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Volunteer needed
by LM Sept. 16, 2023

Sept. 16, 2023

Want to help the Digital Freedom Foundation? We need volunteers. If you have experience with live streaming to a Peertube instance from inside OBS Studio, please let us know. Thank you.

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One day and counting until Software Freedom Day
by LM Sept. 16, 2023

Sept. 16, 2023

I cannot believe Software Freedom Day is almost upon us. If you haven't been able to spark, ignite or find a local event, I started this list of virtual events: https://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/onlineevents Here's hoping that anyone who wants to participate in Software Freedom Day this year can do so. If your group is running a virtual or hybrid event, streaming part of your program or recording it for later, please feel free to add your information to the list. You can post about it to this mailing list or email me and I'll add it to the wiki. If you're looking for some Free Software to demonstrate that doesn't require installation, here's a list of web based FLOSS anyone can try out: https://lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/28233.html I try to keep a list of FLOSS projects in honor of Software Freedom Day. The list is a bit old and I'm hoping I'll still be able to update it before tomorrow, but I wanted to share it in hopes others will find some interesting programs and resources they may not be familiar with: http://www.distasis.com/cpp/pbtc.htm Lawrence Lessig's free ebook on Free Culture is a pretty good read. If you have a list of resources or software recommendations for your celebrations, feel free to share them here. I can add them to the wiki as well. If you want to give away prizes this year, don't forget the following contests: https://www.digitalfreedomfoundation.org/index.php/173-fsf-freedom-challenge https://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/SFDSongContest Plus, there are plenty of great virtual prizes you can share such as links to your favorite FLOSS programs and Creative Commons and public domain multimedia (such as ebooks, audio books, music, games, etc.). Hope everyone has a very enjoyable Software Freedom Day, 2023. Happy 20th edition!

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SFD video - Please join in
by LM Sept. 14, 2023

Sept. 14, 2023

Whether you celebrate Software Freedom Day 2023 in a group or individually, you can still join in on the worldwide celebration. Be part of the official Software Freedom Day 2023 video. Claim your seconds in the collective celebration of Software Freedom Day clip by recording a 5 to 30 second video. Express your feelings or share some of the fun from your local event. Rules: - Keep it short and simple. No more than 30 seconds. When filming, landscape format is preferred over portrait. - Create a caption for it describing what the video is about. It could be part of the video or in a separate ASCII text file or your words sent along with the link. - Mention your name, country and city (both in the video and in the caption). - No editing is needed. - You can share it on the Fediverse (using #SoftwareFreedomDay2023) and share the link with us (@dff@fosstodon.org) or upload it to https://cloud.hsbxl.be/index.php/s/sTrSS7kqaYtKqeR - Submission must be licensed under one of these Creative Commons 4.0 licenses: CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, CC0 - We'd love for you to share the video using your native language. However, please be sure to send the caption with both your native language and, if that's not English, please send an English translation as well. (We're short on translation resources at this time.) - Please try to include your name or the name of your club, group or organization in the name of the video file and the ASCII text file. Thank you. Happy Software Freedom Day 2023.

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Software Freedom Day
by Julian H. Stacey Sept. 11, 2023

Sept. 11, 2023

Hi FreeBSD Hackers <hackers(a)freebsd.org> cc sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com The 20th annual Software Freedom Day globaly is Sat. 16 Sept. 2023 https://www.softwarefreedomday.org/ It's fun to attend &/or organise a local event. eg a 2011 example from Munich Germany http://www.berklix.org/sfd/ Forwarded from: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs(a)berklix.com> http://berklix.eu/~jhs/ ------- Forwarded Message From: LM <lmemsm(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2023 09:39:30 -0400 To: sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com Precedence: list Reply-To: Open discussions about SFD <sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com> Subject: [SFD-discuss]Software Freedom Day - virtual event options List-Id: Open discussions about SFD <sfd-discuss.mailman3.com> Archived-At: <https://lists.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/sfd-discuss@mailman3.com/message…> Archived-At: <https://www.mail-archive.com/3Z3FGR7QAJTVHYSC275ZQLGEYTBXJMFX> List-Archive: <https://lists.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/sfd-discuss@mailman3.com/> List-Archive: <https://www.mail-archive.com/sfd-discuss%40mailman3.com> List-Help: <mailto:sfd-discuss-request@mailman3.com?subject=help> List-Owner: <mailto:sfd-discuss-owner@mailman3.com> List-Post: <mailto:sfd-discuss@mailman3.com> List-Subscribe: <mailto:sfd-discuss-join@mailman3.com> We're at 16 days and counting until Software Freedom Day, the 20th edition. We're up to 24 teams! Unfortunately, there are a couple of continents we haven't covered this year and I do know of people in those areas who would love to attend an event. If there's a virtual part to your Software Freedom Day celebration or you're hosting any hybrid events, please let me know. I'd like to pass the information on to people who can't attend a local SFD event. I'd need time and time zone, how to join and language of choice (human not programming). Would appreciate your help in finding events for those not fortunate enough to have one in their area. Also, would appreciate hearing if you or anyone you know is in North America and might want to get together either to attend or volunteer or help organize an event in that time zone. If you're having trouble finding a local SFD event, please post to this list as well and let us know. If you're considering a virtual or hybrid event, you can find some resources and software links on the Software Freedom Day's video conferencing page: https://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/VideoConferencing Thanks to everyone involved with Software Freedom Day this year. _______________________________________________ SFD-discuss mailing list -- sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com To unsubscribe send an email to sfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com ------- End of Forwarded Message

