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Re: [activities] Software Freedom Day, Sat 15 September - what to do


Has any final decision been decided on Software freedom as whether the event 
will be held at either or both of the venues as things have quietened down on 
the mailing list.

Regards
Rodger Dean

On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 08:44:00 pm you wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Aug 2007, Sridhar Dhanapalan <sridhar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Software Freedom Day (SFD) draws nearer, yet I haven't seen any
> > discussion on the SLUG lists about what to do about it.
> >
> > Allow me to make a proposal. There is a computer fair[1] on at the
> > Parramatta PCYC on SFD. I propose that we buy some space ($70 per table)
> > and demonstrate what FLOSS has to offer. If we wish to make it a two-day
> > event, there is another computer fair at UNSW the next day ($80 per
> > table). It might be preferential to spread ourselves over two days rather
> > than having one day of intense activity.
> >
> > Of course, if anyone has other ideas, please present them :)
> >
> >
> > [1] http://www.computerfairs.com.au/
>
> It's great to see some positive responses to this idea. I was intending to
> spearhead this effort, but my poor health as of late makes this
> impractical. Would anybody be interested in managing this, on behalf of the
> Sydney Software Freedom Day team?