SOFTWARE FREEDOM DAY
The Linux Users' Group of Davis, California, will be
participating in 2008's Software
Freedom Day event, Saturday, September 20th!
LUGOD is planning to have a table set up at the
Davis Farmer's Market
which takes place in downtown Davis.
Central Park
4th and C Streets
Davis, California 95616
(View on Google Maps)
What Is It?
Software Freedom Day is a global, grassroots effort to educate the public about the importance of software freedom and the virtues and availability of Free and Open Source Software. Local teams from all over the world organise events on the third Saturday in September. The most recent event involved over 200 teams from all over the world.
LUGOD has participated in this event, by holding
Hands-on Linux Demos in 2004,
2005,
2006
2007.
How to Help
If you'd like to help out for this year's event, please post a message
to our event coordination mailing list,
'vox-outreach' or contact
root@lugod.org.
More information on our hands-on demos, and on our
participation in this year's Software Freedom Day event can be
found on our demo project page.
Planning for 2008
News:
- August 17 - Jessica actually can't make it. Jimbo has provided
us with a canopy.
- August 12 - Alex, Jessica and Jimbo have offered various
bits of help and supplies (see below). Thanks guys!
- August 11 - We received a small set of Ubuntu discs from
Canonical (not the 50 we asked for, but...). If you can help burn CDs,
please let us know whether you need blank discs. We have plenty of
jewelboxes (thanks to Lee Welter).
- July 23 - We've registered with SFD08, but it was too late to
get goodies (t-shirts, CDs, etc.).
We've therefore signed up with Ubuntu's ShipIt,
requesting 50 Ubuntu 8.04 discs. We should also
burn some discs ourselves, whether we get
ShipIt discs or not. We've also sent a note to the Davis Farmers Market
about getting a table there.
What We Need:
- Discs - We received a small set of Ubuntu 8.04's from Canonical's
"ShipIt", but we need volunteers to burn other discs.
- Table - We need to supply our own table for a booth at
the Farmers Market (see the
booth info page at the Farmers Market website)
Chairs - We also need to supply our own chairs.
Alex can provide chairs
Computers - LUGOD's demo computer can be used,
but it's old and needs updating. Laptops work well for events like this.
Alex and Bill can provide laptops
- Volunteers - People to help set-up, staff the booth,
and break-down are needed. Please tell us how you can help, and
at what times. (Setup begins at 7am, and the market runs from 8am to 1pm.)
Hand-outs - We need to photocopy handouts
(such as these) and
any new event flyers, to give people.
Bill has printed and copied handouts
- Register with Farmers Market - Need to print, fill out, and mail or
fax the registration form so we can participate at the FM.
Current 2008 Volunteers:
- Bill Kendrick - coordinator. Can help set-up. Can help staff.
Can provide a laptop. Printed and copied handouts.
Note: Will have a high-maintenance baby, so will need a
co-booth-staffer!
- Alex Mandel. Can help staff. Can bring chairs, laptops and extension cord.
- Jimbo. Has provided a canopy (currently at Henry House's).
2008 Volunteer Schedule:
7am-8am
(setup) |
8am-9am |
9am-10am |
10am-11am |
11am-12pm |
12pm-1pm |
1pm-2pm
(cleanup) |
Bill Kendrick
Alex Mandel
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Bill Kendrick
Alex Mandel
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Bill Kendrick
Alex Mandel(?)
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Bill Kendrick
Alex Mandel(?)
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