Software Freedom Day Chicago 2012
FreeGeek Chicago is a not-for-profit community organization that recycles used computers and parts to provide functional computers, education, internet access and job skills training to those who want them. FreeGeek advocates for the humane, environmentally-friendly use of information technology.
FreeGeek Chicago will be hosting this year an event celebrating Software Freedom Day. We invite you and all the friends of software freedom in Chicago to join us in our hackerspace during this annual celebration on September 15th.
Date:
Saturday, September 15, 2012 from 10am to 6pm
Where:
We are located in the Logan Square neighborhood at 3411 W. Diversey Ave., Basement, Chicago, IL 60647
Activities along the day:
Talks/Workshops |
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When |
What |
10:30 |
“History and Philosophy of Free and Open Source” David Eads |
11:00 |
“Software Libre Movement in Latin America” Banio Carpenter |
11:15 |
Beth Lynn Eicher |
11:30 |
“Intro to Command Line” James Mazurek |
12:00 |
Lunch Break |
1:00 |
“Git workshop” Nishitha Ningegowda |
1:45 |
“Gnome Outreach” Meg Ford |
2:00 |
“Want to keep government data open and free? Don't miss this one.” Kate Eyler-Werve |
2:15 |
“Software Radio: A new galaxy of opportunities for all” Martin O'Shield |
2:45 |
“Gaming on Linux” James Slater |
3:15 |
“Making Your Computer Accessible From the Internet” Erik Johnson |
3:45 |
“Introduction to Tor” Squeaky Clean |
4:00 |
“Introduction to GNOME 3” Brian Cameron |
4:15 |
“GNU MediaGoblin” Christopher Allan Webber |
4:30 |
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4:45 |
“Running Your Old Programs (Linux Virtualization & Emulation)” Joel Luellwitz |
If you write open source software, use free software, or want to learn about software freedom, come join us for Software Freedom Day!
Registration for Software Freedom Day is now open. The event is FREE but space is limited so register today!
For more information visit us on: www.freegeekchicago.org, or Twitter.
Happy hacking!