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Re: [SFD-discuss] Two regional teams from one the same region

by Pia Waugh

Hi Shehab, <quote who="Shehab"> > Thanks for your quick answer. For example, there is already a regional > team for the country, Bangladesh > (http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/asia/bangladesh?action=show&redirect=te…) > Is it possible to create a new regional team for Bangladesh or join the > team as a partner? Great question! My first recommendation is to contact the team directly using the details on their page. If you still want to run your own event because you have a different audience or are in a different area, go for it! We had about 15 teams in Australia last year. We are a big spread out country so it makes sense to have more local events than a big regional event. Cheers, Pia -- Linux Australia http://linux.org.au/ "The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet." - William Gibson

June 25, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Two regional teams from one the same region

by Matt Oquist

Hi Shebab, Our recommendation is that you use your best judgment, preferably in cooperation with the other team [leader]. If you contact them and get no response, organize your own event. If they want to work with you on one event and you agree, great! If they're excited to coordinate your two separate events and perhaps share on advertising, or something, great! Basically, just try to be reasonable and combine when it makes sense and organize separately when it doesn't. I hope this helps. :) Regards, Matt Shehab wrote: [Mon Jun 25 2007, 12:38:10AM EDT] > Hi, > > Thanks for your quick answer. For example, there is already a regional team for > the country, Bangladesh (http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/asia/bangladesh? > action=show&redirect=teams%2Fasiaandmiddleeast%2Fbangladesh). Is it possible to > create a new regional team for Bangladesh or join the team as a partner? > > Shehab > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Douglas A. Whitfield <whitdoug(a)email.unc.edu> > To: shehab_sust(a)yahoo.com > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 10:29:51 AM > Subject: Re: [SFD-discuss] Two regional teams from one the same region > > You could potentially be more specific. For instance, so places in the US are > going by a city and others are going by a state. > > But, to answer your question, I'm pretty sure the answer is yes. > > Douglas A. Whitfield > > Carolina Open Source Initiative Co-President > http://www.ibiblio.org/cosi > Cell: 919-360-0306 > AIM: DouglasAWh > > http://www.softwarefreedomday.org > UNC SFD Sponsors: OpenDNS, Siena Tech, Cerient > UNC SFD Participants: Dell > > > Shehab wrote: > > Hi, > > Is it possible to register as a second regional team from the same region? > > Thanks in advance. > > Shehab > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel > and lay it on us. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Get your own web address. > Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss -- --------------------------------------------------------- SoftwareFreedomDay.org : Celebrating Free and Open Source Software in Your Community info AT softwarefreedomday.org http://softwarefreedomday.org/ SFD Sponsors: http://canonical.com http://www.dkuug.dk/ http://www.fsf.org/ SFD Partners: http://www.iosn.net/ http://www.theopencd.org/ Software Freedom Day is a project of Software Freedom International. Software Freedom International is a registered corporation in the state of New Hampshire, USA.

June 25, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Two regional teams from one the same region

by Shehab

Hi, Thanks for your quick answer. For example, there is already a regional team for the country, Bangladesh (http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/asia/bangladesh?action=show&redirect=te…) Is it possible to create a new regional team for Bangladesh or join the team as a partner? Shehab ----- Original Message ---- From: Douglas A. Whitfield <whitdoug(a)email.unc.edu> To: shehab_sust(a)yahoo.com Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 10:29:51 AM Subject: Re: [SFD-discuss] Two regional teams from one the same region You could potentially be more specific. For instance, so places in the US are going by a city and others are going by a state. But, to answer your question, I'm pretty sure the answer is yes. Douglas A. Whitfield Carolina Open Source Initiative Co-President http://www.ibiblio.org/cosi Cell: 919-360-0306 AIM: DouglasAWh http://www.softwarefreedomday.org UNC SFD Sponsors: OpenDNS, Siena Tech, Cerient UNC SFD Participants: Dell Shehab wrote: Hi, Is it possible to register as a second regional team from the same region? Thanks in advance. Shehab Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. _______________________________________________ SFD-discuss mailing list SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting

June 25, 2007

Two regional teams from one the same region

by Shehab

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June 25, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] Logo status?

by Pia Waugh

Hi Melissa, <quote who="Melissa Draper"> > What is the status on the logo for this year (the one like on the tshirt > preview on the wiki)? If so, are there source images somewhere for those > of us working on getting promotional stuff such as posters and fliers > organised? We've tried to put all the artwork on the website at http://softwarefreedomday.org/Artwork I've cc'd Phil who did the original artwork for the tshirts. Phil, could you please make sure the artwork source is on the website and link it from the Artwork page under tshirts? Thanks! Cheers, Pia -- Linux Australia http://linux.org.au/ "He who loves the world as his body may be entrusted with the empire." - Lao-tzu

June 22, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD Geek Exchange Program?

by Pia Waugh

Hi Matthew, <quote who="Matthew Davidson"> > But before I started cross-posting to half a dozen LUG lists offering > sofa space*, I wanted to check whether this might be considered poor > etiquette or just a bad idea. Perhaps it could be considered inter-team > poaching? I think this sounds like a great idea. SFD is a long term project for everyone involved, so having combined events in different places can be launch pads for new events and for bringing people together for a stonger community well into the future. So long as it is a great day and has some positive impact on the general public, I think most things are ok :) Just make it fun! > * Incidentally, I have two of the most comfortable sofas known to > mankind, and live half a block away from a rather splendid pub. I shall certainly remember this next time I'm up your way :) Cheers, Pia -- Software Freedom Day http://softwarefreedomday.org/

