[Linux] Software Freedom day
Adam Glass
linux@flux.org
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:55:51 -0400
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I'll go ahead and register us on the site.
Now let's start planning. First, location. Since this is a Saturday event,
schools and colleges will be pretty much empty. I'm not sure a car
dealership is the place to be pushing open source software ... especially
since we would be out in the weather (and in September who knows if it will
be hot or cold), and might not have electricity. Still if the group thinks
it is a good location I'd be okay with it.
Let's start with that issue first and then figure out the next. Ideas?
--Adam
On 7/28/07, Stan Fields <stan@gate.net> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:24:35 -0400
> "Adam Glass" <adamglass@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Stan,
> > Sounds good if we have the volunteers. As I recall, we found out
> > about this at the last minute last year and only got a couple of
> > volunteers. Then we discovered, the hard way, that we cannot do
> > presentations at the big chain book stores. These days you are only
> > allowed to do so if you are the author of a book they sell.
> >
> > On the web site you pointed out, I see that this year's Software
> > Freedom Day is scheduled for September 15, which is a Saturday.
> > That's plenty of advance notice.
>
> Must register by 31 July!!!
> So I suggest register today organize tomorrow.
>
>
> >
> > Also on the site there's a Getting Started guide. One section of the
> > guide is called What should we do? They say to be creative, and then
> > give the following suggestions:
> >
> > - Have a FOSS picnic or BBQ
>
> Food is always good, can we get a spot in a park/school-yard ... ?
> Hot dogs would not be very dear, along with free cd's of open source
> products.
>
>
> > - Run a booth at a market, fair or computer day
>
> Flea Market, strip mall?
> Radio stations are out with their vans at car dealers, maybe in union
> with one of them?
>
> > - Get together with schools, universities and other people who can
> > benefit from Free Software
>
>
> > - Run a competition, best FOSS developed music, graphics, short
> > video
> > - Set up simple public booth and hand out CDs.
> > - Run some demo machines in a public space and show off your FOSS
> > - Hold installation workshops and combined FOSS installfests in
> > schools, businesses or other areas
> > - Hold a seminar on IP, Free Culture, Patents, etc
> > - Have a cultural event - food, drink, music (jam session? -
> > "open-source music").
> > - Organise an expo to highlight local FOSS success stories
> >
> >
> > What would we do?
>
> As we said in the Army "do something, even if its wrong".
> >
> > --Adam
> >
> > > > http://softwarefreedomday.org/
> >
>
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I'll go ahead and register us on the site.<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Now let's start planning. First, location. Since this is a Saturday event, schools and colleges will be pretty much empty. I'm not sure a car dealership is the place to be pushing open source software ... especially since we would be out in the weather (and in September who knows if it will be hot or cold), and might not have electricity. Still if the group thinks it is a good location I'd be okay with it.
</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Let's start with that issue first and then figure out the next. Ideas?</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>--Adam</div><div><br><br><div>
<span class="gmail_quote">On 7/28/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Stan Fields</b> <<a href="mailto:stan@gate.net">stan@gate.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:24:35 -0400<br>"Adam Glass" <<a href="mailto:adamglass@gmail.com">adamglass@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>> Hi Stan,<br>> Sounds good if we have the volunteers. As I recall, we found out
<br>> about this at the last minute last year and only got a couple of<br>> volunteers. Then we discovered, the hard way, that we cannot do<br>> presentations at the big chain book stores. These days you are only
<br>> allowed to do so if you are the author of a book they sell.<br>><br>> On the web site you pointed out, I see that this year's Software<br>> Freedom Day is scheduled for September 15, which is a Saturday.
<br>> That's plenty of advance notice.<br><br>Must register by 31 July!!!<br>So I suggest register today organize tomorrow.<br><br><br>><br>> Also on the site there's a Getting Started guide. One section of the
<br>> guide is called What should we do? They say to be creative, and then<br>> give the following suggestions:<br>><br>> - Have a FOSS picnic or BBQ<br><br>Food is always good, can we get a spot in a park/school-yard ... ?
<br>Hot dogs would not be very dear, along with free cd's of open source<br>products.<br><br><br>> - Run a booth at a market, fair or computer day<br><br>Flea Market, strip mall?<br>Radio stations are out with their vans at car dealers, maybe in union
<br>with one of them?<br><br>> - Get together with schools, universities and other people who can<br>> benefit from Free Software<br><br><br>> - Run a competition, best FOSS developed music, graphics, short
<br>> video<br>> - Set up simple public booth and hand out CDs.<br>> - Run some demo machines in a public space and show off your FOSS<br>> - Hold installation workshops and combined FOSS installfests in
<br>> schools, businesses or other areas<br>> - Hold a seminar on IP, Free Culture, Patents, etc<br>> - Have a cultural event - food, drink, music (jam session? -<br>> "open-source music").
<br>> - Organise an expo to highlight local FOSS success stories<br>><br>><br>> What would we do?<br><br>As we said in the Army "do something, even if its wrong".<br>><br>> --Adam<br>><br>
> > > <a href="http://softwarefreedomday.org/">http://softwarefreedomday.org/</a><br>><br><br>--<br>Stan The Computer Man<br>aka: Stan Fields<br>----------------------------------------------------------------
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