[Gloucs] Sat 20 Sept - Software Freedom Day

[Andrew M.A. Cater]

On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 10:23:07AM +0100, Andrew Oakley wrote:
>
> http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/
>
> Are we already planning to do anything for this?
>
> If not, who else would be interested in burning a load of Ubuntu and  
> Fedora CDs, writing a 1-sheet-of-A4 quick-start guide (one side: how to  
> boot the Ubuntu/Fedora live CD; other side: why free software matters  
> plus contact/meeting details for GLUG) and handing them out for free on  
> Cheltenham High Street?
>
> Obviously it doesn't just have to be Ubuntu and Fedora. I'm happy to  
> hand out ANY distro so long as a novice quick-start can fit onto one  
> side of A4, and ideally the distro includes a web browser and word  
> processor by default. People should be encouraged to try different 
> distros.
>
I'll burn any of: Fedora/CentOS/Ubuntu+variants/Slackware/Debian

> A mate of mine is a Cheltenham borough councillor, so I can easily find  
> out if we need any permits. We're not traders, and we're not asking for  
> money, so I doubt we'd need anything, but I will check. I expect the  
> only thing we'd need to do, would be to promise to pick up any discarded  
> CDs/leaflets at the end of the day.
>
> -- 
> Andrew Oakley
>
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