= Software Freedom Day Pretoria, South Africa = == Mission == * Software Freedom Day (SFD) is an event held all over the world to celebrate and raise awareness of free and open source software. * Our aim for SFD 2015 is to engage with and encourage computer users, local businesses, startups and other groups to use free software and promote the philosophy. * We provide a friendly and accessible community to learn about and discuss free software. == Where == * The Station lounge is 50m from the Pretoria Gautrain Platform * 3 Places to grab something to eat and drink (Vida e Caffe / McDonalds / Fish & Chips) == Who == * Hackers, Hippies, Trouble makers, SysAdmins, Developers, Gurus, Padawans, All Humans, even Emacs Users == Place == * Where: Station Lounge, Pretoria Gautrain Station * When: Saturday, 19 September 2015 * Times: 9:00 - 14:00 * Free of charge, Space limited * Facebook event: [[https://www.facebook.com/events/1633257543552876/|CLICK HERE]] == Getting there == === by Train === {{attachment:Gautrain.jpg|alt by Gautrain}} {{https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-WqIqr6z9YPk/U-UMNncSdII/AAAAAAAA-J8/GKnzVMXwSiM/w1171-h878-no/TheStationLounge.jpg|alt less than 50m walk|height="410"}} === by Car === [[ https://www.google.co.za/maps/place/Herbert+Baker+Station+Bldg,+Clara+St,+Pretoria,+0001/@-25.7592187,28.1926808,17.66z/data=!4m6!1m3!3m2!1s0x1e95623c33d58051:0x5d14ac72064af474!2sPretoria+Station!3m1!1s0x1e95623c5111ca11:0xbb885b01a42837c7| Google Map]] == Agenda == * 9:15 Opening * 9:25 Seapharo Phala - Open Source in Government * 9:45 Dave Russell - Open Source and the Machine, Microsofts movement to more Open Software. * 10:05 Leti Kleyn - Who is screwing with access to research you paid for? * 10:25 Break * 10:40 Aslam Raffee - Open Internet. The Copyright Amendment bill and Intellectual Property. * 11:00 Shahn Van Zyl - OpenSource Assessments * 11:20 Tim Haak - Bringing docker into your life * 11:40 Henti Smith - Introduction to Bacula * 12:00 Break * 12:30 Nevar Fourie - Ethereum * 12:50 Mark Clarke - Introduction to React a JavaScript Framework for Web Front-Ends * 13:10 Ross Addis - Software defined Data Center * 13:30 Closing == Contact == * Tweet me : [[http://twitter.com/kmf|@kmf]] * Facebook : http://facebook.com/karlfischer * G+ : http://google.com/+KarlFischer == URL to share with Friends == '''http://sfd.org.za''' ---- CategoryTeam2015