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Re: [SFD-discuss] Help needed: Artwork for SFD '09 team starter pack (schwag); Do we need to change the SFD logo font?

by Thilo Pfennig

jmC8 schrieb: > As some/most of you might be aware of, the current logo font (Libel > suit) that we are using is just a free (as in beer) font and not a > free (as in speech) or open font. Good point. I think one should use a free/open font instead. I would suggest to use a rather new font. Here is another list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_Unicode_fonts I agree that it might be better to renew it all and also to decide quick so that there is more time to do stuff. It would also be a good idea to renew even if tis would not be a problem. So instead of trying to find out IF it is a problem, why not just start? regards, Thilo -- Thilo Pfennig - PfennigSolutions IT-Beratung- Wiki-Systeme Sandkrug 28 - 24143 Kiel (Germany) http://www.pfennigsolutions.de/ XING: https://www.xing.com/profile/Thilo_Pfennig - LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tpfennig

March 4, 2009

Help needed: Artwork for SFD '09 team starter pack (schwag); Do we need to change the SFD logo font?

by jmC8

Hi all, Good day! We at SFI would like to seek the assistance of the whole SFD community on coming up with the final artwork that we could use for the goodies to be distributed for SFD '09 and beyond. According to the initial feedback that Fred got from here (SFD-discuss mailing-list), most teams would want T-shirts, CDs/DVDs (FOSS compilations and a resource DVD), generic SFD (A2-sized) posters, balloons, stickers, and button pins/badges. Before we move on to the specifics about what Artwork we would like to have for each of those stuff, I, in behalf of SFI would like to consult with all of you first if there's a need for us to change the font that we have been using for the SFD logo since 2005. As some/most of you might be aware of, the current logo font (Libel suit) that we are using is just a free (as in beer) font and not a free (as in speech) or open font. On a side note, if I'm not mistaken, the SFD logo that we've used in the first worldwide SFD celebration back in 2004 as depicted in this archived image file<http://web.archive.org/web/20040801002506/www.softwarefreedomday.org/layout…>, uses the Sans font from the GNU FreeFont<http://www.gnu.org/software/freefont/>collection. Back to my main query about the SFD logo font, should we decide to change the logo font (I do hope that we should), perhaps the listing from the Free Font Compilation made from the Debian GNU/Linux distribution<http://fonts.debian.net/>would provide a good kick start for this purpose. We still have until the end of the month to decide on this. We would like to get as many feedback or sample logo works as possible from all/most of you before then. Thanks! JM Software Freedom Day

March 4, 2009

linux and youth day in cameroon

by lugbamenda＠immerda.ch

The Linux school in Limbe join the rest of the youth of cameroon to celebrate the national youth day on the 11th of February 2009.Many people where impress as they saw us machine with white t-shirt and on it was written ubuntu, so they ask the meaning of ubuntu, why we are machine for Linux and not windows, we actually answer so many question this day befor the matching began. We had so many people coming in to the school the following day to learn Linux, some caming in with labtops to install Linux. This people explain to us that they have been having many problems with windows and that they did not know there exit other operating system other than windows now they prefer Linux, since we have explain to them the advantage of linux over windows operating system. Those of them who have known linux where very happy to join us and work with us because according to them they have acquired knowledge about open source but could not fine people with whom they could work together. you can see more on our website sokolo.cronopios.org

