[MLUG] Software Freedom Day #2 (Sept 10th?)

[Catherine Ansbro]

Hi Mel,

Thanks for the heads up.  It's very helpful having the advance notice.  
Maybe there's something I could do in Boyle or Roscommon.

Catherine

- M e l - wrote:

>Hi All 
> 
>I hope I'm asking early enough to recruit some volunteers for Software Freedom
>Day.  
>It's taking place in September, and last year, I had to do all the CDs myself.
> This 
>time, though, things should be simpler, and if I get some interest I'll look
>at getting 
>a stand in Longford Shopping Centre.  Maybe someone else can look at hitting
>a high 
>priority SC in another (or other) town(s). 
> 
>Happens to be just my luck that http://softwarefreedomday.org/ isn't responding
>to me as 
>I open it in another tab, but AFAIK Canonical will sponsor 100 Ubuntu CDs for
>
>participating groups.  I'm not going to hang around for confirmation from the
>SFD site 
>now, but from memory, this is true. 
> 
>Really, all that's needed is a few people to explain about free software, last
>year (and 
>probably this year, sigh) I'll look after the blurb to be handed out on the
>day. 
> 
>Just that last year, probably my own fault, I left it really late sending this
>probe and 
>ended up the walls trying to get everything organised. 
> 
>Incidentally, I met someone today who's not know to us but was VERY interested
>in the 
>whole idea, and I'll look to canvas him for help as the day approaches. 
> 
>If you know someone similarly partial, please let them know.  Help could come
>from 
>unexpected quarters, if only the word is out. 
> 
>Looking forward to some positivity back from this.  Please send thoughts/replies
>to the 
>group.  SFD site still not responding to me but AFAIK it's Saturday 10th Sept.
>
> 
>All the best 
>Mel 
>
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