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IRC SFD event hang out and talks on the day of SFD
by Michael Dorrington Sept. 16, 2011

Sept. 16, 2011

What about having a general hang out and even talks on IRC on the day of SFD? It would show attendees the worldwide nature of the event and Software Freedom. And having IRC "talks"/workshops would be a great way to tap into the Free Software expertise from around the world. Regards, Mike.

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Re: [SFD-discuss] [Info] Doubts about non-free linux distributions flyer
by Frederic Muller - SFI Sept. 16, 2011

Sept. 16, 2011

Hi! The notice is not mandatory, we are just asking teams to add it but they should run their event the way they deem appropriate. I think Michael wrote a very good post on where Debian stands. Mike post is here: http://mail.sf-day.org/pipermail/sfd-discuss/2011-September/002068.html Ubuntu falls in the same category (or similar) as Fedora or openSUSE. I really don't think those distributions should be "marked and isolated" but when you preach for software freedom it is important to let people know when you are giving them some hidden non-free bits, or software that will encourage them to install non-free bits. Users need to understand what is happening with the software they are using (and which you may be distributing). I hope this clarifies the issue. Do not hesitate to ask more question if you have any. Posting on sfd-discuss is encouraged. Fred ps: and the form is only half broken. :-/ On 09/16/2011 06:05 AM, Francisco Palm wrote: > Some people are saying in several social networks like identi.ca or > twitter that the notifice for non-free Linux distributions(*) is > mandatory. It is important a clarification in this regard. Starting > with the fact that is not explicitly stated which are those non-free > Linux distributions. > > I believe this leads to controversy and discomfort in an event that > should unite all those who promote free software. > > Ubuntu or Debian are non-free Linux Distributions? must be marked and isolated? > > (*) http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/Resources/CdNotice > > Pd: SFD contact form is broken > > Francisco Palm > > -- > -------------------------------------- > fpalm(a)mapologo.org.ve > francisco.palm(a)gmail.com > > cel: +58 +424 4228252 > tel: +58 +274 6352001 > > ---- > Debemos ser libres, no para hacer lo que nos plazca, sino libres para > comprender muy profundamente nuestros propios instintos e impulsos. K > > _______________________________________________ > Info mailing list > Info(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/info >

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[Planning-es] GNU operating system for old machines
by Quiliro Ordóñez Sept. 15, 2011

Sept. 15, 2011

An extremely light distribution that is being tested to be approved as the tenth free software GNU distro by the Free Software Foundation <https://www.fsf.org/about/> which is recommended for machines with 64MB RAM or more is Connochaetos <http://www.connochaetos.org/wiki/>. It comes in its version for 486 CPUs or better <http://sourceforge.net/projects/connochaetos/files/connos-0.9.0.iso/download>. It can be valuable to demonstrate that it is possible to have a modern GNU operating system with with nothing but free (as in freedom) software. If you are a little more knowledgeable on the subject, you can install Parabola <https://parabolagnulinux.org/>. It is a distro of the GNU operating system which is totally configurable because it installs nothing that you have not commanded to be installed. (Not even the graphic user interface.) It is a distro that comes with packages almost as new as if you were to compile them yourself from the developers' latest source code. So, if you like to hack, use it and advocate it for its philosophical as well as technical freedom! If you are going to install it on SFD, practice beforehand so you do not have probles on Saturday. If you want a free distro that works with at least 512MB on RAM and has an interface similar to Windowz, use Trisquel <http://devel.trisquel.info/dagda/iso/>. It comes for 64 bits <http://devel.trisquel.info/dagda/iso/trisquel_5.0_amd64.iso> and 32 bits <http://devel.trisquel.info/dagda/iso/trisquel_5.0_i686.iso>. Try Triskel for 32 bits <http://devel.trisquel.info/dagda/iso/old/triskel_5.0-20110911_i686.iso> or for 64 bits <http://devel.trisquel.info/dagda/iso/old/triskel_5.0-20110911_amd64.iso> if you want a really nice interface (KDE). Distribute free (as in freedom) software <https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html> and caution <http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/Resources/CdNotice> others about software that is non-free. ¡Be free! <http://fsfla.org/svnwiki/selibre/index.en.html> and you will notice that the future of society will be better when you start on your own stuff. Software Freedom Day is about freedom. So make your best to help people know that it is the freedom that matters by using only free software. Keep on hacking <https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Hacker_%28programmer_subcult…>...society! -- Quiliro Ordóñez 09 821 8696 02 340 1517 "...por la libertad, así como por la honra, se puede y debe aventurar la vida." Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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SFD/Germany/NRW/Aachen extra last minute Venue
by Julian H. Stacey Sept. 15, 2011

Sept. 15, 2011

Please forward this on if you know people or open source groups near Aachen, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, (on the border with Belgium & Holland). who would like to help organise an impromtu extra mini Aachen SFD. I'm about to travel & will not see replies. Aachen Contact is initialy "Christoph Kukulies" <kuku(a)kukulies.org> "Christoph Kukulies (Work)" <kuku(a)gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de> Who is not on this list, sfd-discuss(a)sf-day.org for http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/ but he will ask Aachen source groups if interested, & could forward enquiries to a local group. It's a late opportunity has just arisen, as I will pass through Aachen before SFD day Saturday, September 17th, & again a week later to collect stuff ready for SFD Munich a few weeks later. Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Reply below, not above; Indent with "> "; Cumulative like a play script. Format: Plain text. Not HTML, multipart/alternative, base64, quoted-printable. http://www.softwarefreedomday.org 17 Sept, http://berklix.org/sfd/ 22 Oct.

