Press Release: Software Freedom Day 2009, Bracknell UK: Saturday September 19th will see Bracknell Bandstand a hive of activity to celebrate "International Software Freedom Day!" 10.00am - 4.00pm. It's a day when users worldwide celebrate the freedom we get by using Free, Libre, and Open-Source Software (FLOSS) and the community that surrounds it. 500 teams in 60 countries will have such events! Alan Cocks, Bracknell local volunteer and organiser said "Software Libre, freedom software, is created openly on a worldwide basis, and can be downloaded and used freely. It can even be examined, modified and re-distributed, no problem. However the freedoms accorded within the "community friendly" licensing terms must be passed on with the software. The software that people usually find on their new computer is not free, it is "proprietary", and its licence forbids examination, modification or sharing." Software Freedom Day in Bracknell will be celebrated at the Bandstand, where free CDs help and information, will be available. Computer users who wish to try some "FLOSS" software for themselves, or need more information, will find FLOSS community volunteers available to answer their questions and help. There are many FLOSS programs for Windows. For example, the OpenEducation Disc and The OpenDisc contain 58 quality choices. In addition to freedom gained, users will save a lot of money! More adventurous computer users might like to try something completely different - the easy, safe alternative to Windows, "Ubuntu". Ubuntu is Software Libre, with a strong community to support its use. Based on GNU/Linux, it is used by big business and governments, it is now available for consumers too. Local Charity BeHeard, for adults with learning difficulty, uses Ubuntu. BeHeard members are regular users of Ubuntu which is on the machines in their internet cafe facility, and some members will be collecting donations for BeHeard during the day. (Contact) -- alan cocks Ubuntu user