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Re: [SFD-discuss] Tagging and planet matters

by Kevin Cole

I'm not much of a blogger, but I've just gone through and tagged a boatload of photos on Flickr from the past 5 years. (#softwarefreedomday and SFDyyyy, assuming I didn't make any typos.) -- Ubuntu Linux DC LoCo Washington, DC http://dc.ubuntu-us.org/

Sept. 24, 2010

Tagging and planet matters

by Frederic Muller - SFI

Dear all, While you're all going through the most intense SFD moments of the year we would like to inform you that we have: 1. created a new blog feed based on blog content around Software Freedom Day and readable here: http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/sfd/blogs.html . 2. added Flickr photos based on tagging here and there on the site 3. updated the planet rules in order to get a better focus on Software Freedom. New rules are available here: http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/en/blog/142-happy-tagging and will be applied in the coming days. We hope these new measures will make the overall content on SFD website more attractive and stimulating. Please send us your new blog feeds on the discussion mailing list with a hackergotchi or a photo of yourself (we'll happily Gimp you!). Thanks a lot and Happy SFD! Fred

Sept. 24, 2010

press clipping

by Frederic Muller - SFI

Dear all, I've starting to collect press coverage from various events at http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/press . Sometime it is hard for me to add non-English speaking countries as I am not always sure what it's talking about, nor which site is 'worthy of interest'. So please if you know about any press coverage about your own event, add it to the page in the proper section. Thanks a lot. Fred

Sept. 21, 2010

Re: [SFD-discuss] [Info] [SFD-announce] Feedback requested

by Frederic Muller - SFI

OK. So add a picture in your wiki page you need to: 1. log in 2. go to your wiki page (can be done either way 2 and 1 first works as well - it's just that a lot of issues come from people not being logged in.) 3. Look on the right end side of the menu bar: there is an "Actions" menu. click on it. 4. Select Attach File from the list 5. You can now upload a file (image or presentation or...) 6. Click on the Edit menu now and insert your image where you want in your page using the code [[attachment:file.ext]] where file.ext is the file name you just uploaded. 8. save (you can preview first to make sure). For further wiki editing you can find all the syntax here: http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/HelpOnMoinWikiSyntax Let me know if you need anything else. Fred On 09/20/2010 09:20 PM, Frank Tilugulilwa wrote: > Hi Fred , > > I am struggling on how to update content in our homepage i.e pictures etc > > - > Frank Tilugulilwa > Tz > > > On Fri, 2010-09-17 at 12:47 +0800, Frederic Muller - SFI wrote: >> Dear all, >> >> We've posted a blog post at >> http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/en/blog/139-6-years-of-sfd-maps which >> looks at the evolution of the numbers of SFD teams over the years. There >> are some important points addressed in the post and we would like to >> hear from you on the subject. >> >> you can either comment directly at the bottom of the article or reply on >> sfd-discuss list. >> >> I know you're all busy with the preparations, looking at my web counter >> I see I have 20h and 10min left to SFD (the counter is local now, and >> calculating SFD at Sept. 18th 9am). So you don't have to reply right >> now, but within a week would be nice. >> >> Thanks a lot and Happy SFD! >> >> Fred >> SFI Board >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SFD-announce mailing list >> SFD-announce(a)sf-day.org <mailto:SFD-announce@sf-day.org> >> http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-announce > > > > _________________ University Computing Centre - 'Professionalism, > Customer Care and Technological foresight' > > > > _______________________________________________ > Info mailing list > Info(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/info

Sept. 20, 2010

Re: [SFD-discuss] Where are the simplest easiest to understand instructive materials for neophytes moving to GNU/Linux ?...

by kattekrab＠gmail.com

> A good friend of mine has just this week registered http://digilit.org.nz/ > and we're planning to explore "what digital literacy means" through > a series of programs on community radio, and for my part teaching > complete beginners everything from the basic skills to Office > applications, photo editing and beyond, using a Free OS and Free > applications. > > > This should be an interesting project. Sounds like a brilliant project! Keep us posted? Tell us how to stay tuned as it progresses.

