[GNUz] [Linux-users] Software Freedom Days

[Rik Tindall]

Great news, great SFD support, thanks Ryan!

And many thanks to Henri, SFD Team Lucid organiser.

South Library lab open for SFD 10am-4pm today.

*Nix new users / installees invited, helpers with favourite distros welcome.

Come and say hi.

Kia ora

Rik

On 18/09/10 20:31, Ryan McCoskrie wrote:
> On Wednesday 15 September 2010 12:14:22 Rik Tindall wrote:
>    
>> Greetings All,
>>
>> This weekend is Software Freedom Day, the annual international
>> celebration of free and open-source software.
>>
>> The usual South Library, South Learning Centre PC lab venue will be open
>> - from 10am to 4pm at 66 Colombo Street in Beckenham, on Sunday 19
>> September.
>>
>> This year we are joined by Team Lucid, who will do promotional work for
>> the event from 11am to 3pm at the Central Library in Gloucester Street,
>> on Saturday 18 September, .
>>
>> All welcome to attend, join in, have fun - getting the excellent
>> software news out to the wider community.
>>      
> Like I said before I can't do anything on a Sunday* but I joined in with the
> Lucid Team today and I have to say that my first experience of face to face
> open source collaboration was thoroughly exhilarating. I've been feeling
> completely jazzed all evening. Just a bunch of volunteers stepping and doing
> what is needed with no thought or need of formality.
>
> Normally when I try to work in a team I either stand in the back feeling
> guilty that I'm not being of any use or get shouted at because I have somehow
> ruined everything. Today I feel that I have bought constructive and reasonably
> implemented ideas to a cooperative anarchy as well as being a general team
> player.
>
> Everyone who came made it undoubtedly one of the best Saturdays ever.
>
> I'd really like to hear some stories about the installfest planned for
> tomorrow.
>
> *No I don't believe that the Sabbath should be held by Christians but the
> logistics got awkward.
>