On 9/13/07, Sridhar Dhanapalan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > SYDNEY CELEBRATES SOFTWARE FREEDOM, THIS SUNDAY > > For the second time running, The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has > been > selected to form the centrepiece of Software Freedom Day in Sydney. > > Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open > Source > Software (FOSS). Our goal in this annual celebration is to educate the > worldwide public about of the benefits of using high quality Free and Open > Source Software (FOSS) in education, in government, at home, and in > business - in short, everywhere! > > Have you ever had your computer software crash, lose data or get a virus? > Imagine if after only a few years that the thesis that you worked on for > ages > was no longer readable, or that your precious home movies were no longer > watchable. If you complain to the software company, they try to talk you > into > spending yet more money on an 'upgrade', which only turns out to be slower > and buggier than the previous version. Ever bought a new music player, > only > to find that it refuses to play the music that worked just fine on your > old > player? > > Unfortunately, most people are living in this world today. > > Software Freedom Day exists to show the general public that there is a way > out > of this vicious cycle. Through the use of free software, you regain > control > over your computer and your data. Every person has the freedom to > participate > in and use free software, whether it be on a totally free operating system > like Linux or on a non-free platform like Windows or Mac OS. > > This Sunday, the Sydney FOSS community will demonstrate how easy it is to > install and use free software to achieve a variety of tasks. Our > activities > shall gravitate around two venues in UNSW: > > * At the computer fair in the Roundhouse (10am-3pm), we will be > demonstrating FOSS technologies to vendors and visitors. > * In Law Room 203 (8am-5pm), we will be hosting a series of talks > and tutorials. > > We will also have people roaming around campus spreading the news. We will > be > happy to answer any questions that you may have pertaining to FOSS. We > will > have CDs and other items to hand out, to get you started. If you bring (or > buy at the fair) a USB drive, we can transfer free software onto it for > you. > > If you're buying hardware at the fair, we can help you to get it running > with > FOSS. If you're a student, or just plain curious, we can show you how you > can > maximise the potential of your computer, all at no cost to you. > > Unlike with non-free software, FOSS is typified by extensive community > networks that are able to provide detailed support should you need help. > Examples include the Sydney Linux Users Group (SLUG), which hosts e-mail > lists, monthly meetings, and other events for people of all skill levels. > > With the financial support of IT market leaders like IBM, HP, Dell, Intel > and > Google, as well as countless governmental bodies and companies in other > industries, FOSS is growing from strength to strength at a phenomenal > rate. > > If you have any further questions, please see our list of resources below. > Otherwise, come and see us on Sunday, and we'll show you in person! > > If you'd like to get involved as a volunteer, read our plans for the day > (linked below). > > > RESOURCES > > To view our plans for the day, see > http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/teams/oceania/au/Sydney > > For more information on the meaning of Software Freedom Day, see > http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/about > > For more information on FOSS, see http://www.linux.org.au/linux > > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Announcements List - http://slug.org.au > More info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/announce > >
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