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SFD planet hackergotchi
by Frederic Muller Jan. 29, 2009

Jan. 29, 2009

Hi everybody, A new year has started (well a month ago for most of us, right now for Chinese and in a few months for others...). SFI works on the Gregorian Calendar and we have started preparing for Software Freedom Day 2009. As we mentioned earlier in a response to João Nunes from Portugal, SFD is organized on the third Saturday of September and it will be a Saturday 19th this year. There are a few things we will want to get your input on and we will get back to this probably in the coming week. At the moment we're ironing out the website and I have been looking at our Planet (http://planet.softwarefreedomday.org) I noticed a lot of missing hackergotchi's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackergotchi) and it'd be really nice if people on the planet could send me links to their hackergotchi's so we can have a more colorful and personal planet. Thanks a lot. Fred Beijing LUG

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SFD 2008 - competition winners!
by Robert Schumann Dec. 17, 2008

Dec. 17, 2008

* ***Dear SFD'ers, Following a highly successful SFD 2008 - with 50% more teams registered than in 2007 - we are pleased to announce the winners of the competition for the best event: - FOSS Nepal Community (team leader Subir Pradhanang) - team report PDF 7.4MB<http://softwarefreedomday.org/Competition2008?action=AttachFile&do=get&targ…> - SFD Nicaragua (team leader Leandro Gomez) - team report 1.6MB<http://softwarefreedomday.org/Competition2008?action=AttachFile&do=get&targ…> - DabaweGNU (team leader Holden Hao) - team report<http://www.dabawegnu.org/Members/holden/software-freedom-day-2008> Congratulations to these teams, and many thanks to Subir, Leandro and Holden for leading their events and telling the world about their how it went! Each winning team will be receiving a prize of a *pair of OLPC laptops*<http://laptop.org/> . The winning entries were selected for the scope of their SFD activities, the number of people reached (particularly from the wider, non-technical community) and the quality of the reporting. However we received many high quality entries - a total of almost fifty submissions - and special mention also goes to: - Guyana (team leader Vidyaratha Kissoon) - team report<http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/centralandsouthamerica/guyana> - Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (Dev Anand Teelucksingh) - team report <http://www.ttcsweb.org/articles/sfd2008/index.htm> - freeIT (team leader Mylene Sereno) - team report<http://mylenesereno.blogspot.com/2008/09/software-freedomday-08-gensan.html> Thank you to all teams (over 500 teams in almost 90 countries) for their efforts in making SFD 2008 such a great success, and don't forget to put Saturday 19 Septermber 2009 in your calendars! To make sure you don't miss out on registration, make sure that you are subscribed to the SFD-announce mailing list <http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-announce>. Robert Schumann *Vice President, Software Freedom International*

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Publicity Officer required for Software Freedom International
by Robert Schumann Dec. 8, 2008

Dec. 8, 2008

Hi SFD'ers, Software Freedom International (SFI), the organisation behind Software Freedom Day, is gearing up for SFD 2009 and is currently seeking the services of a Publicity Officer. The position offers the opportunity to serve a community of over 500 team leaders and thousands more software freedom enthusiasts, as well as gain exposure and experience in developing the public profile of Software Freedom Day. Like all positions at SFI, this is a voluntary position with no remuneration apart from reimbursement of approved costs. SFI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit company registered in New Hampshire, USA. We have been organising SFD since 2004 and have supported events in over 90 countries since then. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR.... The chosen candidate may be appointed to the board of SFI, but in any case will be required to join in SFI's regular board meetings (which take place every 1-2 weeks via IRC or telephone). The specific responsibilities of the role are: * Manage all written publicity materials * Coordinate the SFD competition * Arrange an editorial team to develop the SFD website * Plan and manage the translation of materials into other languages * Draw up and execute a plan for promoting SFD through the web, media and other channels. The ideal candidate will have an excellent command of English and a demonstrated ability to write creative and targeted copy for press releases. They will work alongside the SFI team, and particularly with the technical director, media & design officer and the sponsorship officer. Particular sensitivity to the requirements of SFD teams - who operate across many time zones, in varying socio-economic and cultural environments, and in dozens of languages - will be essential. The successful candidate will be invited to work with SFI until December 2009 and possibly beyond that. HOW TO LET US KNOW THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED... Please send a CV or summary of relevant experience to robert(a)softwarefreedomday.org, with the words "Application: SFI publicity officer" in the email subject line. References to previous written work or previous experience of managing publicity would be beneficial, as would evidence of managing a team. The deadline for submissions is 20 December 2008. Any questions regarding this position should be directed to info(a)softwarefreedomday.org. Robert Schumann President, Software Freedom International

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Artwork for 2009
by Mathias Friman Dec. 7, 2008

Dec. 7, 2008

Hi! It's still a long year before the next Software Freedom Day, but for viral marketing purposes it would be nice to have some artwork for the 19th of september 2009. Especially the software freedom day 09-logo would be nice to have available, in either SVG or high resolution format for printing. For examples of web banners for this years event, see http://softwarefreedomday.se/2008/08/16/28/ We'll try for next year to get these things out sooner, to be able to anchor the event in organizations and institutions all over Sweden. For that, we need to produce posters and pamphlets with the new logo, so that people are able to download and print them. And a new (good looking) website. Is it possible to release a 2009-version of the logo (at least)? Kindest Regards, Mathias Friman Sweden