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Software Freedom Day countdown
by LM Sept. 9, 2023

Sept. 9, 2023

We're just one week away from Software Freedom Day and we now have 34 events on the map. If you have a hybrid or virtual option for SFD you'd like to share with the world, please let me know. Was looking through the SFD wiki and saw this idea for a really fun event from the Berliner LUG: https://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2023/Germany/Berlin/Berlin They mentioned having lightning talks for naming and sharing your favorite Free Software. Sounds like a great idea for a Software Freedom Day event and a fabulous way to share your favorite Free, Libre, Open Source software with the others. Hope you all enjoy Software Freedom Day 2023 in your own way.

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More prizes, another Software Freedom Day contest
by LM Sept. 8, 2023

Sept. 8, 2023

We're 8 days away from Software Freedom Day, the 20th edition and counting. There are 31 events listed on the official map and a few more than that on the Software Freedom Day wiki. We have another Software Freedom Day contest: https://www.digitalfreedomfoundation.org/index.php/173-fsf-freedom-challenge This time the prizes are donated by the Free Software Foundation. Feel free to participate and promote the contest at your Software Freedom Day events. Spread the word if you know anyone who would like to enter. Thank you. Have a great Software Freedom Day, 2023.

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FSF Challenge for SFD!
by Jurgen Gaeremyn Sept. 7, 2023

Sept. 7, 2023

@fsf <https://fosstodon.org/@fsf@hostux.social> is sponsoring Software Freedom Day! They are challenging you to bring the most creative work to demonstrate the importance of Software Freedom! Submit your talk, workshop, event here!https://www.digitalfreedomfoundation.org/index.php/173-fsf-freedom-cha… Grtz, Jurgen

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Community outreach
by Jurgen Gaeremyn Sept. 7, 2023

Sept. 7, 2023

Hey Software Freedom Friends, lots of things are happening - SFD 2023 is closing in quickly. Programs probably are getting their final shape. Whoever's considering recording or live streaming the events, is welcome to use the OBS scene collection <https://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/VideoConferencing/OBS-studio>. Now is also a great moment to reach out to your local community, if you haven't already. We're thinking social media accounts, we're thinking mailing lists, we're thinking local policy makers. For each of these groups, you can find a suggestion on the wiki <https://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/CommunityOutreach>. Feel free to adapt to your local situation, or use some ideas as inspiration for a mail in your local language. Currently we already have one submission for the SFD Song challenge. Don't forget submit your entry too! The FSF is also awarding some prizes to winning teams! Keep an eye on our Mastodon account <https://fosstodon.org/@dff> (or one of the other social media accounts <https://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/SocialNetworks>), the Matrix channel <https://matrix.to/#/#SoftwareFreedomDay:matrix.org> or the mailing list for updates. Grtz, Jurgen

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Software Freedom Day - virtual event options
by LM Sept. 5, 2023

Sept. 5, 2023

We're at 16 days and counting until Software Freedom Day, the 20th edition. We're up to 24 teams! Unfortunately, there are a couple of continents we haven't covered this year and I do know of people in those areas who would love to attend an event. If there's a virtual part to your Software Freedom Day celebration or you're hosting any hybrid events, please let me know. I'd like to pass the information on to people who can't attend a local SFD event. I'd need time and time zone, how to join and language of choice (human not programming). Would appreciate your help in finding events for those not fortunate enough to have one in their area. Also, would appreciate hearing if you or anyone you know is in North America and might want to get together either to attend or volunteer or help organize an event in that time zone. If you're having trouble finding a local SFD event, please post to this list as well and let us know. If you're considering a virtual or hybrid event, you can find some resources and software links on the Software Freedom Day's video conferencing page: https://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/VideoConferencing Thanks to everyone involved with Software Freedom Day this year.

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SFD countdown
by LM Sept. 4, 2023

Sept. 4, 2023

We're at 13 days and counting until Software Freedom Day, the 20th edition. Just a reminder to include the timezone when you advertise or let people know about your Software Freedom Day events. A few years ago, I forgot to add the timezone and had people tuning it at the appointed time but for their timezones. So, they came too early or missed things. Since we're worldwide, people anywhere in the world could see information about your event, but they may not remember to adjust for the time difference between their location and yours. I've seen mentions for events that look like they'll be really great including these: https://sfd.nosk.org.np/ http://tiny.cc/sfd23 https://kielux.de/p/KOLT23 Feel free to post about your own events on this mailing list. We'd be happy to mention them on the Digital Freedom Foundation's social media accounts. Hope everyone has a wonderful Software Freedom Day next week.

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