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Re: [SFD-discuss] United Nations and Software Freedom Day

by Oscar Valenzuela

I will happy to help, but i want to make one sugestion, that will help on our country. Please, on 2008, pick up a date far of sept 18, the independence day on my country. All this week, the people is out on vacations or celebrating the independence day. El sáb, 15-09-2007 a las 13:56 +1000, Pia Waugh escribió: > Hi all, > > The Software Freedom International Board will be aiming for United Nations > recognition of Software Freedom Day as a day of international importance for > 2008. We wanted to let you all know so that you can try extra hard to keep > track of the numbers and successes you have over Software Freedom Day, as it > will all contribute to our case in helping the world understand the > importance of Software Freedom. > > If anyone would like to help us with this quest, please let us know, or even > reply to this post with your thoughts. We feel strongly that Software > Freedom underpins our basic human rights in a highly digital world, and so > want to help the UN understand and promote software freedom as a way to > maintain our human rights: > > http://softwarefreedomday.org/SoftwareFreedom > > There are already United Nations projects that are strongly supportive of > FOSS such as IOSN (http://www.iosn.net/) UNESCO > (http://www.unesco.org/cgi-bin/webworld/portal_freesoftware/cgi/page.cgi?d=1) > and more, but SFD is as yet not a "Special Day" on their website > (http://www.un.org/events/) nor is Software Freedom spoken about officially, > something to work towards :) > > Thank you all for your participation and in taking Software Freedom to your > communities! > > Cheers, > Pia > Saludos Cordiales. Oscar Valenzuela B. (http://ovalenzuela.gnuchile.cl) Presidente Ejecutivo (ovalenzuela(a)gnuchile.cl) Fundación de Desarrollo Tecnológico Libre Comunidad Chilena GNU (www.gnuchile.cl) -------------------------------------------------- No envie archivos adjuntos en formato Microsoft Word, un formato privativo y secreto, por lo que nosotros no podemos leerlo. Envie el texto puro, HTML o PDF, entonces todos podrémos leerlo. Enviar a la gente documentos en formato Word tiene efectos perniciosos, porque esta práctica los insta a utilizar software de Microsoft. En efecto, Usted se convierte en un sostén del monopolio de Microsoft. Este problema específico es un gran obstáculo a la adopción más amplia de GNU/Linux. ¿Podría, por favor, reconsiderar el uso del formato Word en la comunicación con otras personas?

Sept. 15, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] United Nations and Software Freedom Day

by David Thomas

Pia Waugh wrote: > Hi all, > > The Software Freedom International Board will be aiming for United Nations > recognition of Software Freedom Day as a day of international importance for > 2008. We wanted to let you all know so that you can try extra hard to keep > track of the numbers and successes you have over Software Freedom Day, as it > will all contribute to our case in helping the world understand the > importance of Software Freedom. > > If anyone would like to help us with this quest, please let us know, or even > reply to this post with your thoughts. We feel strongly that Software > Freedom underpins our basic human rights in a highly digital world, and so > want to help the UN understand and promote software freedom as a way to > maintain our human rights: > > http://softwarefreedomday.org/SoftwareFreedom > > There are already United Nations projects that are strongly supportive of > FOSS such as IOSN (http://www.iosn.net/) UNESCO > (http://www.unesco.org/cgi-bin/webworld/portal_freesoftware/cgi/page.cgi?d=1) > and more, but SFD is as yet not a "Special Day" on their website > (http://www.un.org/events/) nor is Software Freedom spoken about officially, > something to work towards :) > > Thank you all for your participation and in taking Software Freedom to your > communities! > > Cheers, > Pia > > My family is very lucky, I'd even say we are a family of privilege. We never go hungry, have two cars that are paid for, and live in a very nice 3 bedroom home. I work a very easy rewarding job and make enough money that my wife gets to stay home and raise our 10 year old son. I'm not bragging nor am I saying this because I feel guilty. I'm saying this because in this day and age we should all be exactly where I am today. We must ask ourselves why are we not? Wars, famine, and disease plague our world. Governments, multinational corporations and the industrial war complex play us like chess pieces each and every day. The dependents and demand for oil fuels the greed of these black organizations while polluting the very earth in which we all live. My good life could at any moment be stripped away from me as it has from so many people before me. In America we have a constitution that has been pulled out from under us by fake fear, the removal of civil rights, and an unjust unpopular war. I'm still not sure who are enemy's are. I feel my only recourse is to fight the only way I know how, supporting free movements, true and just as I can find them. We all have the right to be a part of this world not just the ones that can afford to participate. The free software movement is something I feel very strongly about. It gives those, who if certain people had their way, would normally be left out in the cold unable to contribute to society. This is a need that in this age of the digital economy is more important than ever, the playing field must be made level if we are to succeed as the human race. The future of my family depends on this, the future of your family depends on this. If taken lightly, ignored, or swept under the rug we will be forever under the shadow of oppression. If you think this is over the top remember men have become billionaires thanks to software, the richest of men are due to technology and the energy technology consumes. They will not go silently into the night , they will fight and fight to the death to hold on to the power they so crave.

