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| [[http://www.rugby.lug.org.uk|Rugby Linux Users Group]], in association with the Benn Partnership Centre, [[http://www.credativ.co.uk|credativ]] and [[http://www.opusvl.com|OpusVL]], is holding an event for '''Software Freedom Day''' in the afternoon of '''Saturday September 17th 2011''', to be held at the '''Benn Partnership Centre''', Railway Terrace, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3HR. The event will run from '''12:00 to 16:00''', with visitors from local schools in the area invited to attend from 11:00 onwards. | [[http://www.rugby.lug.org.uk|Rugby Linux Users Group]] held its first ever event for [[http://www.softwarefreedomday.org|Software Freedom Day]] on '''Saturday September 17th 2011''', at the '''Benn Partnership Centre''', Railway Terrace, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3HR. The event was open for the general public from '''12:00 until 16:00''', with visitors from local schools invited to attend at 11:00 for a special education-focused session. The event would not have been possible without the valued support of the following local organisations: * [[http://bennpartnership.myplus.org/|Benn Partnership Centre]] * [[http://www.credativ.co.uk|credativ]] * [[http://www.opusvl.com|OpusVL]] * [[http://www.sunfield.org|Sunfield Technology]] * [[http://www.cultivate-communities.co.uk|Cultivating Communities]] |
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| Our event is part of the global SFD initiative – a worldwide demonstration and celebration of Free and Open Source software, with over 100 countries taking part. The goal is to educate the public about the many benefits of using high quality Free and Open Source software (FOSS) at home, in education, business, government, ... in short, everywhere! | Our event was part of the global Software Freedom Day initiative – a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source software, with over 100 countries taking part. Our goal for the event was to educate the public about the many benefits of using high quality Free and Open Source software (FOSS) at home, in education, business, government, ... in short, everywhere! |
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| Interest in free software is enhanced with the current economic climate, which is affecting all sectors including business, home and education. More details about the Software Freedom Day initiative can be found here: http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/ | Interest in free software is enhanced with the current economic climate, which is affecting all sectors including business, home and education. |
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| At the free event, there will be representatives from the Free and Open Source software (FOSS) community, as well as from local ICT companies who specialise in FOSS for the home, education and business. Informal and free advice for existing and prospective users will be available, with the opportunity to arrange further sessions if required outside the event. | At our event - which was free to attend for all - more than a dozen representatives from the Free and Open Source software (FOSS) community and local ICT companies demonstrated a wide variety of Free Software to visitors. Informal and free advice for existing and prospective users was readily available, with the opportunity to arrange further sessions if required outside the event. |
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| There will be an opportunity to try out various free software applications on both Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms. Visitors will be able to pick up information on the solutions and take away CDs and memory sticks loaded with software. Free "Live sticks" will also be available, which enable a user to safely try out free software (such as the Ubuntu operating system) on their computer when they connect the memory stick. When the memory stick is removed, their computer will restart in its normal state – the safest and best way for users to try out before committing. | At the event there was the opportunity for all visitors to try out various free software applications on Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms. Visitors were able to take away information on the software and CDs loaded with free software, including the [[http://www.theopendisc.com/|OpenDisc]]. Free "Live CDs" were also be available to try and take away, which enable a user to safely and easily try out free software (such as the [[http://ubuntu-uk.org/free-cds/|Ubuntu]] Linux operating system) on their computer. |
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| == Who’s Invited? == Absolutely anyone can attend Rugby Software Freedom Day, from individuals who want to know how FOSS can be applied to their home computers, to large organisations, charities and government representatives. Members of the education sector will be invited earlier at 11:00 to discuss their needs on a one-to-one basis with specialists and are welcome to stay for the whole event. Local media have also been invited to cover the event and there will be light refreshments available, as well as the opportunity for a limited number of visitors to take away a free T-shirt if they advise us in advance of their visit. For people who cannot make it to the event but who are interested to learn more, information and free software can be posted out. |
== How Did it Go? == Over 120 people attended the event, including many young families, our Rugby [[http://www.markpawsey.org.uk|MP Mark Pawsey]], and the Chair of the [[http://www.opensourceconsortium.org|Open Source Consortium]] Gerry Gavigan. A broad cross-section of the local community was represented and there was a great atmosphere throughout the afternoon. |
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| == Get Yourself a Free T-Shirt! == If you would like to receive a free event T-Shirt, please call Gita Natarajan on 07752 980864 or email gita@cultivating-communities.co.uk to advise that you will be visiting Rugby’s Software Freedom Day 2011 at the '''Benn Partnership Centre'''''', Railway Terrace, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3HR''' from '''12:00''' on '''Saturday 17th September 2011'''. |
Refreshments were available including freshly prepared samosas, which were appreciated by all attendees. |
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| == Want to Volunteer? == If you would like to help out at the event, please join the Rugby Linux Users Group mailing list. Details of how to subscribe to the list can be found on our website [[http://www.rugby.lug.org.uk/contact.html|here]]. |
== Photos == Will appear soon == Downloads == A rolling [[http://sozi.baierouge.fr/wiki/en:welcome|Sozi]] presentation for playback in the [[http://getfirefox.com|Firefox]] web browser (may also work in others which support SVG, geometric transformations in embedded video, and JavaScript) can be downloaded [[http://rugby.lug.org.uk/sfd2011/presentation.svg|here]]. This presentation was created by Rugby LUG member Craig Barnes and was run throughout the event to inform and educate visitors about SFD and Free Software. |
Rugby Linux Users Group
Rugby Linux Users Group held its first ever event for Software Freedom Day on Saturday September 17th 2011, at the Benn Partnership Centre, Railway Terrace, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3HR. The event was open for the general public from 12:00 until 16:00, with visitors from local schools invited to attend at 11:00 for a special education-focused session.
The event would not have been possible without the valued support of the following local organisations:
Introduction
Our event was part of the global Software Freedom Day initiative – a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source software, with over 100 countries taking part. Our goal for the event was to educate the public about the many benefits of using high quality Free and Open Source software (FOSS) at home, in education, business, government, ... in short, everywhere!
Interest in free software is enhanced with the current economic climate, which is affecting all sectors including business, home and education.
At our event - which was free to attend for all - more than a dozen representatives from the Free and Open Source software (FOSS) community and local ICT companies demonstrated a wide variety of Free Software to visitors. Informal and free advice for existing and prospective users was readily available, with the opportunity to arrange further sessions if required outside the event.
Free Software
At the event there was the opportunity for all visitors to try out various free software applications on Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms. Visitors were able to take away information on the software and CDs loaded with free software, including the OpenDisc. Free "Live CDs" were also be available to try and take away, which enable a user to safely and easily try out free software (such as the Ubuntu Linux operating system) on their computer.
How Did it Go?
Over 120 people attended the event, including many young families, our Rugby MP Mark Pawsey, and the Chair of the Open Source Consortium Gerry Gavigan. A broad cross-section of the local community was represented and there was a great atmosphere throughout the afternoon.
Refreshments were available including freshly prepared samosas, which were appreciated by all attendees.
Photos
Will appear soon
Downloads
A rolling Sozi presentation for playback in the Firefox web browser (may also work in others which support SVG, geometric transformations in embedded video, and JavaScript) can be downloaded here. This presentation was created by Rugby LUG member Craig Barnes and was run throughout the event to inform and educate visitors about SFD and Free Software.