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__shashi wants to keep up with you on Twitter
by __shashi Nov. 15, 2008

Nov. 15, 2008

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sfd leaflet - license?
by Przemysław Kulczycki Nov. 7, 2008

Nov. 7, 2008

Hi. On the following SFD site there is a nice leaflet which I and my colleagues translated to polish some time ago. http://softwarefreedomday.org/Artwork Double-folded 'What is Open Source' leaflet: Color background .pdf source files or White background (suitible for b/w photocopying) .pdf source files. Uses mgopen modata font. I'd like to know one thing about this leaflet: who is the original author and what is the license of this leaflet? I need this information to reproduce my translation in large quantities. Regards. -- ## Przemysław Kulczycki <<>> Azrael Nightwalker ## # jabber: azrael[na]jabster.pl | tlen: azrael29a # ### www: http://reksio.ftj.agh.edu.pl/~azrael/ ###

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Stuff not yet received (2nd Mail)
by Mr. R. Simango Oct. 21, 2008

Oct. 21, 2008

Dear Frederic, Please kindly furnish us with shipping details that can enable us to follow up on the late CDs and SFD schwag. From our zim discussion forums the following groups havent received their CDs and/or schwag: Richard Simango, Tonga Online, Binga (CDs and Schwag) Saridzai Mutana, Midlands State University, (Schwag) Tendai Ngndu, Bulawayo, (schwag) I hope you will help us to locate this shipment, Kind Regards, ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Frederic Muller <fred(a)beijinglug.org> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:38:56 +0800 Subject: Re: Stuff not yet received To: "Mr. R. Simango" <simangor(a)gmail.com> Cc: Open discussions about SFD <sfd-discuss(a)sf-day.org> Dear Richard, I can only check for SFD schwag and not Ubuntu CDs. Those 2 are the same team in the document I received and from the registration it's your email address that has been used for Austin Njaya's registration. Now to the bad news: the forwarder has failed to ship your shwag (and the other 4 registered teams in Zimbabwe) so you will not be getting anything before September 20th. I must apologize for this. We are now negotiating how to get you the stuff so you can at least have an 'after SFD' party with balloons, stickers and t-shirts. Really sorry for the inconvenience, I hope this will not hinder your preparation work and you will still manage to have a great Saturday as all of us will. Kind regards, Fred Software Freedom Day Mr. R. Simango wrote: > Dear Fred, > Could you kindly furnish us with tracking information for swag send to: > 1. Richard Simango, Tonga Online, Binga, Zimbabwe > 2. Austin Njaya, Tinde High School, C/O Tonga Online, Binga, Zimbabwe > Please for both Ubuntu CDs and other promotional Material (Stickers, > T-shirts etc) > > Kind Regards, > > Richard Simango > Technical and Operations Manager > Tonga Online > P. O. Box 47 > Binga > Zimbabwe > > Tel +263-15-573 > Mobile: +263-11-619322 > skype: simangor > www.mulonga.net > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OpenIcdl > > -- Richard Simango Technical and Operations Manager Tonga Online P. O. Box 47 Binga Zimbabwe Tel +263-15-573 Mobile: +263-11-619322 skype: simangor www.mulonga.net https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OpenIcdl

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Now that our new library administrator is setting a course please take another look at our cities' public libraries' policies with respect to DRM digital restrictions management...
by Don Saklad Oct. 21, 2008

Oct. 21, 2008

Now that our new library administrator is setting a course and transition to a revamped administration please take another look at our cities' public libraries' policies with respect to DRM digital restrictions management... VOTED: unanimously that the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston extend an offer to Ms. Amy E. Ryan as President of the Boston Public Library http://bpl.org/general/trustees/trusteeagenda081408.htm Candidate Report on Amy E. Ryan President Boston Public Library http://groups.google.com/group/soc.libraries.talk

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SFD 2008 - competition deadline extended
by Robert Schumann Oct. 20, 2008

Oct. 20, 2008

Hi SFD'ers, We have extended the deadline for competition entries by one week - the new deadline is 27 October 2008. A quick reminder: we have an event reporting webpage ( http://cgi.softwarefreedomday.org/event_report.html) where team leaders can tell us about their event, and by ticking a box you can enter your team report for consideration in our SFD competition. If your SFD event is judged to be one of the top events, we will send you a pair of OLPC laptops for your efforts! Remember, email reports sent to the mailing list don't count, you'll need to enter the information on the webpage. If you have any questions, please email us at info(a)sf-day.org. The information you submit with your competition entry will be used to help us work out how far Software Freedom Day has come since the first celebration in 2004, and to let our partners and team leaders know how we're performing. Thanks in anticipation of your reports, and good luck with your competition entries! Robert Vice President, Software Freedom International

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T-Shirts colorate when washed!
by Thilo Pfennig Oct. 14, 2008

Oct. 14, 2008

Hi fellow SFD'lers, Just had to find out, thatthe T-Shirts colorate your laundry when you wash them the first time. I am a bit pissed about this fact. I think next time I would recommend to first look at the shirts before spreading them over the world. Regards, Thilo -- Thilo Pfennig - PfennigSolutions IT-Beratung- Wiki-Systeme Sandkrug 28 - 24143 Kiel (Germany) http://www.pfennigsolutions.de/ XING: https://www.xing.com/profile/Thilo_Pfennig - LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tpfennig

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