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Re: [SFD-discuss] 'What is Open Source' Leaflet

by Steve Olive

On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 22:16 -0400, Alex Gretlein wrote: > I'm trying to edit Melissa Draper's excellent 'What is Open Source?' > leaflet using the Scribus source files provided on the SFD wiki and on > the geekosophical site (which appear to be slightly different based on > md5sums). In either case, Scribus tells me that the .sla files are not > in Scribus format. This is with Scribus 1.2.5 on Ubuntu Feisty. > > Has anyone had better luck editing these? Obviously Melissa was able > to. Does anyone with more Scribus experience have any idea what I > might be doing wrong? > > Thanks > Alex Gretlein > SFD - Lehigh Valley PA, USA team I added the Debian Scribus source to /etc/apt/sources.list with steve@bxcomp01:~$sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list Add this at the bottom: ## Debian Scribus for SFD Flier deb http://debian.scribus.net/debian dapper main non-free Then do: steve@bxcomp01:~$sudo apt-get update steve@bxcomp01:~$sudo apt-get upgrade Then use Synaptic Package Manager and search for Scribus and you should be able to install Scribus 1.3.3 (the CVS version). Hope this helps! Steve SFD Co-ordinator Bathurst Bathurst NSW Australia email: steve(a)bathurst-tafe.nsw.edu.au

Sept. 1, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] 'What is Open Source' Leaflet

by Melissa Draper

Matthew Davidson wrote: > Hi, > > Alex Gretlein wrote: >> I'm trying to edit Melissa Draper's excellent 'What is Open Source?' >> leaflet using the Scribus source files provided on the SFD wiki and on >> the geekosophical site (which appear to be slightly different based on >> md5sums). In either case, Scribus tells me that the .sla files are not >> in Scribus format. This is with Scribus 1.2.5 on Ubuntu Feisty. > > I tried the same thing. If you look at the file in a text editor, > there's a version number there : 1.3.3.8. The 'scribus-ng' package in > Feisty installs this "developmental branch" version. > > Unfortunately, I couldn't find an easy way to do a search for all > instances of "open source" and replace with "free software", so I gave up :) I intentionally used 'open source' for the mere purpose of disambiguating to the Joe or Joanne. They believe already 'know' what 'free software' is. To them it is the shareware that cost them nothing, the freeware that cost them nothing, etc. You wont win people over gure which free was being talked about at the time.telling them that the software they never had to pay for was not free. I explain in the leaflet the difference between the two editions of 'free', but kept the 'open source' references so the readers would not have to double back and try figure which free was being talked about at the time. You, like me, may have no issue differentiating the word in your own mind. However, you want to reach the average Joe, like my father, who gets totally confused when two definitions of the one word come into play. The only free he really understands is co$t. Of course, in non-english languages, this disambiguation is likely not necessary. > Matthew. > > -- > Alma Technology - The future is free and open > http://www.almatech.net.au ... (02) 6658 1607 ... 0419 242 316 -- Sincerely Melissa Draper http://www.meldraweb.com Phone: 0404 595 395 (intl): +61 404 595 395 P.O Box 1412 Lavington, NSW 2641

Sept. 1, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] 'What is Open Source' Leaflet

by Matthew Davidson

Hi, Alex Gretlein wrote: > I'm trying to edit Melissa Draper's excellent 'What is Open Source?' > leaflet using the Scribus source files provided on the SFD wiki and on > the geekosophical site (which appear to be slightly different based on > md5sums). In either case, Scribus tells me that the .sla files are not > in Scribus format. This is with Scribus 1.2.5 on Ubuntu Feisty. I tried the same thing. If you look at the file in a text editor, there's a version number there : 1.3.3.8. The 'scribus-ng' package in Feisty installs this "developmental branch" version. Unfortunately, I couldn't find an easy way to do a search for all instances of "open source" and replace with "free software", so I gave up :) 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!