Sept. 15, 2007

United Nations and Software Freedom Day

by Pia Waugh

Hi all, The Software Freedom International Board will be aiming for United Nations recognition of Software Freedom Day as a day of international importance for 2008. We wanted to let you all know so that you can try extra hard to keep track of the numbers and successes you have over Software Freedom Day, as it will all contribute to our case in helping the world understand the importance of Software Freedom. If anyone would like to help us with this quest, please let us know, or even reply to this post with your thoughts. We feel strongly that Software Freedom underpins our basic human rights in a highly digital world, and so want to help the UN understand and promote software freedom as a way to maintain our human rights: http://softwarefreedomday.org/SoftwareFreedom There are already United Nations projects that are strongly supportive of FOSS such as IOSN (http://www.iosn.net/) UNESCO (http://www.unesco.org/cgi-bin/webworld/portal_freesoftware/cgi/page.cgi?d=1) and more, but SFD is as yet not a "Special Day" on their website (http://www.un.org/events/) nor is Software Freedom spoken about officially, something to work towards :) Thank you all for your participation and in taking Software Freedom to your communities! Cheers, Pia -- Software Freedom Day 2007 http://softwarefreedomday.org/

Sept. 15, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] PDfs or source files for SFD FSF handouts ?

by Pia Waugh

Hi Fabian, <quote who="Fabian Rodriguez"> > The promotion material package contained Tshirts, handouts of the FSF, > buleltins, etc. > > Does anyone have a PDF of the handouts they could send me separately > by email ? I don't have them with me right now and would nee to > photocopy some tonight. > > Thanks in advance and sorry for this unconvenient request :( I've cc'd John Sullivan from FSF who was one of the coordinators of the FSF goods sent to some teams (we couldn't get it to everyone for shipping reasons, sorry!). John, could you please post links to some of the pdf's an dother FSF collateral that might be useful for people to link to or print out? Thanks! Cheers, Pia "Man is born free, yet he is everywhere in chains." - Jean Jacques Rosseau

Sept. 15, 2007

PDfs or source files for SFD FSF handouts ?

by Fabian Rodriguez

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Sept. 14, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Software Freedom Song

by Leo Arias F.

2007/9/14, Nguyen Dinh Nam <nguyendinhnam(a)gmail.com>: > > To celebrate the Software Freedom Day, I drafted a Software Freedom > Song. I am too busy to prepare FPT activities for Software Freedom Day > Hanoi 2007 (I'm the director of FPT Open Solutions), so the lyrics is > not so smooth yet. Please listen to the midi and comment. It'll be > greate if someone can add the vocal, because my vocal is too bad, I > don't want to spoil. > > The "source code": > > Today is the freedom day > World, unite together > Promote the spirit of freedom > Tomorow, we'll have the free software > We'll be free to collarborate > The world'll be full of free sofware > > Chorus: > Share the software, > Share the source code, > Share the knowledge, > Share the ideas It's great! :D _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > > -- Leo Arias ¡el futuro es libre! http://www.softwarelibrecr.org

Sept. 14, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Software Freedom Song

by Leo Arias F.

