Author: alan c Date: To: General Linux/Unix community List, Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: [Hampshire] Reminder Bracknell SFday Sat. Sept. 19th!
If any one is available to help, please let me know? Even if not
please visit!
10.00am - 4.00pm
Bracknell Bandstand
Saturday Sept. 19th 2009
FYI:
press release:
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Software Freedom Day 2009, Bracknell:
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)
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Aside comment - I exhibited at the Wallingford event Bunkfest, for
three days, with FLOSS. There was quite a pleasing level of interest,
although as might be expected from Windows users points of view, FLOSS
for Windows was the biggest attraction.
