On 17 September 2015 at 20:22, Ajoy Bhatia <ajoy.bha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I guess it's like Mothers' Day or Fathers' Day or Grandparents' Day. > Everyone ought to remember, respect and appreciate them every day, but > those specially marked days drive awareness of all that they bring to our > lives. > > Thus, SFD would publicize and increase awareness of the benefits of FOSS. > This is the first time that I have heard of SFD, though, but then, I have > not been actively involved in any FOSS community until recently. > I do not think this a matter of how long you have been involved, I have been involved a lifetime (35+) and first noticed it now. Maybe SFD should start be creating awareness of itself :-) rgds jan i. > > - Ajoy > > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 12:48 AM, Stefan Reich < > stefan.reich.maker.of....@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > I don't know... Every day is software freedom day for me. :) > > > > Many greetings, > > Stefan > > Am 11.09.2015 03:13 schrieb "Louis Suárez-Potts" <lui...@gmail.com>: > > > > > Hey Everyone, > > > > > > Software Freedom Day is 25 September. See: > > http://softwarefreedomday.org/ > > > > > > There’s been a seeming lack of excitement about it. In other years, for > > > instance, many geolocal AOO communities would work with the SFD locals. > > > This year… not so much. Why is that? Have your communities contacted > them > > > at SFD? Or vice versa? > > > > > > Perhaps we ought to make something out of it? Normally, that can simply > > be > > > having a meet-up, posting a banner—SFD has suggestions. > > > > > > -louis > > >
