[sf-lug] Software Freedom Day 2006

[vincent polite]

Well, this seems kind of right up my alley this week. I finally read a tech book cover-to-cover, "Linux Made Easy". The theme of the book was, if you could do it in Windows and Mac, you could do just as easily, without being a geek, with Linux, Xandros in this case. The software the book featured was OpenOffice, CrossOverOffice, a bunch of Games, watching DVDs, encrypted or not, making mp3s, The GIMP, Audacity...And all the software you can get from the Xandros Network, for free. Edit even broached shell scripting and a site that has a bunch of tutorials on how to do it. When is the next meeting? I'll bring the book.

John Lowry <johnlowry at gmail.com> wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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Yeah, I was thinking about the same thing. CompUSA with CDs of free
software and the Mac store as well. I think flyers explaining things
would be good too. I also considered the fact that people might not be
trusting of it, but with a good sales pitch people I think will
understand quickly what we are trying to do. I was thinking along the
lines of Boalt law schools idea.

http://freecd.boalt.org/

Any suggestions for Software out the that has builds for Windows and
Mac? I was alos thinking of having either Knoppix CDs, Ubuntu CDs, or both.

vincent polite wrote:
> HeyJohn,
>   How about in front of the Apple store and Compusa? I think people might  wonder if we are passing out virus laden software? I can stop by  Compusa, it is on the way home, and buy more disk? And maybe even copy  a few. I think leaflets might be a good thing. What do you think?
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> Okay, I registered as a team leader right now, just because it expires
> tomorrow for registration. It is on Saturday the 16th of September.
> Right now I am imaging having CDs of free software to handout, either
> Windows or Mac programs on them. Firefix, Thunderbird, Gaim, Gimp,
> Adium, All kinds of stuff. Question is where?
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> vincent polite wrote:
>> What's the plan?
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>> */jim stockford /* wrote:
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>>     i'll help.
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>>     On Jul 13, 2006, at 1:31 PM, John Lowry wrote:
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>>     > http://softwarefreedomday.org/
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>>     > I think we should look into doing something.
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