2007/9/14, Nguyen Dinh Nam <nguyendinhnam(a)gmail.com>: > > To celebrate the Software Freedom Day, I drafted a Software Freedom > Song. I am too busy to prepare FPT activities for Software Freedom Day > Hanoi 2007 (I'm the director of FPT Open Solutions), so the lyrics is > not so smooth yet. Please listen to the midi and comment. It'll be > greate if someone can add the vocal, because my vocal is too bad, I > don't want to spoil. > > The "source code": > > Today is the freedom day > World, unite together > Promote the spirit of freedom > Tomorow, we'll have the free software > We'll be free to collarborate > The world'll be full of free sofware > > Chorus: > Share the software, > Share the source code, > Share the knowledge, > Share the ideas It's great! :D _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > > -- Leo Arias ¡el futuro es libre! http://www.softwarelibrecr.org

Sept. 14, 2007

Software Freedom Song

by Nguyen Dinh Nam

To celebrate the Software Freedom Day, I drafted a Software Freedom Song. I am too busy to prepare FPT activities for Software Freedom Day Hanoi 2007 (I'm the director of FPT Open Solutions), so the lyrics is not so smooth yet. Please listen to the midi and comment. It'll be greate if someone can add the vocal, because my vocal is too bad, I don't want to spoil. The "source code": Today is the freedom day World, unite together Promote the spirit of freedom Tomorow, we'll have the free software We'll be free to collarborate The world'll be full of free sofware Chorus: Share the software, Share the source code, Share the knowledge, Share the ideas

Sept. 14, 2007

Promotion of SFD on Digg/Slashdot

by Mark Hinkle

Hello, I was wondering if there was an organized effort to promote SFD on Digg and Slashdot. It seems that they would be two likely places to promote awareness of the event. I did searches to see if Software Freedom Day had been submitted and that it pointed to SoftwareFreedomDay.org rather than a news site or someone's blog. I found the following two posts: http://digg.com/linux_unix/15_September_is_Software_Freedom_Day http://slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=view&id=286933 Maybe it would be worthwhile to post the links on SFD website. Just a thought. Regards, Mark Hinkle Open Source Groover Zenoss Core - Open Source Systems Management http://www.encoreopus.com

Sept. 14, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Free Software OSX CD

by Steve Olive

On Wed, 2007-09-12 at 17:03 +0100, Phil Harper wrote: > Hmmm, yes, this would be a very bad idea as a handout for Software > Freedom Day, there's already enough confusion over the difference > between Free Software and freeware, the last thing we want to do is > encourage people to think only in terms of price tag. > Phil. > > > On 9/12/07, Matthew Davidson <mjd(a)almatech.net.au> wrote: > > Steve Olive wrote: > > Don't forget the Software for Starving Students CD. There > are Windows > > and Mac OS X versions available: > > > > http://softwarefor.org/ > > Going by their FAQ, it appears there's a fair amount of > non-free stuff > on there: > > "Q: Why isn't your CD open source? and/or Why do you include > non-open > source software? > A: We enthusiastically support the concept of free/open > software and > standards. But our primary concern is that students have > access to > high-quality software, free of charge. If a software title > could be > useful for students and is free of charge, we'll seek > permission to > include it even if it is not open source. We've also chosen to > license > our contributions to the disc (the interface, etc.) such that > it must > remain free of charge." > > Matthew. > > -- > Alma Technology - The future is free and open > http://www.almatech.net.au ... (02) 6658 1607 ... 0419 242 316 > -- > http://computerclub.cex.com.au http://www.clublinux.org.au > -- > Soyez réalistes, demandez l'impossible! > Sorry, I was just trying to help with a mostly Open Source package of software for Mac OS X. When I get a bit more time I'll look at what I can do with the Mac OS X versions of the software on TheOpenCD. Regards, Steve Software Freedom Day Instigator Bathurst

Sept. 13, 2007