[Linux] Software Freedom day
Aaron Wolfe
linux@flux.org
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:36:08 -0400
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Hmmm I think it would be hard to know if a location is a good one or not
before knowing what you'll be trying to do there :-)
Maybe a chicken and egg type of problem
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From: linux-admin@flux.org [mailto:linux-admin@flux.org] On Behalf Of
Adam Glass
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 3:07 PM
To: linux@flux.org
Subject: Re: [Linux] Software Freedom day
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Aaron, your idea is a good one. So far we have just been talking about
where to hold the event, not what to do there ... sounds like you've
given us a good start on the latter.
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There have been a few suggestions about locations but they were all
outdoors where it would be hard to do a presentation.
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So we need to decide if we will do a talk or if it will be something
else, and find a suitable location for whatever we do.=20
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Where do we go from here?
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--Adam
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On 7/31/07, Aaron Wolfe <Aaron@kdtsolutions.com> wrote:
PCs are so cheap these days I have a hard time believing there are many
people who can afford a PC but not one capable of running MS software..
even a 5 year old PC can usually run XP just fine, and these are
basically thrown away. As for people who like to tinker with=20
computers... is it even possible there are any who don't know about
linux? I mean, if you are into PCs at all, you at least know linux
exists. If you are into messing around with them, you've probably
already got a linux box at home. "It's a known thing" to quote one of
my fav. TV shows.
On the other hand, I think there are lots of people who know of linux
and know its 'free', but do not understand what "free" means in the free
software sense. An attempt to inform people about why software should
be free and the benefits that free software can have for society would
perhaps interest a much wider audience. There is also a lot of free
software that runs on Windows (Firefox, ClamWin, OpenOffice, GIMPshop,
PDFCreator, VLC, etc, etc...) If your presentation was about software
freedom and you gave out disks with free software for windows, instead
of linux, your audience would be pretty much everyone..
Well that's my $0.02.
-Aaron
-----Original Message-----
From: linux-admin@flux.org [mailto: linux-admin@flux.org
<mailto:linux-admin@flux.org> ] On Behalf Of
Terry Richards
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 11:32 AM
To: linux@flux.org
Subject: Re: [Linux] Software Freedom day
Adam Glass wrote:=20
> Actually, that's not a bad question. FOSS doesn't need a whole lot of
> advocacy these days. Most people already seem to know about it.
>
> One benefit I can think of is recruiting a few new people to FLUX.=20
> But you do still raise a valid question.
>
> --Adam
>
>
> On 7/30/07, *Aaron Wolfe* <Aaron@kdtsolutions.com
> <mailto: Aaron@kdtsolutions.com <mailto:Aaron@kdtsolutions.com> >>
wrote:
>
> Beyond where the "target audience" would be, I am wondering who
> exactly is the target audience, and what is it that you're trying
> to do to them?
>
i would think, ppl who only have "old" computers which won't take the
newest and greatest M$ and ppl who want to actually want to "fiddle"
with a computer.=20
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2007 3:07
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Linux] =
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style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Aaron, your idea is a good one. So far we have just been =
talking
about where to hold the event, not what to do there ... sounds like =
you've
given us a good start on the latter.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dgmailquote><font size=3D3 =
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>On 7/31/07, <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Aaron
Wolfe</span></b> <<a =
href=3D"mailto:Aaron@kdtsolutions.com">Aaron@kdtsolutions.com</a>>
wrote:</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>PCs are so cheap these days I have a hard time believing there =
are many<br>
people who can afford a PC but not one capable of running MS =
software..<br>
even a 5 year old PC can usually run XP just fine, and these are<br>
basically thrown away. As for people who like to tinker with =
<br>
computers... is it even possible there are any who don't know about<br>
linux? I mean, if you are into PCs at all, you at least know =
linux<br>
exists. If you are into messing around with them, you've =
probably<br>
already got a linux box at home. "It's a known =
thing" to
quote one of<br>
my fav. TV shows.<br>
<br>
On the other hand, I think there are lots of people who know of =
linux<br>
and know its 'free', but do not understand what "free" means =
in the
free <br>
software sense. An attempt to inform people about why =
software
should<br>
be free and the benefits that free software can have for society =
would<br>
perhaps interest a much wider audience. There is also a lot =
of free<br>
software that runs on Windows (Firefox, ClamWin, OpenOffice, =
GIMPshop,<br>
PDFCreator, VLC, etc, etc...) If your presentation was about
software<br>
freedom and you gave out disks with free software for windows, =
instead<br>
of linux, your audience would be pretty much everyone..<br>
<br>
Well that's my $0.02.<br>
<br>
-Aaron<br>
<br>
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From: <a href=3D"mailto:linux-admin@flux.org">linux-admin@flux.org</a> =
[mailto:<a
href=3D"mailto:linux-admin@flux.org"> linux-admin@flux.org</a>] On =
Behalf Of<br>
Terry Richards<br>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 11:32 AM<br>
To: <a href=3D"mailto:linux@flux.org">linux@flux.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [Linux] Software Freedom day<br>
<br>
Adam Glass wrote: <br>
<br>
> Actually, that's not a bad question. FOSS doesn't need a =
whole
lot of<br>
<br>
> advocacy these days. Most people already seem to know =
about it.<br>
><br>
> One benefit I can think of is recruiting a few new people to FLUX. =
<br>
> But you do still raise a valid question.<br>
><br>
> --Adam<br>
><br>
><br>
> On 7/30/07, *Aaron Wolfe* <<a =
href=3D"mailto:Aaron@kdtsolutions.com">Aaron@kdtsolutions.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:Aaron@kdtsolutions.com"> =
Aaron@kdtsolutions.com</a>>>
wrote:<br>
><br>
> Beyond where the "target =
audience" would
be, I am wondering who<br>
> exactly is the target audience, and what is =
it
that you're trying<br>
> to do to them?<br>
><br>
<br>
i would think, ppl who only have "old" computers which won't =
take the<br>
newest and greatest M$ and ppl who want to actually want to =
"fiddle"<br>
with a computer. <br>
<br>
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