March 2, 2009

Re: [SFD-discuss] OpenSource in higher education

by Marcello Sales

Hi Alexander, For the university experience, I would mention the experiences of our M.S. program at San Francisco State University (SFSU), since the contents include Distributed and Collaborative software Engineering in Education, you could check a group at Java.net, where a growing number of universities are joining... https://distributedcollaboration.dev.java.net/ Last semester we had a class format at SFSU, part of a nice project with undergrad and graduate students from other Florida, California and Germany... All was using only open-source tools... The motivations behind this class is that the instructors (Software Engineer Professors) would play the role of CEOs or CTOs, and divide the classes into teams that may compete to develop the same tool or different modules to a given tool... It would have to take into account if students are undergraduate or graduate students for that matter, but the classes would basically cover the core of Software Engineering and life-cycle management, etc... Different instructors have introduced different approaches... One of the students has wrapped up his M.S. thesis on this subject as well... I'm a M.S. student who was a team learder for PPM (http://ppm.dev.java.net) part of group 8 (http://ppm-8.dev.java.net) and I can say that this was a very interesting approach to learn and experience what the real world is... I think the motivations can very, different students with real-world experience could share a lot on this format, but I would blend important research papers as well (including the Cathedral & the Bazar for example, among others)... That could drive the motivations on the OSS community... I wish I could have done my undergraduate Software Engineering class using such type of approach... -- Best Regards, Marcello de Sales - Software Engineer ( ( _)__) M.S. in Computer Science Graduate Student .-"( `-..-. |`-._` _.-'| ) Department of Computer Science L "" J / | JEE5 |.' San Francisco State University (SFSU) .-J Dev F-. ( `-.___.-' ) San Francisco, California 94132 `-._________.-' Board Member of the SF Bay area ACM Group __ __) __ (, /| /| /) /) (__/ ) /) / | / | _ __ __ // // / _ // _ _ ) / |/ |_(_(_/ (_(___(/_(/_(/_(_) ) / (_(_(/__(/_/_)_ (_/ http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~msales<http://userwww.sfsu.edu/%7Emsales> (_/ "Brick walls are not there to keep us out. The Brick Walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The Brick Walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly. They are there to stop OTHER people."~ Randy Pausch On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Bruce Mathew <brucemathew(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear friend > > Please also include Opensource Software usage in research along with your > stuff. > > Bruce mathew > kerala > > > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Pia Waugh <greebo(a)pipka.org> wrote: > >> Hi Alexander, >> >> <quote who="Alexander.Trubin(a)sun.com"> >> >> > I'm now preparing for a talk at Urals State Technical University >> > (Russia) about OpenSource usage in Higher Education, >> > so if anyone have some thoughts about what should be covered in this >> > broad topic your help would be greatly appreciated. >> >> I was involved in a research project which looked at this in Australia: >> >> http://ask-oss.mq.edu.au/ >> >> There are loads of both case studies, and links to OSS in HE all around >> the >> world. >> >> Also, check out the UK equivalent (although, they are much more awesome >> than >> ASK-OSS :) >> >> http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/ >> >> Good luck! >> >> Cheers, >> Pia >> >> -- >> OLPC Friends >> http://olpcfriends.org/ >> Linux Australia >> http://linux.org.au/ >> Open Source Industry Australia >> http://osia.net.au/ >> Software Freedom Day >> http://softwarefreedomday.org/ >> >> "There is no darkness but ignorance." - William Shakespeare >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SFD-discuss mailing list >> SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org >> http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >> > > > > -- > With regards .... > > Bruce Mathew, > Sr Lecturer & Placement Officer > Secretary, Free Open Software Cell > MCA Department, Union Christian College > Aluva 683102 Kerala . > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Ph: 91-484-2603533 > Mob: 919447209932 > =============================================================== > Microsoft is not the answer; Microsoft is the question. Avoid the Gates of > Hell. Use Linux > =============================================================== > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > >

Feb. 27, 2009

Re: [SFD-discuss] OpenSource in higher education

by Bruce Mathew

Dear friend Please also include Opensource Software usage in research along with your stuff. Bruce mathew kerala On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Pia Waugh <greebo(a)pipka.org> wrote: > Hi Alexander, > > <quote who="Alexander.Trubin(a)sun.com"> > > > I'm now preparing for a talk at Urals State Technical University > > (Russia) about OpenSource usage in Higher Education, > > so if anyone have some thoughts about what should be covered in this > > broad topic your help would be greatly appreciated. > > I was involved in a research project which looked at this in Australia: > > http://ask-oss.mq.edu.au/ > > There are loads of both case studies, and links to OSS in HE all around the > world. > > Also, check out the UK equivalent (although, they are much more awesome > than > ASK-OSS :) > > http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/ > > Good luck! > > Cheers, > Pia > > -- > OLPC Friends > http://olpcfriends.org/ > Linux Australia > http://linux.org.au/ > Open Source Industry Australia > http://osia.net.au/ > Software Freedom Day > http://softwarefreedomday.org/ > > "There is no darkness but ignorance." - William Shakespeare > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > -- With regards .... Bruce Mathew, Sr Lecturer & Placement Officer Secretary, Free Open Software Cell MCA Department, Union Christian College Aluva 683102 Kerala . ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ph: 91-484-2603533 Mob: 919447209932 =============================================================== Microsoft is not the answer; Microsoft is the question. Avoid the Gates of Hell. Use Linux ===============================================================