Sept. 19, 2010

Re: [SFD-discuss] Where are the simplest easiest to understand instructive materials for neophytes moving to GNU/Linux ?...

by Bruce Kingsbury

> > Let's not fall into the trap that users who come to GNU/Linux and FOSS are > complete idiots who need to be spoonfed everything they need to know ("Step > one: Turn on your computer by locating the power button and pressing it."). > After all, they're smart enough to realize that they have alternatives to > Windows (and MacOS), which is why they want to try GNU/Linux and *BSD, and > as such their curiosity will lead them to read the tutorials that are out > there. The jargon/lingo/language will be picked up in the process. > We need to start teaching Linux at the ground floor; right now all the classes in "digital literacy" are sponsored by proprietary software vendors and teach only proprietary software. THIS is where we need to be getting a foothold, because in my experience people who have no previous learning on computers at all will find a Linux desktop much easier to learn than a Windows desktop. A good friend of mine has just this week registered http://digilit.org.nz/and we're planning to explore "what digital literacy means" through a series of programs on community radio, and for my part teaching complete beginners everything from the basic skills to Office applications, photo editing and beyond, using a Free OS and Free applications. This should be an interesting project.

Sept. 19, 2010

Re: [SFD-discuss] a) Shoulder surfing videos. b) Bringing grandparents up to speed.

by Bruce Kingsbury

On 20 September 2010 05:11, don warner saklad <don.saklad(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you folks! I'm grateful for your interest. > > a) Shoulder surfing > How about some shoulder surfing videos?... you go to youtube, trying > to run that other format is problematical, and at youtube you watch > people's screens as they do various things with a GNU/Linux setup. > > b) Grandparents > How about instructive information for grandparents?... who may not > have yet developed good coordination even moving a cursor around or > need a reminder how to turn on the machine. > > Very good idea. I think I'll work on a couple right away; First video, starting with basic mouse skills, how to move the pointer, reposition the mouse (lift-move-lower), select (single click), open (double click), or drag icons around on the desktop, and ending with how to use the Applications menu. Second video will probably cover the right-click menus, how to select multiple icons / blocks of text, and how to cut/copy/paste (for files in nautilus, and text or images in a document)

Sept. 19, 2010

Re: [SFD-discuss] a) Shoulder surfing videos. b) Bringing grandparents up to speed.

by Alexandro Colorado

On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 12:11 PM, don warner saklad <don.saklad(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Thank you folks! I'm grateful for your interest. > > a) Shoulder surfing > How about some shoulder surfing videos?... you go to youtube, trying > to run that other format is problematical, and at youtube you watch > people's screens as they do various things with a GNU/Linux setup. > > b) Grandparents > How about instructive information for grandparents?... who may not > have yet developed good coordination even moving a cursor around or > need a reminder how to turn on the machine. > This really is a task for a ongoing community of support. My advise is to join some of them. They are all over the internet. I suggest you to check them out be a part of it and suggest your ideas. For video tutorials a great site is showmedo.com for ITcentric video tutorials. Check them out and join their community. Is smart to avoid duplication of efforts. Someone somewhere already did this. > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > -- *Alexandro Colorado* *OpenOffice.org* Español http://es.openoffice.org

Sept. 19, 2010

SFD: Kolkata Report

by A. Mani

We had a seminar on 'FOSS in Education' on the day apart from general popularization of Linux on Software Freedom Day. A report and the slides of the presentations can be found at http://www.ilug-cal.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=166&Item… Best A. Mani -- A. Mani ASL, CLC, AMS, CMS http://www.logicamani.co.cc

Sept. 19, 2010

a) Shoulder surfing videos. b) Bringing grandparents up to speed.

by don warner saklad

Thank you folks! I'm grateful for your interest. a) Shoulder surfing How about some shoulder surfing videos?... you go to youtube, trying to run that other format is problematical, and at youtube you watch people's screens as they do various things with a GNU/Linux setup. b) Grandparents How about instructive information for grandparents?... who may not have yet developed good coordination even moving a cursor around or need a reminder how to turn on the machine.

Sept. 19, 2010