Sept. 1, 2007

'What is Open Source' Leaflet

by Alex Gretlein

I'm trying to edit Melissa Draper's excellent 'What is Open Source?' leaflet using the Scribus source files provided on the SFD wiki and on the geekosophical site (which appear to be slightly different based on md5sums). In either case, Scribus tells me that the .sla files are not in Scribus format. This is with Scribus 1.2.5 on Ubuntu Feisty. Has anyone had better luck editing these? Obviously Melissa was able to. Does anyone with more Scribus experience have any idea what I might be doing wrong? Thanks Alex Gretlein SFD - Lehigh Valley PA, USA team

Sept. 1, 2007

SFDay in Pasto, Colombia

by andress calderon

Hi everybody, I want confirm the SFDay Event in Pasto - Colombia on September 21th. Yesterday i got 2 T-Shirt, FSF Bulletins, Stickers and CDs. Thanks for your help. We go on working!!! Forza!!! PD. excuse me my english, i speak little but i am trying. -- ANDRES O. CALDERON R. kKoDDa Group / Estrategia PIC ParqueSoft Pasto "Free Software Lives - Free Software Rules"

Aug. 31, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD team supplies: shipping update

by Subir Pradhanang

Hi, On 8/30/07, Robert Schumann <robert(a)softwarefreedomday.org> wrote: > > This weekend we will be sending out emails to all teams that registered in > time to qualify for supplies, to let you know how many T-shirts and CDs > you'll be receiving. The Nepal Team i.e. FOSS Nepal Community (www.fossnepal.org) has just received the CDs. Thnx for the CD supplies...we're eagerly waiting for the other supplies like the T-shirts, stickers and balloons! In the meantime, our SFD activities are going on in our wiki here: http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Software_Freedom_Day_2007 Happy SFD'ing!! Cheers, Subir

Aug. 31, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD team supplies: shipping update

by Anand Prabhu

Hi Robert, How to know at which postion are we registered in and would it be possible to get the SFD distributions. regards, anandanbu -- http://anandanbu.wordpress.com

Aug. 30, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD team supplies: shipping update

by Pia Waugh

Hi Larry, <quote who="Larry Cafiero"> > Thanks for the update. But I have to ask, my group signed up prior to the > deadline, but we were probably not within the first 200 teams. Are we out of > luck? You were unfortunately team number 270, so you have missed out this year. Next year we'll be catering for at least 300 teams (last year it was 120) so make sure you register early next year. Have a great Software Freedom Day! Cheers, Pia -- Software Freedom Day 2007 http://softwarefreedomday.org/

Aug. 30, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD team supplies: shipping update

by Larry Cafiero

Robert -- Thanks for the update. But I have to ask, my group signed up prior to the deadline, but we were probably not within the first 200 teams. Are we out of luck? Larry Cafiero FOSS San Lorenzo Valley (Santa Cruz County, California) On 8/29/07, Robert Schumann <robert(a)softwarefreedomday.org> wrote: > > Hi Software Freedom Days teams, > > This email is to let you all know that all supplies have now been > dispatched to teams that registered before the deadline and within the first > 200 teams. > > This year we've been ambitious and multinational in our distribution: > > * T-shirts to Asian teams have been dispatched from Quezon City, > Philippines (last week) > * T-shirts to Australia and New Zealand have been dispatched from Sydney, > Australia (yesterday) > * T-shirts to teams in the Americas were sent courtesy of the Free > Software Foundation in Boston, USA (two weeks ago) > * T-shirts to African and European teams were dispatched from Abingdon, > UK (last week) > > All these shipments have been via normal postage, and apparently some > teams have already received their packages. We hope you like the T-shirts! > > Balloons and stickers are being sent from Sydney, Australia, today. In > addition, CDs have been shipped via courier from the Netherlands this week. > Mine were dispatched yesterday and arrived today! > > This weekend we will be sending out emails to all teams that registered in > time to qualify for supplies, to let you know how many T-shirts and CDs > you'll be receiving. > > I'd like to thank all teams for their patience with the various problems > we've been having over the last few weeks with our shipments, website and > mailing lists. And many thanks also go to John Sullivan and the rest of the > team at the Free Software Foundation, who have partnered with us to ease > some of our distribution problems by shipping supplies to all teams in > North, South and Central America. Their contribution has been invaluable to > making SFD a success this year. > > Happy SFDing, > > Robert. > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > >

Aug. 29, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Website fixed

by Pia Waugh

Hi Peter, <quote who="Peter Eisinger"> > It will be possible to edit in the wiki .. > In http://softwarefreedomday.org/Home > say "SFD Mailing Lists and the Forum > We now have three mailing lists:" > to include: > Planning-es Discussions about planning for SFD (spanish) > ( http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/planning-es ) Done :) Cheers, Pia -- Software Freedom Day 2007 http://softwarefreedomday.org/

Aug. 29, 2007