June 22, 2007

Logo status?

by Melissa Draper

Greetings, What is the status on the logo for this year (the one like on the tshirt preview on the wiki)? If so, are there source images somewhere for those of us working on getting promotional stuff such as posters and fliers organised? TIA -- Sincerely Melissa Draper http://www.meldraweb.com Phone: 0404 595 395 (intl): +61 404 595 395 P.O Box 1412 Lavington, NSW 2641

June 22, 2007

Thanet SFD (UK)

by Matthew Macdonald-Wallace

Hi all, All of a sudden I might have a venue and people to exhibit at SFD 2007 in Thanet in Kent. This means I need more CDs, preferably at no cost to myself as I don't have any money at the moment! Who do I speak to? I'd probably be after about 100 CDs in total, so it's not a huge amount. Cheers, Matt. -- Matthew Macdonald-Wallace Group Co-Ordinator Thanet Linux User Group http://www.thanet.lug.org.uk/ matthew(a)truthisfreedom.org.uk GPG KEY: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xFEA1BC16

June 20, 2007

Re: SFD-discuss Digest, Vol 8, Issue 13

by xolani Ndlovu

hie there is seminar at bulawayo polytechnic and i was invited to deliver speech On 17/06/07, sfd-discuss-request(a)sf-day.org <sfd-discuss-request(a)sf-day.org> wrote: > > Send SFD-discuss mailing list submissions to > sfd-discuss(a)sf-day.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > sfd-discuss-request(a)sf-day.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > sfd-discuss-owner(a)sf-day.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of SFD-discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: help (Pia Waugh) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:32:52 +1000 > From: Pia Waugh <greebo(a)pipka.org> > Subject: Re: [SFD-discuss] help > To: xolani Ndlovu <xolanimart(a)gmail.com> > Cc: sfd-discuss(a)sf-day.org > Message-ID: <20070617113252.GU17509(a)waugh.id.au> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi Xolani, > > <quote who="xolani Ndlovu"> > > > hie everyone my name is xolani i am in Bulawayo i have been following > the > > opensource movement for the past > > three years heavily reading open source literature so i teamed up with a > > friend to start an open source movement in Bulawayo (OPEN SOURCE > > Bulawayo) its dead in Bulawayo so anyone who can help us > please > > do we are still at school so resources are problem please help > > It is great to here you are excited about FLOSS! To start a new community > I > highly recommend using Software Freedom Day as a launch event o get people > interested and get the group going. Plan with your friend to run some sort > of public event, perhaps at a University or school, and try to get lots of > young people to come along. Make sure you register as a team so we can > send > you some tshirts, CDs and other goodies to help make your event look > fantastic! > > For more ideas on running an event, check out the Start Guide at: > http://softwarefreedomday.org/StartGuide > > And for more ideas about starting a new community, check out: > http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Linux_PR/newlug.html > http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/User-Group-HOWTO.html > > Hope that helps, good luck in spreading software freedom to Bulawayo! > > Cheers, > Pia > > -- > Linux Australia > http://linux.org.au/ > > "Man is born free, yet he is everywhere in chains." - Jean Jacques > Rosseau > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > > End of SFD-discuss Digest, Vol 8, Issue 13 > ****************************************** >

June 20, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] help

by David Tremblay

Hi Xolani, Don't assume that it is dead, its only dormant waiting for you to wake it up. First I would contact people from http://zwlug.sourceforge.net/ and make call for an organization meeting for the SF-day.. Find africasource participants (http://tacticaltech.org/africasource) they could direct you to interesting contacts. Plan the meeting ahead, at least 3 weeks, send email to everyone you know, ask them to forward it. Repeat the message often. Contact universities, those are often the best place to start to meet GNU/linux users... Hope it helps Le dimanche 17 juin 2007 à 21:32 +1000, Pia Waugh a écrit : > Hi Xolani, > > <quote who="xolani Ndlovu"> > > > hie everyone my name is xolani i am in Bulawayo i have been following the > > opensource movement for the past > > three years heavily reading open source literature so i teamed up with a > > friend to start an open source movement in Bulawayo (OPEN SOURCE > > Bulawayo) its dead in Bulawayo so anyone who can help us please > > do we are still at school so resources are problem please help > > It is great to here you are excited about FLOSS! To start a new community I > highly recommend using Software Freedom Day as a launch event o get people > interested and get the group going. Plan with your friend to run some sort > of public event, perhaps at a University or school, and try to get lots of > young people to come along. Make sure you register as a team so we can send > you some tshirts, CDs and other goodies to help make your event look > fantastic! > > For more ideas on running an event, check out the Start Guide at: > http://softwarefreedomday.org/StartGuide > > And for more ideas about starting a new community, check out: > http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Linux_PR/newlug.html > http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/User-Group-HOWTO.html > > Hope that helps, good luck in spreading software freedom to Bulawayo! > > Cheers, > Pia >

June 18, 2007