Afternoon All,
August 28 has been designated as "Software Freedom Day". With the GLUG in mumbai having a significant presence it would make sence for us to draft a plan of action laying out the activities of the day.
http://softwarefreedomday.org/index.html
Please check the link above for more information.
We could distribute pamphlets talking about Software
Freedom at various prominent locations across the city.
We could retail badges/stickers/banners supporting
the FLOSS movement and providing information about the same.
Various software companies have their
offices/development centres in mumbai. We have our volunteers at these outlets disseminating information pertaining to the FLOSS movement.
A 2-3 hour workshop can be conducted at some place
in the city focussing on the importance and role played by "Software Freedom" which would be open to one and all. We can invite some distiguished speakers to preside and share their view points on the same.
We have little time at our disposal. This event we can celebrate and we will need some funds with respect to carrying out the activities as listed. Please come forward with your criticism/suggestions with respect to the same.
Towards meeting expenses with respect to the same in case we decide to celebrate "Software Freedom Day" i suggest the formation of a trust to be taken care by a treasurer nominated unanimously by GLUG-BOM. A donation of 1000/- toware the same is a sum assured on my behalf.
Trevor
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--- Trevor Warren trevorwarren@yahoo.com wrote:
Afternoon All,
August 28 has been designated as "Software Freedom Day". With the GLUG in mumbai having a significant presence it would make sence for us to draft a plan of action laying out the activities of the day.
http://softwarefreedomday.org/index.html
Please check the link above for more information.
Ack. One could register Linuxers as a participating organization as well.
We have little time at our disposal. This event we can celebrate and we will need some funds with respect to carrying out the activities as listed. Please come forward with your criticism/suggestions with respect to the same.
I'd posted the following to the Nashik Linux Users'g Group some time back. There are references to Nashik based members. Some ideas could perhaps be adapted for Mumbai.
http://lists.sarovar.org/pipermail/nashikgug-general/2004-June/000037.html
Trevor
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Thanks for writing in Sriram,
--- Sriram N sriramx_2000@yahoo.com wrote:
I'd posted the following to the Nashik Linux Users'g Group some time back. There are references to Nashik based members. Some ideas could perhaps be adapted for Mumbai.
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I agree on some of the points while i beg to differ on the others. With limited resources at hand we will need to have a plan of action pertaining to effective use of the same.
"The harvest is plenty while the labourers are few", so lets see if we can cook up a volunteer network as you suggest for the upcoming "Software Freedom day". For starters the group has been registered as soon as read fred's email on the goa_lug today morning.
Trevor
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