Quoting Rik Tindall <[email protected]>: > On Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:43:36 +1200, Nick Rout <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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?http://www.infohelp.co.nz/sfd11.htmlYes >> >> Rik has matters in hand for SFD in ChCh. Surprised he hasn't replied >> already actually :) > > Thanks Nick. > > SFD registration has been very slow to open this year. But we have a > booking in place for the usual venue. Details: > > http://www.infohelp.co.nz/sfd11.html > > Yes your CV can be there, Ryan. Even better with you with it. > > Thanks Kerry for the advert-space offer. Has Molten reopened at the same > venue? > > Any further SFD ideas or questions, anyone? > > Andrew, we'll get Jim's linuxconf video files back to screen, please. > > Cheers, Rik
Hi Rik, Yes Molten Media is still at 205a Wordsworth Street. We had to remodel the shop after the Feb. earthquake so that was out of action for a while. If you have any spare distro disks we could put some on our counter along with any adverts. Cheers, Kerry _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