Feb. 27, 2009

Re: [SFD-discuss] OpenSource in higher education

by Pia Waugh

Hi Alexander, <quote who="Alexander.Trubin(a)sun.com"> > I'm now preparing for a talk at Urals State Technical University > (Russia) about OpenSource usage in Higher Education, > so if anyone have some thoughts about what should be covered in this > broad topic your help would be greatly appreciated. I was involved in a research project which looked at this in Australia: http://ask-oss.mq.edu.au/ There are loads of both case studies, and links to OSS in HE all around the world. Also, check out the UK equivalent (although, they are much more awesome than ASK-OSS :) http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/ Good luck! Cheers, Pia -- OLPC Friends http://olpcfriends.org/ Linux Australia http://linux.org.au/ Open Source Industry Australia http://osia.net.au/ Software Freedom Day http://softwarefreedomday.org/ "There is no darkness but ignorance." - William Shakespeare

Feb. 27, 2009

Re: [SFD-discuss] OpenSource in higher education

by Kevin Cole

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 07:43, Alexander.Trubin(a)sun.com <Alexander.Trubin(a)sun.com> wrote: > I'm now preparing for a talk at Urals State Technical University > (Russia) about OpenSource usage in Higher Education, > so if anyone have some thoughts about what should be covered in this > broad topic your help would be greatly appreciated. Who's your audience? Students? Administrators? Faculty? The Great Unwashed? Not that this will be any help to you at all... "Back when dinosaurs ruled the earth, a Tower of Babel was built. God smote the arrogant and the result was EBCDIC, 7-bit ASCII, 8-bit ASCII, SIXBIT, etc. And computers could not talk to each other." ;-) When I'm talking to the unwashed masses, I like to start out by trying to get them to see the conflict that arises from incompatible data formats right down to the codes used for character encoding, and then discuss open, standard formats vs. proprietary formats. It's not a perfect discussion, since I don't usually talk about PDF, which isn't completely unencumbered, but works well across multiple platforms. For those old enough to have used WordPerfect and still miss it, I often say two words: "Reveal Codes" and it becomes clear to them why being able to look at and modify source at a deeper level is a very good thing. Once there's some recognition of standard forms of communication -- Unicode, the "net" (with a superficial mention of TCP/IP as the mechanism for that), etc, talk about images, video and audio and the proprietary software and licensing required for some of those. Then, finally, move into code, having laid the groundwork for data sharing as a way to increase the body of knowledge, state of the art, etc, etc. If this makes little sense, I blame the cold medicine I'm taking. ;-) -- Ubuntu Linux DC LoCo Washington, DC http://dc.ubuntu-us.org/

