Kia ora, hello, greetings from Ootautahi / Christchurch, Aotearoa-NZ,
across the ditch!
I am with the Sydenham GNU/Linux Users / Free Software Group here and
have just realised you're our nearest relatives, literally :)
While my grandfather's line migrated here from near Launceston TAS
100-odd years ago, it is Software Freedom Day that unites us today.
Which is why I write.
You are
https://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2021/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/Free%20Software%20Melbourne%20and%20Linux%20Australia
We are
https://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2021/NewZealand/Christchurch/FreeNix
SFD21 went ok for us, we had very modest engagement under covid lockdown
conditions. But the parallel with how FSM-LA has run SFD21 now stands
out to us.
To summarise: FSM-LA used BigBlueButton and we used Jitsi; FSM-LA had
rich content (well-organised speakers) and we had prepared none (while
we tested the venue / hardware / software / people mix for
teleconferencing). In hindsight, we could/should have dialed in to
FSM-LA to observe / participate. Our belated apologies, thus.
The experience is spawning a vision for how to improve SFD year on year.
We now have conversation started with Fred Muller of DFF/SFD along these
lines. The emphasis - as for everyone suffering covid lockdowns lately -
is optimised teleconferencing to achieve quality collective outcomes.
So I'm writing to request/invite more online conversation please and
offer this test link for anyone keen to meet and share notes so far
please: https://meet.jit.si/SFD2021
Excellent to be back in touch with Melbourne again, a place I have spent
several happy weeks and months in the past decade, Epping area.
Kia kaha - keep up the great work!
Kind regards
Rik Tindall
+64 03-332-1069 / 027-406-0077
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