[Gloucs] Software Freedom Day

[Simon Porter]

Also the availability of free software for the Apple Macintosh has grown
since the release of OS X. Maybe we could demonstrate various open source
applications for Windows and OS X as well as installing operating system
software such as Linux and BSD?.

Regards,

Simon

----- Original Message -----
From: "paul cooke" <paul.cooke100 at blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "Gloucestershire LUG" <gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Gloucs] Software Freedom Day


> Dave Addison wrote:
> > In message <40539B07.9090509 at fairadsl.co.uk>, Simon Porter
> > <hailstorm at fairadsl.co.uk> writes
> >
> >> Simon Porter wrote:
> >>
> >>> I have just taken a look at the site and it looks very promising, I
> >>> for one
> >>> would be very interested in setting up a local team.
> >>>  Maybe we could arrange an install day to coincide with the event?.
> >>>  Regards,
> >>>  Simon
> >>>
> >>
> >> ooo install day. I'm definitely up for that :)
> >>
> >> Simon
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Install day definitely sounds like a good idea
> >
> >
> doesn't just have to be Linux installs either... there's the windows
> version of OpenOffice.org, not to forget thunderbird/firebird and all
> the other free software for ms-windows. It pays to get them weaned from
> Microsoft slowly... some have got a lot of money tied up in proprietary
> software. You can't expect them to just toss it all aside just like that.
>
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