Re: Software Freedom Day 09
On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:31:47 Andrew Errington wrote: On Thu, September 17, 2009 12:54, Rik Tindall wrote: Greetings, Software Freedom Day 2009 is this Saturday, 19 September. The international festival of free and open-source software (FOSS) is in its fifth year, and of celebration locally. Had to look after my little brother instead. Arr! Shiver me timbers! That tharr Software Freedom Day be clashin' wi' International Talk Like a Pirate Day[1]. Remember to give a hearty avast! as you hand out free Linux CDs! These guys are the ACDC of the High Sea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99a6DaheLqs -- Quote of the login: Murphy's Law is recursive. Washing your car to make it rain doesn't work.
Re: Software Freedom Day 09
Andrew Errington wrote: Arr! Shiver me timbers! That tharr Software Freedom Day be clashin' wi' International Talk Like a Pirate Day[1]. Remember to give a hearty avast! as you hand out free Linux CDs! A [1] http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html Arrr! There be ayeronee.. in the answer to piracy on the high p-seas being the leegally licensed free software available for all hands.. Double ayeronee.. that this course of sail does reach the shared treasure for keelhauling the pirate of all pirate softwarez.. Billy The Patch - walk yee the plank! ;-)) Media release Software Freedom Day, Team Christchurch 18 September 2009 Software Freedom Day 2009 is this Saturday, 19 September. The international festival of free and open-source software (FOSS) is in its fifth year, and of celebration locally. A computer user workshop and displays will run from 10am to 4pm at the South Learning Centre, South Christchurch Library in Beckenham. The event presents an opportunity for people to explore the functionality and enjoyment of a large range of FOSS, like the Ubuntu GNU/Linux operating system, Open Office suite, Firefox web browser, the GNU Image Manipulation Program for graphics, utilities, science tools, games, and much more. FOSS derives from the UNIX computer culture, dating back to 1970s aerospace innovation and renowned for its stable and secure design. FOSS strength comes from its global development community, leveraging education traditions of knowledge sharing still important today. Take-home CDs are made available, with installation advice. Movies to be shown: Revolution O/S; The Code; Codebreakers. All are most welcome to attend. refs: http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/teams/Christchurch Wellington http://www.softwarefreedomday.org.nz Rrr
Re: Software Freedom Day 09
On Thu, September 17, 2009 12:54, Rik Tindall wrote: Greetings, Software Freedom Day 2009 is this Saturday, 19 September. The international festival of free and open-source software (FOSS) is in its fifth year, and of celebration locally. Arr! Shiver me timbers! That tharr Software Freedom Day be clashin' wi' International Talk Like a Pirate Day[1]. Remember to give a hearty avast! as you hand out free Linux CDs! A [1] http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html
Re: Software Freedom Day 09
On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 6:31 PM, Andrew Errington a.erring...@lancaster.ac.uk wrote: On Thu, September 17, 2009 12:54, Rik Tindall wrote: Greetings, Software Freedom Day 2009 is this Saturday, 19 September. The international festival of free and open-source software (FOSS) is in its fifth year, and of celebration locally. Arr! Shiver me timbers! That tharr Software Freedom Day be clashin' wi' International Talk Like a Pirate Day[1]. Remember to give a hearty avast! as you hand out free Linux CDs! A [1] http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html Arrr!, So it be!, And a Sat'rdeys it be too. Thar' be scallywags a-haulin' grevious sayin's methinks. -- Kent perl -e print substr( \edrgmaM SPA nocomil.i...@tfrken\, \$_ * 3, 3 ) for ( 9,8,0,7,1,6,5,4,3,2 ); http://kent-fredric.fox.geek.nz
Re: Software Freedom Day 09
Andrew Errington wrote: On Thu, September 17, 2009 12:54, Rik Tindall wrote: Greetings, Software Freedom Day 2009 is this Saturday, 19 September. The international festival of free and open-source software (FOSS) is in its fifth year, and of celebration locally. Arr! Shiver me timbers! That tharr Software Freedom Day be clashin' wi' International Talk Like a Pirate Day[1]. Remember to give a hearty avast! as you hand out free Linux CDs! A [1] http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html Yer wanna give oot a closed-source AV solution for Linux? [2] Brat. [2][ www.avast.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4435 (20090917) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
