On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 7:01 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ryan and all, > > I work for Molten Media and I'd be more than happy to promote any SFD > events through our shop. Any advertising material can be dropped of > there. Just ask for me. > > One thing we are putting up soon is a community notice board so any > other events,ads,rants,whatever will have a place as well... > > Cheers, > Kerry > > > Quoting Ryan McCoskrie <[email protected]>: > >> There's already been a notice about this years Software Freedom Day on the >> NZLUG and I was wondering if anyone here has been making plans. >> >> I was thinking that we can set up some sort of public display on the Saturday >> before SFD to get wide public interest before having an install fest on SFD >> proper. That way we can reach the people who are working on Mondays. >> >> Some suggestions for a display: >> 0 Hand out or sell flash drives with Linux pre-installed >> 0 Demonstrate separate desktop environments (freedom to customise) >> 0 Graphical package management is a killer app. Flaunt it. >> 0 If anyone here has written some patches on major applications / >> libraries please add it to the display. This will show how >> things >> get done. >> 0 Location and advertising! Make sure people come to the display and >> that they can find it easily. Try getting some signs in shop >> windows >> a few days ahead. >> 0 Encourage CLUG membership. >> >> I may or may not manage to be at a chch event this year. I'm hoping to be >> happily slaving away as a sys admin by then. If that isn't the case I am once >> again willing to put on a penguin costume and give balloons to small children >> if someone can get me the costume and helium. >> >> BTW, would it be a faux pas to bring some copies of my CV?
Rik has matters in hand for SFD in ChCh. Surprised he hasn't replied already actually :) _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
