= Sudbury @ Laurentian University = We represent members of the Sudbury community, centred on the Laurentian University campus, interested in software freedom, and draw from administration, faculty, students, and the general community. '''Date:''' September 21, 2012 '''Time:''' 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM '''Location:''' [[http://biblio.laurentian.ca/research/guides/guide-library-and-archive-services-students-2012-2013#tab3|J.N. Desmarais Library, Instruction Room]] '''Plans:''' Starting at 1:00 PM, we will hold two talks and a Linux installfest: * ''What is software freedom?'' - a brief history of software freedom and an examination of some of the challenges facing free and open source software today * ''Software freedom: your library is soaking in it'' - a commentary on all the places where free software is used on a day-to-day basis in the life of a systems librarian * ''Linux installfest'' - to help seed free software for anyone who brings a laptop or computer and a willingness to invest a little time getting up and running. If you're especially risk-averse and have a beefy machine, you might want to install a virtualization environment like [[http://virtualbox.org|VirtualBox]] rather than trying for a bare-metal dual-boot install. '''Questions?''' Contact [[mailto:dscott@laurentian.ca|Dan Scott]], Systems Librarian, Laurentian University This event is being organized and promoted with the assistance of the ''Laurentian University Computer Science Club'' - many thanks! ---- CategoryTeam2012