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Celebrated SFD today to coincide with Teacher's Day
by shirish 11 Sep '08

11 Sep '08

Hi all, We decided to celebrate SFD today to co-incide with Teacher's Day .While one reason was that both the events talk so much about freedom and sharing, few others which were related to managing things (in short couldn't help it) It was a small low-profile event with about 50-60 odd people attending and having a good time. I would be putting up a detailed blog post on the same with pictures and everything in couple of days. Best of luck with your preparations and hope to know more what other people are upto :) That's it for now from me. -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17

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Think about schools on the day
by Peter Ruwoldt 10 Sep '08

10 Sep '08

Hi If we accept that schools are one of the key mechanisms for change in society, then the idea of helping schools to think about the opportunities that FOSS can offer is a worthy pursuit. If you are looking for an activity for your team on the day then possibly doing something in the education arena might be a go - make a movie or some sort of presentation and publish it - collate resources (we have started something on the SFD website that you could contribute to) - invite teachers from local schools to your event - ? Hope this helps Peter -- Free and Open education for all Peter Ruwoldt Grant High School Hosking Avenue MOUNT GAMBIER SA 5290 P. 08 87263128 F. 08 87250173 ruwoldtp(a)granths.sa.edu.au http://ruwoldtp.googlepages.com/

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Rosario Software Libre V1.0, 5th Software Freedom Day, 10th L.U.G.Ro. Install Fest
by Julio Cesar Puigpinos 10 Sep '08

10 Sep '08

Press release of the SFD 2008 in Rosario, Argentina. -------------------------------------------------------------------- First promotion Day of Free Software for the Community * September 20 | 9.30 AM * CMD Centro "Antonio Berni", Wheelwright 1486, Rosario (Argentina) Under the 5th Software Freedom Day [0], the Municipality of Rosario supports this celebration world with the completion of the event Rosario Software Libre v1.0 [1] the next September 20 from 9.30 AM in the CMD Centro "Antonio Berni", Wheelwright 1486, Rosario (Argentina). The GNU/Linux User Group of Rosario (LUGRO) [2] and the New Technologies Asociation (ANT - Asociación de Nuevas Tecnologías [3]) we'll be supporting the event and organizing it together. Rosario Software libre v1.0 is addressed to all those who wish to learn more about free software, install it and use it on their computers in terms of legality, preserving the value of freedom. Are scheduled talks, lectures, activities educational and demonstrations. >From 2:30PM, will take place the 10th Free Software Install Fest of the L.U.G.Ro., opportunity in which those interest to have free tools on their computers can come (with their desktop or notebook) and learn how to install them. Share experiences ----------------------------- The goal of Rosario Software Libre v1.0 is sharing its own experience of internal management and disseminate local policy implementation of free software of the Municipality of Rosario in various sectors of the citizenship. It also seeks to create an area of visibility for various local initiatives, and thus, overall, transmit experiences of implementation and usage in business, educational, governmental and social areas, promoting the benefits of it use, adoption and free developments. The Free Software in the Municipality of Rosario ---------------------------------------------------------- The Municipality of Rosario in 1996 adopted a policy of internal implementation of free software that keeps up today. At present, over 95% of servers and central services are implemented with GNU/Linux and more than 500 PCs work entirely with free software thanks to Project Munix [4]. These lines of action based on free and open tools evolved over time, expanding and externalizing towards the community. Extending the use of free software in various sectors (NGOs, CSOs, SMEs, libraries, collectives, groups, etc.). and key actors (educators, communicators, members of social organizations, youth, etc..) is a strategic action that gives sustainability to the politics, helping to build a network of community use. Thus, not only promotes the use of open standards in society for information management, moreover, is achieved to frame the users in a scenario of legality. [0] http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/rosario [1] http://www.rosario.gov.ar/softwarelibre [2] http://www.lugro.org.ar [3] http://www.ant.org.ar [4] http://www.rosario.gov.ar/sitio/gobierno/munix1.jsp -------------------------------------------------------------------- Saludos, Julio -- Software Freedom Day 2008 - 20 de Septiembre www.lugro.org.ar/lugro-mesh Wireless Mesh Networks Group www.lugro.org.ar GNU/Linux User Group Rosario, Argentina Slackware rulez :P www.slackware.org NO A LA MATRICULA!!!: http://noalamatricula.wordpress.com/ Registered GNU/Linux User #358886

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SFD08 Best Event Competition
by Pia Waugh 10 Sep '08

10 Sep '08

Hi all, There is a best event competition again for teams participating in Software Freedom Day! There are three prizes for the top three events, a pair of OLPC XOs each! To enter you simply fill in the report form (which will be available around the 18th September) and tick the box to enter you in the competition as part of your report. Hopefully everyone will send in their reports so we can better tell the world about how successful the event was globally! :) Competition details here: http://softwarefreedomday.org/Competition2008 Cheers, Pia -- OLPC Australia http://olpc.org.au/ Linux Australia http://linux.org.au/ Open Source Industry Australia http://osia.net.au/ Software Freedom Day http://softwarefreedomday.org/ Jeff: Whatchootalkin'boutwillis? Pia: What's Willis?

