On Tuesday, May 17, 2011 08:18:31 AM you wrote: > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Drew Adams <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Friday, May 13, 2011 09:22:26 AM Roger Luedecke wrote: > >> On 05/13/2011 06:33 AM, Izabel Valverde wrote: > >> > Hello everybody, Hi Tony, Hi Drew, > >> > > >> > Did you get this? > >> > > >> > :-) > >> > > >> > Izabel > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> > From: Linux Expo of SoCal<[email protected]> > >> > Date: 2011/5/13 > >> > Subject: Linux Expo to Sponsor Software Freedom Day Activities > >> > To: [email protected] > >> > > >> > > >> > The Linux Expo of Southern California, parent organization of the > >> > popular Southern California Linux Expo, announced today that it will > >> > sponsor events during the observation of Software Freedom Day 2011, to > >> > be held Sept. 17, 2011. > >> > > >> > By doing so, the Linux Expo expands its efforts to popularize the use > >> > of Free and Open Source Software beyond the Southern California Linux > >> > Expo, which is held annually in February. > >> > > >> > The Linux Expo will accept proposals from Southern California groups > >> > for events observing Software Freedom Day, and will issue five grants > >> > of up to $500 each to support each event. The funding may be used for > >> > space rental, media duplication, printing costs or other expenses > >> > related to their event. > >> > > >> > Groups from San Luis Obispo County south to the California-Mexico > >> > border, and from the Pacific Ocean east to the California-Nevada > >> > border, are encouraged to apply. > >> > > >> > Interested groups can send their proposals to > >> > [email protected]. All proposals must be received by July 31, > >> > 2011. > >> > >> That is interesting. Don't really have many ideas though. Drew, any > >> ideas? > > > > Hey Izabel and Roger, > > > > I have been giving this some thought since the original email from > > Izabel. I have had a few ideas that were mostly crap... the only halfway > > good Idea I had was to set a booth up at college and pass out openSUSE > > DVDs and maybe some other cool stuff. But, I don't know if this is good > > enough for them to select that idea for any funding. Does anyone else > > have any ideas that could point us in a better direction? > > Its a great idea combined with an install fest :) Make sure your > proposal looks good enough or feel free to discuss it over the > marketing list > > > -- > > Drew Adams > > > > Skype ID: Druonysus > > Skype #: +1.714.725.7873 > > Google Voice: +1.951.234.7873 > > www.facebook.com/Druonysus > > Registered Linux User #: 507531 > > en.opensuse.org/User:Druonysus > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
Thanks Manu, it does make it seem like a better idea if we were doing installs too. I am sure I can get this organized. I will have to work on that proposal though... I don't consider writing to be a strength of mine. I have till July 31st to get it polished up. when I get something put together I will post it here for some opinions. -- Drew Adams -- Skype ID: Druonysus Skype #: +1.714.725.SUSE Google Voice: +1.951.234.SUSE www.facebook.com/Druonysus Registered Linux User #: 507531 en.opensuse.org/User:Druonysus -- This email was sent with Kmail on openSUSE 11.3 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
