Software Freedom Day!

[Colin McGregor]

This was passed on to me by Jane Zhang, and I thought
that it might be of some interest to the members of
the Greater Toronto Linux user group, why I am not
sure :-) ...

What if anything is happening with the plans for a
Software Freedom day event at Linuxcaffe? I would not
want to be in a position where I had to choose between
two events at the same time :-( ...

Colin.

--- Jane Zhang [snip] wrote:

> From: "Jane Zhang" [snip]
> To: [snip]
> Subject: Software Freedom Day!
> Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:24:32 -0400
> 
> Hello All, 
> 
>  
> 
> I'm helping the Toronto Chapter of the Ubuntu users
> group to help celebrate
> Software Freedom Day this Saturday Sept 16th.  The
> plan to have a mini-demo
> fest at CSI from 10am to 2pm. Here's a copy of the
> press release they have
> written up. I hope to see some of you there! Please
> please feel free to
> promote the event. (you can find it on upcoming.org)
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>  
> 
> Jane
> 
>  
> 
> ---
> 
> Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) enthusiasts
> around the world will once
> again take to the streets for the third annual
> Software Freedom Day (SFD) on
> September 16th. The movement towards Open Source
> Software has been gaining
> momentum through the increasing popularity of Linux
> computer operating
> systems. Open Source software has freely available
> source code that
> encourages the user of the software to improve,
> develop and share their
> improvements.
> 
> In Toronto, the Linux User Group (LUG) called Ubuntu
> Toronto will be handing
> out free Ubuntu CDs and providing demonstrations at
> the Centre for Social
> Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave. Suite 120, between 10am
> and 2pm. Following this
> event, Ubuntu Toronto members will be providing
> online, real-time support
> via a web-based chat, found at
> http://www.linuxcaffe...
> <http://www.linuxcaffe.ca/scgi-bin/irc.cgi>  
> 
> Ten teams in Canada will join 137 teams from more
> than 100 countries around
> the world in celebrating software freedom through
> installfests, free CD
> distribution, demonstrations, workshops and talks.
> Celebrations are planned
> for Melbourne, Mumbai, San Francisco and Victoria,
> B.C, as well as many more
> places.
> 
> Ubuntu is a free, open source, Linux-based operating
> system that starts with
> a stable operating system and adds regular releases
> every six months, a
> clear focus on the user and usability, and a
> commitment to security updates
> with 18 months of support for every release (and
> with the most recent Long
> Term Support release, you get 3 years on the desktop
> and 5 on the server!).
> Ubuntu ships with the latest technology release as
> well as a selection of
> server and desktop software that makes for a
> comfortable desktop experience
> off a single installation CD.
> 
> The Ubuntu community includes members who identify
> with both the free
> software and open source camps and many who identify
> with both. The
> philosophy of free, open source software fits well
> with the name Ubuntu,
> which is an African concept of ?humanity towards
> others.?
> 
> People who are interested in obtaining a free copy
> of the Ubuntu operating
> system software can speak to the members of Ubuntu
> Toronto Software Freedom
> Team who will be at the Centre for Social
> Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave. Suite
> 120 on Saturday, September 16th at 10am-2pm or they
> can go to the linuxcaffe
> at 326 Harbord Street, Toronto, or online at
> www.linuxcaffe.ca.

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