[GNUz] Software Freedom Day 160917

[Rik Tindall]

Hello Free and Open-Source Software users and interested parties,

This Saturday is Software Freedom Day 2017, September 16th - 
http://www.softwarefreedomday.org - celebrated with an installfest and 
educational event from 10am to 4pm in the South Learning Centre (SLC) of 
South Christchurch Library at 66 Colombo Street, Cashmere. Access 
through rear door of the building - 
http://www.library.christchurch.org.nz/South/

LiveDVD/thumbdrive installs of freenix* distributions are used to 
demonstrate alternative desktop environments in the SLC computer lab of 
modern i5 machines. An emphasis on computer security and extending the 
life of desktop and laptop hardware, helping to improve ICT skills. BYO 
distributions to display.

New technologies welcome - e.g. we support C.H.I.P. https://getchip.com 
- and there's an overhead projector for technical presentations.

Come along and join the low-cost community fun of Software Freedom Day, 
an annual Christchurch event since 2004.

Links: http://bethere.co.nz/event/11004 + 
http://www.infohelp.co.nz/sfd17.html + 
http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2017/New%20Zealand/Christchurch

Thank you for supporting SFD workshop.

Kind regards,

Rik Tindall
332-1069 / 027-406-0077

pp Sydenham GNU/Linux Users
http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/gnuz
Software Freedom Day, Team Christchurch South, 16-September-2017
http://www.facebook.com/TeamChristchurchSFD
* Freenix: Unix-derived Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS)