[GNUz] Re: SUSE CDs Underway

[Rik Tindall]

Thanks Colin,

Most encouraging for the SFD cause.

If you do get ten seconds to mention our event, you might like to make 
it that:

"Software Freedom Day is being celebrated in Christchurch with an 
Installfest and live-CD demonstration, on Saturday and Sunday 
afternoons, at the South Christchurch Library in Colombo Street, 
Beckenham. All welcome."

Colin Jackson wrote:
> Rik
>
> Firstly, thanks for the contact. I plan to give SFD a few minutes 
> tomorrow, although I'll also be talking about something else.
>
> Regarding the web page you pointed me to - no, it doesn't work for me 
> (Firefox on a Mac). If I were a Chc ratepayer I'd be grumpy about 
> that. I don;t have browser figures, although the hits on my blog at 
> IT.GEN.NZ are about 50% FF. That may not be typical though :-).

Yep. We'll forward any media output to you too. - Relevant to your fan 
base :)

> What I can do is use this as the subject of a later programme, along 
> with Welly Library's decision to distribute e-books in a proprietary 
> format. Perhaps this could all sit along with World Standards day in a 
> few weeks time.

Sounds great to us. Will see what we can do here, and look forward to 
more discussion on it later.

> All the best for the SFD. I hope you get lots of takers; but most of 
> all that you succeed in further raising awareness of the issues.
>
> Regards
>
> Colin Jackson

Cheers

Rik Tindall

> On 12/09/2007, at 11:00 AM, Rik Tindall wrote:
>
>> Thanks Vik & SFDNZ, all inputs most welcome.
>>
>> Hello Colin. I am a keen listener to both RNZ National, and your 
>> contributions to it. You set the scene well for us a few weeks ago, 
>> with  your talk on GNU/Linux. Thanks very much for that. You do a 
>> great job, on a key medium in our office-decentralised lives.
>>
>> Here in Christchurch, we are gearing up rapidly for Software Freedom 
>> Day 07. If you have The Press from Tuesday, 11 Sept, you can see our 
>> first advertisement on page A3. The next should appear on Saturday, 
>> p.A4. Half the cost of this SFD advertising was raised through the 
>> Canterbury Linux Users Group - clug.net.nz - and half from private 
>> sponsors. We are running an Installfest in conjunction with SFD - a 
>> liveCD demo day, in the main.
>>
>> But rather than burden you with details now, I shall hasten this mail 
>> on by directing you to this page:
>>
>> Real Time Bus Info - http://www.metroinfo.org.nz/realtime_map.html
>>
>> - of http://www.metroinfo.org.nz/timetable_maps.html
>>
>> 'Does it work for you?' There have been three threads on CLUG already 
>> this year, about our FOSS-based inability to access the SVG info on 
>> that page. By central e-government directive, from 1 Jan 2008 ECan 
>> will have to fix this problem if amending the site. But that day 
>> cannot come soon enough for us!
>>
>> I am soon to prepare a media release, for explaining SFD, along those 
>> lines. Is this a story hook you could use Colin? And if so, you could 
>> help us get it moving if you can please reply with a best approximate 
>> figure for the number (x%) of internet users that would be shut out 
>> of Metro's "Real Time Bus Info" as of today - national browser stats, 
>> I assume.
>>
>> Anyhow, lots more info for you when you want it, viz:
>>
>> http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/teams/oceania/nz/Christchurch
>>
>> Good to meet you all.
>>
>> Regards & cheers,
>>
>> Rik
>>
>> pp SFD Team Christchurch
>>
>> Vik Olliver wrote:
>>>
>>> If you have not yet contacted Colin Jackson 
>>> <colin.jackson@it.gen.nz> to
>>> get an event mentioned on-air, please do so promptly.
>>
>> CC: GNUz
-- 
Rik Tindall

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pp SoftwareFreedomDay.org Team Christchurch