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Starting new Open-Source Software distro for Windows
by Alexey Eromenko Sept. 14, 2011

Sept. 14, 2011

Hi all ! I have started new Open-Source distro for Windows, based on TheOpenCD, copying it's look and feel. Original TheOpenCD and it's fork, theopendisc, are both inactive. It is time for something new. The new project, named Qumble, already has BETA1 and forum ready. link: http://qumble.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2 Could you help me test it and advertise it (help spread the word) ? --- P.S. http://softwarefreedomday.org/ ---> "Contact US" is broken. I have tried like 10 times, but always failed in the "captcha" visual recognition stage. Please check it out. (or disable this test) Best Wishes, -- -Alexey Eromenko "Technologov", 31.08.2011.

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SFD 2011: very hot!
by Frederic Muller - SFI Sept. 14, 2011

Sept. 14, 2011

Hi guys! We've now reach 402 teams with a few extra countries compared to 2010 (we've also lost a lot of teams in China for example ~40) and are getting huge web traffic and excellent press coverage: http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/press I am compiling a small list of big media site where I'll submit a short intro/PR and keep my fingers crossed. If you help me to find the contact/submit page for big media in your country I don't mind submitting as well (or maybe I should just share the text, later today but the text needs to be slightly adapted per country). So far i was thinking to submit at: USA: - CNN - FoxNews - NY times - Computer world - Reuters - ABC News - USA Today - CS News - Washington post UK: - The Guardian - BBC - The Register France: - TV Channel 1 & 2 - Le Monde - Le Parisien - Le point - Liberation - Le Figaro - Nouvelobs Germany: - ?? Thanks. Fred

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by Jaysel Noma Ramos Sept. 14, 2011

Sept. 14, 2011

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Re: [SFD-discuss] Contents of SFD-discuss digest..."
by Jaysel Noma Ramos Sept. 13, 2011

Sept. 13, 2011

On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 8:00 PM, <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: JoinDiaspora and other SaaS alternatives (Pockey Lam) > 2. Re: JoinDiaspora and other SaaS alternatives (Julian H. Stacey) > 3. Re: New OpenDisc release for SFD (Fabi?n Rodr?guez) > 4. Re: Using the Shapado Q&A for "post-SFD" suport > (Frederic Muller - SFI) > 5. Re: Using the Shapado Q&A for "post-SFD" suport > (Frederic Muller - SFI) > 6. Re: JoinDiaspora and other SaaS alternatives (Michael Dorrington) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:05:59 +0800 > From: Pockey Lam <pockey(a)softwarefreedomday.org> > Subject: Re: [SFD-discuss] JoinDiaspora and other SaaS alternatives > To: Fabi?n Rodr?guez <magicfab(a)member.fsf.org> > Cc: Open discussions about SFD <sfd-discuss(a)sf-day.org> > Message-ID: <4E6B6EC7.8010701(a)softwarefreedomday.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Fabrian, > > I would be more than happy to try out diaspora so, I went to > joindiaspora.com and invite myself~ it works too! > > Pockey > > On 09/10/2011 07:13 PM, Fabi?n Rodr?guez wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi everyone > > > > If you are on Diaspora's main pod (at joindiaspora.com) please consider > > adding me to your aspects -> magicfab(a)joindiaspora.com > > > > If you are not but would like to be, please email me offlist with your > > preferred email address and I can send you an invite. To find out more > > about Diaspora, see: > > https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Diaspora > > > > I think in SFD's context it's important we anticipate questions about > > using SaaS social networks, particularly Facebook and G+, and if we know > > or have tried others such as Diaspora, it makes for an interesting > > discussion on SFD, or even a viable alternative. > > > > I'd love to hear opinions on this, although my goal is only to provide > > another tools for SaaS discussion on SFD should you come across such > > questions. And interesting list of such alternatives for other services > > can be seen here, don't hesitate to augment/modify it: > > http://wiki.autonomo.us/Wish_list > > > > Cheers, > > > > Fabian Rodriguez > > Montral, QC, Canada > > http://libreplanet.org/wiki/User:MagicFab > > ~ > > http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2011/Canada/Montreal > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: PGP/Mime available upon request > > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > > > iEYEARECAAYFAk5rRl8ACgkQfUcTXFrypNVnjwCgt8MIpdhHezvOPOsad1h0Ht02 > > 5IYAoPSjONXaXNB1DtR/XfQ7EEQivzN3 > > =Lhh1 > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SFD-discuss mailing list > > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > > > >

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ثبت نام بسته شد
by behrad eslami Sept. 13, 2011

Sept. 13, 2011

سلام به دلیل آنکه تعداد ثبت نام ها به ۲۵۶ نفر رسید من ثبت نام را بستم بهراد

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SFD Philippines 2011
by Gladys Regalado Sept. 13, 2011

Sept. 13, 2011

Hello everyone! We already received the Ubuntu CDs and received our postal notice for the team pack! You can find our event updates here: www.sfdphilippines.org. So far we've had 3 pre-event meet-ups, 47 schools, 54 organizations with a total of 2074 registered participants. 7 days to go, wishin' everyone a successful sfd celebration! --- Gladys Regalado BS Applied Physics University of the Philippines Coordinator Junior Computer Professionals' Union +63927 3008582

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