[GNUz] Software Freedom Day, Team Christchurch

[Rik Tindall]

Media Release: Software Freedom Day, Team Christchurch

Date: 15 September, 2011

Subject: Software Freedom Day, 17 September


This Saturday is Software Freedom Day - a global celebration of free and 
open-source software and the international community that supports it.

The Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome internet browsers, the 
OpenOffice.org productivity suite, and GNU/Linux operating systems are 
all examples of free/open software that many people use efficiently 
every day. This combination of personal and business computer tools runs 
virus-free, saving time and raising both user productivity and technical 
experience. They thus form first-rate educational tools, and without 
licensing costs.

Software Freedom Day Christchurch’s organiser, Rik Tindall explains the 
core values thus:

“That such high quality software can be made available - licensed free 
for the good of community - speaks testament to the ability of the 
free/open software range to last.”

“The 1960s’ Unix operating system architecture was the original 
multi-tasking computer environment, designed to meet academic, 
scientific and public good needs securely. So it is no surprise to see 
Unix-derived descendants flourishing in the computing marketplace, and 
fully able match commercial competitors today,” Tindall says. “For the 
micro-processor age, GNU/Linux delivers both software quality and 
freedom of choice.”

Software Freedom Day is marked annually through demonstration on 
computers at the South Learning Centre, in the South Library at 66 
Colombo Street, Beckenham. There is ongoing support in the form of an 
evening workshop there on the first Wednesday each month.

"The doors are open from 10am to 4pm Saturday, and take-home CDs of 
Ubuntu GNU/Linux are made available with installation help,” says Tindall.

“Video screenings and talks on the subject matter also feature, at this 
family-friendly, free/open community event. All interested are warmly 
invited to attend.”

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Contact: Rik Tindall - 03-332-1069 / 027-406-0077

Ref. 
http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2011/NewZealand/Christchurch/SouthLibrary

http://bethere.co.nz/community/2011/2809-software-freedom-day-09