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SFD08 Bathurst Australia
by Steve Olive 09 Sep '08

09 Sep '08

Hi all, In Bathurst we have kicked off a little early. We had a table at the local Computer Fair and despite being a cold rainy day we managed to give away 100 Open Disc 8.07 and over 50 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS CDs. We also handed out about 175 pamphlets inviting people to the official day at Bathurst TAFE on 20 September. I have uploaded a few photos to Flickr, showing our giant penguin :) - just search for "sfd08" on Flickr. -- Steve Computer Support Officer P/T Teacher Information Technology P/T Arts & IT Faculty Bathurst TAFE NSW Western Institute Phone: 02 6338 2450 email: steve(a)bathurst-tafe.nsw.edu.au .... _ ... (0)> ... //\ .. //. ) .. V__/_ Linux Powered! Registered Linux User #355382 Registered Ubuntu User #19586

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T-shirt graphic
by Phil Harper 07 Sep '08

07 Sep '08

Hi All, Just wanted to let those of you who planning to produce t-shirts locally know that a cleaned up version of the SVG front design is now available from the SFD wiki at the URL below http://softwarefreedomday.org/Artwork/2008 Cheers, Phil.

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high-res sponsors logos
by Przemysław Kulczycki 06 Sep '08

06 Sep '08

Hi! We in Poland/Kraków team would like to include global SFD sponsors on our posters and leaflets. Where can we get their logos in high-res or vector format? -- ## Przemysław Kulczycki <<>> Azrael Nightwalker ## # jabber: azrael[na]jabster.pl | tlen: azrael29a # ### www: http://reksio.ftj.agh.edu.pl/~azrael/ ###

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Software Freedom Tour Celebration Kicks Off with Training Marathon
by rick 05 Sep '08

05 Sep '08

September 5, 2008 *PRESS RELEASE *Reference: *Mr. Rick Bahague **CPU/SFD2008 coordinator 09178840096 rick[at]cp-union[dot]com <rick(a)cp-union.com>* *Software Freedom Tour Celebration Kicks Off with Training Marathon** *Computer Professionals Union holds open source sessions at the University of Makati More than a thousand students of the University of Makati will participate on Saturday, September 6 in a training marathon on free and open source software (FOSS) as part of the Software Freedom Tour of the Computer Professionals Union or CPU. Rick Bahague of the CPU and coordinator of Software Freedom Day 2008 in the Philippines said that this event is only the start of a month long celebration leading up to a coordinated celebration of Software Freedom Day (SFD) on September 20, 2008. Running from 7:30 am in the morning up to 7:30 pm in the evening, more than 1500 students will have introductory lessons on alternatives to proprietary software. Divided into four sessions, the students will have introductions on OpenOffice Productivity Suite, Ubuntu GNU/Linux desktops and content management software (CMS) for websites. The FOSS marathon will be a non-technical forum introducing students to FOSS tools and philosophy. "These software are examples of high quality free open source software that are available to run in your computer for office and home use", said Bahague. He added that free and open source software is the affordable software alternative especially for a third world country like the Philippines. Support for the Open Source bill filed by Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casino in Congress will be solicited through an SMS support sign-up that will be launched during the event. The Software Freedom Tour 2008 includes exhibits and school events in Metro Manila and other provinces. More details can be found at www.cp-union.com. Software Freedom Day is a yearly celebration of Software Freedom and why it is important; our purpose is public education about these important issues. Information about the Software Freedom Day 2008 event in the Philippines can be found at http://www.sfdphil.org. Regional events will be held in Baguio, Angeles City, Bicol, Cebu and in Isabela City. The event is expected to bring in more than 2000 advocates and enthusiasts all over the country in line with this year's call of "One Nation: Unity for Software Freedom". SFD 2008 Team is composed of the Computer Professionals' Union, Philippine PHP Users Group (PHPUGPH), IT Society - University of Makati, TXTPower.org, Bayan Muna, Internet Café Association of Imus, UNDP-IOSN, and UnPLUG. The CPU has been active not only on Free and Open Source Advocacy but also on ICT-related concerns that impact the grassroots. CPU developed and maintained one of the first web based human rights documentation systems in the world and provided consultations and implementation of more than 20 Drupal sites for different NGOs under their Project People's Web.###

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question for italian team - domanda per i team italiani
by Alexjan Carraturo 05 Sep '08

05 Sep '08

Anyone in Italy have recived the SFD pack? If yes when? And what did you find in? Traslation Qualche team italiano ha ricevuto il pacco SFD? Se si quando? E cosa ci avete trovato dentro? -- #################################### Alexjan Carraturo admin of Free Software Users Group Italia http://www.fsugitalia.org ####################################

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Software Freedom Day news and photos
by Pia Waugh 04 Sep '08

04 Sep '08

Hi all, In preparation for Software Freedom Day, please ensure you post any news items here: http://softwarefreedomday.org/Media Please follow the format for ease of readability. I'll be adding more items over the coming week. Also please tag any blogs or photos on Flickr with SFD08 to make them easier to find. We will be putting up a SFD planet soon, so we can aggregate the excellent blogs and photos of SFD participants all around the world! Cheers, Pia -- Software Freedom Day 2007 http://softwarefreedomday.org/

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