Feb. 25, 2009

Re: [SFD-discuss] OpenSource in higher education

by Alexander.Trubin＠sun.com

Thank you, very interesting start. I want to split my talk in two parts, which have a lot in common. The first is for young developers who want to know, what are the opportunities and difficulties in open source environment. Not only taking part in big projects, but also starting their own, maybe for solving some university infrastructure tasks. The second is about IT architecture of the university and some common solutions, which is for students interested in integrating distinct pieces of software in one solid infrastructure. The first one would be 2/3, the second would be like a small review. Now i'm working on a new project regarding university computer network, and just everything you said is on my topic list. Matching grants in Europe works great, and we have two T2-based bladeservers. and all non-technical problems are the same here in Russia, may be even worse. I'm now reading papers,books, guides at Educause, and it helps a lot, but doesn't cover opensource well. May be i missed something? Lars Noodén пишет: > Alexander.Trubin(a)sun.com wrote: > >> Hello all, >> I'm now preparing for a talk at Urals State Technical University >> (Russia) about OpenSource usage in Higher Education, >> so if anyone have some thoughts about what should be covered in this >> broad topic your help would be greatly appreciated. >> > > It's *very* broad. Where there any particular aspects you had in mind? > Desktop? Development? Infrastructure? Standards? (e.g. TCP/IP, > OpenGL, Kerberos) > > Most everything in major use out there is or is derived from FOSS and > developed at universities. > > Keberos+LDAP -> NDS -> (broken) AD -> Samba/Kerberos(Heimdal|MIT)/OpenLDAP > NCSA httpd -> Apache -> various > NCSA Mosaic -> MSIE/Mozilla -> Firefox > BSD -> Cisco/Juniper > BSD + SystemV -> Solaris > BSD + GNU -> Darwin > GNU > Linux > X > Bind -> various > Sendmail -> various > SSH > > So for SSO at large institutions, you have Kerberos+OpenLDAP, > for small insititutions, Samba > > For networked storage at large institutions you have OpenAFS, > for small institutions, Samba. I'm not sure where ZFS fits, but it's > quite interesting, too. > > For mail, even institutions afflicted with MS Exchange[1], usually run a > FOSS server as a front end to mitigate damage from loss due to MS > Exchange. > > Radmind is often used to manage large numbers of identical desktops. > > Apache almost goes without saying. But on top of that you often have > Moodle, Plone, Drupal or any number of tools. > > There are also even open hardware specifications: > http://www.sparc.org/aboutOverview.html > > Like anywhere else, you will find FOSS heavily used at most higher > education institutions, regardless of whether the CTOs acknowledge or > even know about it. > > or do you mean non-technical problems like graft, collusion, vendor > retaliation and willful negligence? For example, I am apparently not > the only one who constantly runs across illegal tenders: > http://www.osor.eu/news/many-software-tenders-in-eu-illegal > > or management problems like stonewalling (run the academic clock out), > denial of service (usually network or firewall), endless procurement > meetings (except for certain vendors), passing the buck, mergers, > re-orgs, etc. all to block technology? > > Regards > -Lars > > PS. Is the matching grants program available in Europe? If so, it > would be nice for more visibility at least for the Sparc-based hardware. > > [1] > http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P5-TA-2… > > > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss >

Feb. 25, 2009

Re: [SFD-discuss] OpenSource in higher education

by Lars Noodén

Alexander.Trubin(a)sun.com wrote: > Hello all, > I'm now preparing for a talk at Urals State Technical University > (Russia) about OpenSource usage in Higher Education, > so if anyone have some thoughts about what should be covered in this > broad topic your help would be greatly appreciated. It's *very* broad. Where there any particular aspects you had in mind? Desktop? Development? Infrastructure? Standards? (e.g. TCP/IP, OpenGL, Kerberos) Most everything in major use out there is or is derived from FOSS and developed at universities. Keberos+LDAP -> NDS -> (broken) AD -> Samba/Kerberos(Heimdal|MIT)/OpenLDAP NCSA httpd -> Apache -> various NCSA Mosaic -> MSIE/Mozilla -> Firefox BSD -> Cisco/Juniper BSD + SystemV -> Solaris BSD + GNU -> Darwin GNU Linux X Bind -> various Sendmail -> various SSH So for SSO at large institutions, you have Kerberos+OpenLDAP, for small insititutions, Samba For networked storage at large institutions you have OpenAFS, for small institutions, Samba. I'm not sure where ZFS fits, but it's quite interesting, too. For mail, even institutions afflicted with MS Exchange[1], usually run a FOSS server as a front end to mitigate damage from loss due to MS Exchange. Radmind is often used to manage large numbers of identical desktops. Apache almost goes without saying. But on top of that you often have Moodle, Plone, Drupal or any number of tools. There are also even open hardware specifications: http://www.sparc.org/aboutOverview.html Like anywhere else, you will find FOSS heavily used at most higher education institutions, regardless of whether the CTOs acknowledge or even know about it. or do you mean non-technical problems like graft, collusion, vendor retaliation and willful negligence? For example, I am apparently not the only one who constantly runs across illegal tenders: http://www.osor.eu/news/many-software-tenders-in-eu-illegal or management problems like stonewalling (run the academic clock out), denial of service (usually network or firewall), endless procurement meetings (except for certain vendors), passing the buck, mergers, re-orgs, etc. all to block technology? Regards -Lars PS. Is the matching grants program available in Europe? If so, it would be nice for more visibility at least for the Sparc-based hardware. [1] http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P5-TA-2…

Feb. 25, 2009

OpenSource in higher education

by Alexander.Trubin＠sun.com

Hello all, I'm now preparing for a talk at Urals State Technical University (Russia) about OpenSource usage in Higher Education, so if anyone have some thoughts about what should be covered in this broad topic your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Feb. 25, 2009