Keep on hacking <https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Hacker_%28programmer_subcult…>...society! -- Quiliro Ordóñez 09 821 8696 02 340 1517 "...por la libertad, así como por la honra, se puede y debe aventurar la vida." Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Sept. 15, 2011

translation issue

by Marcos Marado

Hi there, "Celebrate SFD 2011 on Saturday, September 17th" is still being translated to "Celebra o SFD 2011 no Sábado, 17 de Septembro" in Portuguese, instead of the correct "Celebra o SFD 2011 no Sábado, 17 de Setembro" ... Can someone fix it please? Thanks, -- Marcos Marado ANSOL - http://ansol.org

Sept. 15, 2011

SFD/Germany/NRW/Aachen extra last minute Venue

by Julian H. Stacey

Please forward this on if you know people or open source groups near Aachen, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, (on the border with Belgium & Holland). who would like to help organise an impromtu extra mini Aachen SFD. I'm about to travel & will not see replies. Aachen Contact is initialy "Christoph Kukulies" <kuku(a)kukulies.org> "Christoph Kukulies (Work)" <kuku(a)gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de> Who is not on this list, sfd-discuss(a)sf-day.org for http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/ but he will ask Aachen source groups if interested, & could forward enquiries to a local group. It's a late opportunity has just arisen, as I will pass through Aachen before SFD day Saturday, September 17th, & again a week later to collect stuff ready for SFD Munich a few weeks later. Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Reply below, not above; Indent with "> "; Cumulative like a play script. Format: Plain text. Not HTML, multipart/alternative, base64, quoted-printable. http://www.softwarefreedomday.org 17 Sept, http://berklix.org/sfd/ 22 Oct.

Sept. 15, 2011